Gathering with educators from around the globe to connect, collaborate, and learn together, Rutland County Head Start’s Director Donna Barrow and Education Manager Missy Burke were honored to join our partners from Vermont State University as presenters in California...

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Started in 1965, Head Start is the comprehensive high-quality model for early childhood education in the U.S. Serving 800,000 children annually, Head Start supports children from before birth to age five and their families, offering a 360-degree holistic approach to...

Nutritious meals are just one way RCHS strives to make the world a better place for the children in our care. Since the start of the school year, we’ve served hundreds of nutritious meals!  But, Head Start and Early Head Start’s nutrition program also includes...

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Rutland County Head Start (RCHS) is now offering the Vermont Outdoor Adventure Program (VOAP) to our 3-5 year-old preschool students in Head Start classrooms. VOAP is an outdoor program led by Jim McCuen and his team from Rutland Mental Health Services (RMHS). ...

We’re proud to announce that our own Education Manager, Missy Burke, and Head Start/Early Head Start Director, Donna Barrow, Ed.D., are honored to join Dr. Angela Sillars, Ph.D. and Dr. Lauren Weiss, Ph.D., as the Keynote Speakers on Tuesday, July 30th at the Eighth...

For Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, our own Donna Barrow, Rutland County Head Start Director, will be part of a national panel of presenters with the Administration for Children and Families as part of the Webinar: “Strategies to Promote the Mental Health and...

To build on the joyful learning experiences we strive to create for students every day, artist Kathryn Wiegers expanded her mural above the front door of our building this week to help guide families from the Meadow Street entrance around the corner to our new Family...

By Sophia Buckley-Clement Staff Writer  Caregivers, community leaders and educators celebrated the grand opening of Rutland County Head Start’s infant and toddler program with a ribbon-cutting event on Thursday afternoon. The program offers year-round child care in...