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Early Head Start
Infant Care and Learning
Center-Based Option
At Tehama County Early Head Start we understand the importance of providing a loving, safe, and stimulating environment for infants. We understand the importance of emotional attachments with parents and loving caregivers and that these delicate formative months can shape a baby’s view of the world. In our center-based programs in both Corning and Red Bluff, babies as young as six weeks old benefit from low staff to baby ratios and small group sizes of no more than eight babies per room. Primary Caregivers have optimal time to hug, feed, cuddle, play and interact with each child individually.
Age appropriate toys and equipment make discovering the world fun and interesting. A safe environment ensures children will develop in healthy ways while putting your mind at ease.
Infant curricula are individualized depending on the age and developmental stage of each child. By using the nationally recognized High Scope Curriculum teachers in our center-based program can monitor and enhance fine and gross motor development, language development, and social skills. Indoor and outdoor activities are part of each day’s activities.
Toddler Care and Learning
Center-Based Option
At our Early Head Start centers in Corning and Red Bluff Primary Caregivers focus on helping toddlers interact and explore the sights, sounds, and textures around them. Activities include dramatic play, exploration of their environment, blocks, puzzles, painting, clay, music and movement. Children are encouraged to learn at their own pace and teachers understand the importance of helping toddlers feel secure. A responsive and nurturing environment is the key to successful learning.
Predictable schedules help children develop trust. Age appropriate toys and equipment make discovering the world fun. A safe environment ensures children will develop in healthy ways while putting your mind at ease.
Play is the work of children and it is how young children discover the world around them. The High Scope Curriculum offers a wide range of activities designed to stimulate the interests and wonder of each child. Language skills, social skills, gross motor skills, fine motor skills – all are developing very rapidly. Our toddler curriculum and teachers are ready to keep up with this fast pace. Each activity is designed by our skilled and loving toddler caregivers to be fun and engaging while having an intentional educational value.
Prenatal, Infant and Toddler Home Base Learning
Pregnant Women and Expectant Families
Home-Based Option
Tehama County Early Head Start provides special attention to pregnant women and expectant families as they plan for the arrival of their new baby. Through the use of the nationally recognized curriculum for home-based programs, Partners for a Healthy Baby, scientific research is translated into practical applications. Each family is assigned a home visitor who will meet with the family and expectant mother in their home to address important family issues such as prenatal nutrition and health, preparation for baby’s arrival, labor and delivery, breastfeeding, child development, self-esteem and self-sufficiency, and career and childcare planning.
Infants and Toddlers
Home-Based Option
At Tehama County Early Head Start, our home-based program for infants and toddlers is designed to support parents and guardians in being their child’s first teachers and in making their home their first classroom. We recognize the importance of supporting parents in building strong emotional attachments while maintaining a safe and secure home environment. Weekly visits by a home visitor help support parents and new babies and families. Monthly opportunities to socialize at within our community provides additional support to new parents and developmental opportunities for young children.
Through the use of the nationally recognized curriculum for home-based programs, Partners for a Healthy Baby, the science of brain development in babies and toddlers is translated into practical applications while addressing family issues. A strong focus is placed on the physical emotional health of the child and family, the powerful role of fathers and father figures, safety and nutrition, community needs and resources, protective factors for strengthening families and preventing child abuse.
Center-Based Option
At Tehama County Early Head Start we understand the importance of providing a loving, safe, and stimulating environment for infants. We understand the importance of emotional attachments with parents and loving caregivers and that these delicate formative months can shape a baby’s view of the world. In our center-based programs in both Corning and Red Bluff, babies as young as six weeks old benefit from low staff to baby ratios and small group sizes of no more than eight babies per room. Primary Caregivers have optimal time to hug, feed, cuddle, play and interact with each child individually.
Age appropriate toys and equipment make discovering the world fun and interesting. A safe environment ensures children will develop in healthy ways while putting your mind at ease.
Infant curricula are individualized depending on the age and developmental stage of each child. By using the nationally recognized High Scope Curriculum teachers in our center-based program can monitor and enhance fine and gross motor development, language development, and social skills. Indoor and outdoor activities are part of each day’s activities.
Toddler Care and Learning
Center-Based Option
At our Early Head Start centers in Corning and Red Bluff Primary Caregivers focus on helping toddlers interact and explore the sights, sounds, and textures around them. Activities include dramatic play, exploration of their environment, blocks, puzzles, painting, clay, music and movement. Children are encouraged to learn at their own pace and teachers understand the importance of helping toddlers feel secure. A responsive and nurturing environment is the key to successful learning.
Predictable schedules help children develop trust. Age appropriate toys and equipment make discovering the world fun. A safe environment ensures children will develop in healthy ways while putting your mind at ease.
Play is the work of children and it is how young children discover the world around them. The High Scope Curriculum offers a wide range of activities designed to stimulate the interests and wonder of each child. Language skills, social skills, gross motor skills, fine motor skills – all are developing very rapidly. Our toddler curriculum and teachers are ready to keep up with this fast pace. Each activity is designed by our skilled and loving toddler caregivers to be fun and engaging while having an intentional educational value.
Prenatal, Infant and Toddler Home Base Learning
Pregnant Women and Expectant Families
Home-Based Option
Tehama County Early Head Start provides special attention to pregnant women and expectant families as they plan for the arrival of their new baby. Through the use of the nationally recognized curriculum for home-based programs, Partners for a Healthy Baby, scientific research is translated into practical applications. Each family is assigned a home visitor who will meet with the family and expectant mother in their home to address important family issues such as prenatal nutrition and health, preparation for baby’s arrival, labor and delivery, breastfeeding, child development, self-esteem and self-sufficiency, and career and childcare planning.
Infants and Toddlers
Home-Based Option
At Tehama County Early Head Start, our home-based program for infants and toddlers is designed to support parents and guardians in being their child’s first teachers and in making their home their first classroom. We recognize the importance of supporting parents in building strong emotional attachments while maintaining a safe and secure home environment. Weekly visits by a home visitor help support parents and new babies and families. Monthly opportunities to socialize at within our community provides additional support to new parents and developmental opportunities for young children.
Through the use of the nationally recognized curriculum for home-based programs, Partners for a Healthy Baby, the science of brain development in babies and toddlers is translated into practical applications while addressing family issues. A strong focus is placed on the physical emotional health of the child and family, the powerful role of fathers and father figures, safety and nutrition, community needs and resources, protective factors for strengthening families and preventing child abuse.
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