Jeff Davis County Head Start

At 96 West Jefferson Street, the old middle school building has been transformed into an Early Childhood center that houses the Jeff Davis County Board of Education Pre-K program and the Jeff Davis Head Start program as well as the district level offices for migrant education, special education, and the Twenty First Century Community Leaning grant. It has a newly renovated cafeteria, The Little J Café, which provides breakfast and lunch for students, staff, and many visitors. The school has dedicated staff members who work tirelessly to provide high quality developmentally appropriate early childhood experiences for all of our students. All nine of the school's classrooms are staffed with certified, experienced teachers and paraprofessionals who are highly qualified. Each classroom has an enrollment of 20 students with a teaching ratio of 1/10 at all instructional times. Pre-K content standards are presented through utilization of the High/Scope curriculum which emphasizes developmentally appropriate activities in all developmental domains: language development, fine and gross motor skills, communication, personal/social development, and pre-readiness skills. All staff members complete a minimum of 15 hours of research-based professional learning activities each year.

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