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Head Start passes federal review

The US Department of Health and Human Services reports that CSC’s Head Start/Early Head Start of the Lehigh Valley programs are in compliance with all applicable program performance standards, laws, regulations, and policy requirements. This determination was made following an exhaustive 5-day on-site review held in May 2012.

 Noting exceptional strength, the federal reviewers identified the new Infant Toddler and Family Center recently completed for the SafeStart program. The Center plays a unique role in providing specialized care and intervention for vulnerable infants and their parents who have faced challenges such as early trauma, neglect and poverty. The environment of the facility was specially developed to promote healing and stimulate healthy growth. The facility has become a special demonstration site for students from nine area colleges and universities.

 CSC believes that all children deserve a chance to succeed in school, which begins in early childhood within a nurturing family. CSC’s programs affect 40,000 children annually in 13 counties of northeast Pennsylvania.