Chester County Head Start

1530 Lincoln Highway East
Coatsville, PA 19320
610.383.6800

www.cciu.org

Chester County Intermediate Unit’s Head Start is a federally and community funded program providing “economically disadvantaged children [age three to five] the opportunity to begin school with the same experiences and learned skills as other children”. Day programs incorporate education, including special education, as well as mental health services, medical treatment, and nutritional services.

 Programs take place at the Paoli Presbyterian Church, 225 S. Valley Road in Paoli and at the Kennett Presbyterian Church, 211 S. Broad St. in Kennett Square.

This volunteer opportunity may be of particular interest to Early Education majors, Human Services majors, or Spanish majors (Kennett Square program has a 90% Spanish speaking population), Peace and Justice minors, as well as anyone who loves children or wishes to learn more about the farm worker community of Kennett Square.

Contact: Alice Myhan Alicem@cciu.org,
                or Deborah Herzfeld-Miller, Education Coordinators

 Volunteer Opportunities:

Teacher’s Assistant – Volunteers assist teachers in the classrooms, helping with play, reading, snacks and other structured activities with the children. Volunteers will work one on one with children, as well. CCIU Head Start is able to accommodate up to two volunteers per classroom. There are two classes at the Kennet Square location and there is one class in Paoli. A commitment of one time per week for a semester is requested.

 When: Monday through Thursday

Kennett Square: Classes occur 8:15-11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
Paoli: All day, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 IMPORTANT:

CCIU Head Start requires a TB test for consistent volunteers.

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This page was last updated May, 2005