Early Childhood Development and Education Services

The education component blends together guidelines from Head Start Performance Standards, State of Wisconsin rules for Group Day Care and the Active Learning Philosophy of the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation for Young Children.

Preschool-aged children ages 3, 4 and 5 are engaged in one of several options most appropriate for their development.  Each option provides opportunities for stories, music, poetry, beginning social studies, math, science and language development.

All activities are geared to the developmental level of the child and include individualized lessons in the area of a child’s special needs or interests. There are always a variety of quiet activities, active play, directed activities, child initiated activities and in the classroom options, small and large group activities.  Care is taken that all activities reinforce ethnic backgrounds and seek to be non-sexist.

Program Options

UW Oshkosh Head Start offers several options for children enrolling in the classroom program:

1. Half Day Session:  This is a three and a half hour day program offered Monday through Thursday in either the morning or afternoon in our Oshkosh Wilcox and Peace locations.
2. Extended Day Session:  This is a five or six hour, four day per week program offered at 8 of our 9 UW Oshkosh Head Start sites.
3. Extended Day Sessions:   This is a six and half hour to six and three-quarter hour, five day per week program offered at 6 of our 9 UW Oshkosh Head Start sites.