{"id":71,"date":"2016-11-12T20:36:24","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T14:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinebelt-headstart.org\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2017-02-10T10:09:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T16:09:36","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pinebelt-headstart.org\/?page_id=71","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pine Belt Community Action Agency is a private, non-profit organization established in 1980.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Pine Belt Head Start is a subsidiary of the Pine Belt Multi-Purpose Agency, Inc.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Head Start is a federally funded national child and family development program that provides comprehensive services for children and their families.<\/span><\/h3>\n

In 1984, Pine Belt received its first grant to sponsor Pine Belt Head Start.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Head Start provides a quality school readiness program for preschool children that increases each 3-5 year old child\u2019s potential for success and self-sufficiency.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>More than 12,000 children and families have been served in Pine Belt Head Start\u2019s 32 years of service.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Pine Belt Head Start continues to collaborate and partner with entities in the various communities to maximize the delivery of service to families.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Pine Belt Head Start (PBHS) serves four parish areas with a total of 386 children receiving high-quality services. Each parish operates a quality center that is Type III (formerly Class \u201cA\u201d) license by the State of Louisiana Department of Social Services, Bureau of Licensing.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>PBHS is reviewed and rated according to the Office of Head Start (OHS) Aligned Monitoring System, a five-year grant cycle as orchestrated by the Federal Government\u2019s Performance Standards.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Pine Belt Head Start exceeds quality expectations in all areas of operations.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>The excellence of the program means that the children served are successful in the rest of their educational careers.<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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