Community Development Institute (CDI) is now operating Early Head Start and Head Start services in Santa Cruz County. Please click here to learn more.

Early Head Start provides high quality child development services to the most vulnerable young children in our community. The pre-natal months and the first three years of life are periods of incredible growth in all areas of a baby's development. Parents too, experience this exhilarating growth as they engage with and get to know their baby. Early Head Start helps children and their families get off to a good start and establish healthy patterns for life-long learning.

Services are designed to reinforce and respond to the unique strengths and needs of each child and family. Early Head Start partners with families to

• enhance children's physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development;
• enable parents to be better caregivers and teachers to their children; and
• help parents meet their own goals.

Services include quality early education in and out of the home; parent capacity building, including leadership and advocacy; and comprehensive health services, including services to women after birth.

Call TODAY for more information and to enroll your child: (831) 688-3802 or (831) 724-3885

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