Tulare County Office of Education - Child Care Educational Program

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Tulare County Child Care Programs

Home Base

The Home-Base Program provides an option for Head Start parents who prefer to have a home educator come to their home and work one-on-one with parent and child. The program assists parents in their role as the first and most important educator of their own children, enhancing the quality of children's lives by building upon existing family strengths.

Weekly home visits lasting 1-1/2 hours are made to each family. During the visits, the home educator works with parents to help the child develop a positive self concept, self confidence, social skills and a love for learning. Parents are shown how they can facilitate their children's growth, development and education through everyday activities. They are also helped to identify goals and work toward achieving them.

Home Base provides the same component services as the center-based program. Parents help plan and participate in two socialization group meetings each month. Field trips are planned several times during the year.

Tulare County Office of Education
Child Care Educational Program
7000 Doe Avenue, Suite C
Visalia, CA 93291

Ray Chavez, Administrator
(559) 651-3022
fax: (559) 651-3802

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