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	Early Head Start "I didn't know what I didn't know...I started to meet with the people at Early Head Start when I was pregnant. They helped me get the medical care I needed and when my daughter was born, they just kept helping. They helped me learn how to best feed and take care of my baby and they made sure that I was OK, too." Parent Early Head Start (EHS) promotes healthy prenatal outcomes for pregnant women, enhances the development of very young children and helps families become productive and successful. EHS is a child development program primarily for low-income families who meet the Federal poverty guidelines. At least 10% of Early Head Start's enrollment is available to children with disabilities. In Teton County, EHS services are provided at a center that children and their families attend for care and education. In Sublette County, the services are provided to families in their home. The program services include: quality early education both in and out of the home parenting education comprehensive health and mental health services, including services to women before, during and after pregnancy nutrition education family support services Family partnerships with EHS are vital to the success of this program. For many EHS families, their involvement with this program is among their first experiences in the greater Teton or Sublette county community at large. Working closely with EHS not only affords families a comprehensive approach to building a strong family structure with healthy and successful children, it helps families learn more about the community in which they live and how to access the many resources that are available. Parents of EHS can actively take part in policymaking and other decisions for their child's program. Parents also have the opportunity to participate in developing curriculum and are given opportunities to take parenting classes, other vocational classes and to truly understand their children’s educational and developmental needs. For more information please visit the following websites: Early Head Start Resource Centermation on the Early Head http://ehsnrc.org/ Administration for Children & Families: Head Start Bureau http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/