On behalf of my staff and me, the Center Administrator, welcome to Browning Head Start!

With great pleasure, I welcome you as a visitor, or a new or returning parent.

Browning Head Start is committed to providing an educational environment with qualified, experienced teachers and support staff for students and their families while embracing cultural and ethnic diversities.

AVANCE Head Start at Browning works daily to build stronger children, parents, families, and the community by preparing an inviting environment that addresses the five (5) powerful “Ps” that constitute any school: People, Places, Policies, Programs, and Processes.

Examples of the five “Ps” in action are the people at the center/school who always call others by their names, clean and aesthetically pleasing places, and policies that open centers/schools early to get children away from the elements. These programs include all children and families and processes in which parents work with staff jointly to develop activities and share in program policy-making.

My goal for Browning is to bring professionalism, patience, and hands-on experiences to all our children and their families. Things my teachers and I do daily at Browning to promote a center of excellence are:

• Implement an Early Childhood curriculum that invites parent participation
• Activities that focus on Language building, Math, Science
• Curriculum that promotes social and emotional competence
• Hands-on activities in the classroom that promote self-help skills
• Weekly Family activities and Lending library
• Collaborations (e.g., Foster Grandparents, Young Learners, ISDs)
• Encourages and welcomes parent/community involvement

Sincerely,

Sandra Cooper, M. Ed. | Center Administrator