Family and Community Engagement

This service area is the link between school and home. Your Family and Community Engagement (FCE) staff will provide opportunities for you to enhance your parenting skills, learn more about your child’s health and development, become an advocate for your child, and take an active role in their educational career. Staff will schedule family friendly social events throughout the year so you can meet other Pre-K families and have fun with your child at the same time! Staff will also provide opportunities for you to take active leadership roles within the Head Start/Early Head Start program by participating on your local Parent Committee, Policy Council, and other Advisories and Committees.

In addition to working with you as a parent, we also want to support you as an individual. We will work with parents as they identify and meet their own goals, in hopes to nurture the development of their future as well!

Parenting Curriculum:

Growing Great Families – Next Generation is a research-based parenting curriculum designed to strengthen family relationships and support children’s healthy growth and development. Through individualized activities, conversations, and resources, families learn practical strategies to build strong parent-child connections, support social-emotional development, encourage learning through everyday experiences, and promote family well-being.

The curriculum recognizes parents and caregivers as their child’s first and most important teachers. By focusing on family strengths and nurturing relationships, Growing Great Families helps families create safe, loving, and supportive environments where children can thrive.

Together, we are building strong families and helping children grow into confident, capable learners.

Would you like to volunteer in your child’s classroom? Talk to the staff and come join in on the fun!!

Please Email Jennifer Brown, Family and Community Engagement Program Specialist @ jennifer.brown@ncwvcaa.org