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...

Learn more about our exciting news at Rutland County Head Start! Read our Fall Newsletter here.

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...

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Grand Opening of our Early Head Start Program and our new Family Resource, Art & Literacy Center!

The Family Resource, Art & Literacy Center features joyfully designed space for parents and community groups to meet, library space for infants to 5-year-olds, an art space for creative play and classes, a kitchen and a breastfeeding space. We are also incredibly...

Rutland County Head Start Ribbon Cutting Scheduled Feb. 29th to Celebrate County’s First Ever Early Head Start Program for Infants and Toddlers Rutland, Vt. – This year’s Leap Day marks a huge leap forward for early childhood education in Rutland County. Thanks to the...