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History
Head Start was developed in
1965 to help break the cycle of poverty by providing preschool children of low
income families a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health,
nutritional, and educational needs. Head Start now serves over 800,000 children
and families in all 50 states. Grants to operate Head Start programs are
awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant covers
80% of operating costs with the remaining 25% coming from community
contributions from the local community.
Kai
Ming was established in 1975 to serve the Chinatown, North Beach, Richmond and
Sunset
communities. We contract with the Grantee Program of San Francisco to provide
service to the children and families in 6 centers. In 1999, we received funds
from the State of California to help provide a full day care to our children.
Our staff speaks a number of languages including Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish,
and Vietnamese.
Mission Statement
Kai
Ming’s mission is to offer highly valued, reliable, comprehensive quality
services for children and families. Through collaboration with parents we will:
· Incorporate
individual and cultural considerations into daily operations;
· Assess
and address changing community trends by working in partnership with other
agencies and;
· Seek
opportunities to be engaged with current issues in research and public policies related to our communities.
Kai
Ming understands that parents are the most important influence on a child’s
development. An essential part of our program is including parents in program
planning, classroom activities, and parent education. Many serve as members of
the Policy Committee and the Citywide Policy Council where they have a voice in
all decisions related to San Francisco Head Start operations.
Service Areas
Education
Kai Ming’s curriculum is designed to meet each child’s individual needs.
Teachers are trained in early childhood education and provide a variety of
learning experiences to foster intellectual, social, emotional, and physical
growth.
Health
Kai Ming arranges for every child to receive complete medical and dental examinations. Nutrition education is provided to children and
parents. We also offer mental health services to foster emotional and
social development.
Social
Services
Kai Ming employs Family and Community Services Coordinators at each site to
provide counseling and referral services to assist families in meeting their
needs.
Children with Special Needs
Kai Ming makes 10% of its enrollment available to children with special needs,
providing speech, language, and occupational therapy.
啟明啟蒙機構自1975年成立以來，專為學前兒童及其家庭服務。
目前， 本機構獲聯邦政府撥款在華埠、北岸區、列治文區及日落區分校,服務兒童及其家庭。
教育服務概要﹕
啟明啟蒙計劃是專為低收入家庭的學前兒童提供綜合性教育的機構。 自1965年創辦以來，
本機構已向全國900萬以上的兒童及其家庭提供教育、社會、醫療、牙齒健康、營養及心理健康等服務。這計劃對幼兒教育專家及心理學者們有深切的影響。
經濟來源﹕
啟蒙計劃的開支全由聯邦政府撥款，其中百分之二十五的基金來自於機構本身資源所在的社區資源。 包括﹕
Ø
家長義工
Ø
社區的義工
Ø
低於市價的房租
Ø
捐贈
州政府教育部亦在經費上援助啟明啟蒙學校，得以令兒童可以延長服務時間。
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