Head Start Case Study

The Head Start program, The Creative Child Care, is a San Joaquin County funded preschool that provides child care for the children. Creative Child Care’s mission statement is: “To provide exemplary child development programs responding to the diverse needs to families through a comprehensive network of community support and collaboration.” The director of the center is Deonna Espinoza, she has been with the Creative Child Care program for 17 years, starting as a teacher. With funding from San Joaquin County, Head Start helps families find appropriate educational programs for their children that meets their child’s needs and the parents financial situation. Creative Child Care provides part day and full day education for parents who are continuing
their education, or working full time. Creative Child Care is a theme based program, that picks a theme every couple month, and then bases their learning throughout the day on the themed curriculum. This month is the theme of Balls; basketball, football, soccer. During this theme, teachers and children will explore the different shapes of the different balls, different colors, which sports balls are large and which are smaller. Creative Child plans curriculum that is specifically based from California State Standards.