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year olds, three and fdur year olds, and pre-K for older four year olds and five yeap^lds who will be in kindergarten next year.
Ten of the about 24 children in the pre-K and seven of the about 20 children in the three and four year old group are in the Head Start program.
Head Start is a half-day program, but Mrs. Sharp has been able to line up scholarship help so so'me of the children can stay for the whole day. They are mixed in with other children, some paying the full price and some coming with other scholarship help, and no distinction is made between Head Start children and any other children at the center.
There are strict income requirements for participation in Head Start, Mrs. Sharp explained. For a family of four the income limit is just under $14,000; for a family of three it is under $11,600. This means that most of the children come from families with single mothers, either with minimum wage jobs or on welfare.
Mrs. Sharp explained that the half-day pre-school is only part of the Head Start program. With Head Start funds the center has a health services coordinator for 10 hours a week who works with the families to make sure the health needs of the children are met and a family services coordinator for 20 hours a w eek. These employees are shared with Head Start programs in nearby counties.
Mrs. Sharp explained that the
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