Building our future, one child and one family at a time.
People Incorporated is Virginia’s leading child and family development organization and the first to be accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. For more than 45 years, we’ve pioneered the creation of Early Head Start, Head Start and childcare programs that have helped thousands of children fulfill their potential.
Early Head Start/Head Start Application
Please contact Peggy Dye at (276) 623-9000 or (276) 889-0999 if you have any questions about the application process. Completed applications may be submitted in person, by email to pdye@peopleinc.net, or by mail:
People Incorporated
Attn: Peggy Dye
1173 West Main Street
Abingdon, VA 24210
Early Head Start: For children up to 3 years old.
We support the belief that the parent is the child’s first teacher. People’s Early Head Start program provides center-based and home-based education, health, and social services for pregnant women and families with children up to three years of age.
Head Start: For children from 3 to 5 years old.
Our 13 Head Start centers and home-based services promote early childhood education, health, nutrition, social services, parent education, family development, and parental involvement for income-eligible families and children ages three to five. Dedicated teachers provide developmental, sensory, and behavioral screenings during enrollment. We also encourage parents to participate in program governance, volunteer, and attend parenting training, adult literacy, and career skills classes.
Affordable Child Care
Affordable quality daycare for qualifying families is available at the Child Development Center in Clintwood. Supervised, age-appropriate activities designed to promote learning take place in full-day infant-toddler and preschool classrooms, before and after school child care, and full day summer care for school children.
FDC Equivalent Family Development and Strength-based Program
Sponsored by People Incorporated’s Family Development Institute, the program trains staff members working in home-visiting or family-service positions. The training leads to a nationally recognized one-year certificate that demonstrates competency and skills in working with families using a strength-based approach.
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Fast Facts
- Head Start and Early Head Start served 583 children, 452 under Head Start and 131 under Early Head Start.
- Head Start and Early Head Start utilized 1,702 volunteers for a total of 144,429 hours served, including 935 parents of enrolled or formerly enrolled children. Parents served a total of 121,967 hours at Head Start and Early Head Start Centers during 2010–2011.
- 179 individuals were employed, including 73 current or former Head Start parents.
- Of the children enrolled for more than 45 days required to receive medical exams, 97% of Head Start and 91% of Early Head Start children received medical services and were up-to-date on a schedule of preventative care at the end of the year. 100% of Head Start Children received an oral health exam and 78% of Early Head Start children received an oral health screening.
- Average monthly enrollment was 100% for both Head Start and Early Head Start.
- 94% of Head Start and 93% of Early Head Start enrollments met income eligibility requirements.
- Each enrolled Head Start/Early Head Start child received an individualized education program to prepare him or her for kindergarten, using the Early Childhood and Infant Toddler Creative Curriculum as a model.
- Head Start served 61 children and Early Head Start served 19 children diagnosed with various developmental disabilities.
- 70 children were enrolled in the Dickenson County Childcare Center, which provides all day services, allowing parents to maintain a job or complete their education in part because of the quality childcare provided.
- 26 family service workers from Head Start centers across the state completed their Family Development Credential and currently, 33 are enrolled in the program.
- 134 individuals received marriage and relationship training and skills building through the Strong Marriages and Relationships Today (SMART) program.
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