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Teachers in YVY Head Start and Early Head Start have completed all mandated educational screenings within the 45-day period required by Head Start. Enhanced hearing and vision screenings using noninvasive state-of-the art equipment have also been provided by YVY during this time frame. The Ezra Medical Mobile Dental Van has been visiting YVY sites,... »
All YVY Head Start and Early Head Start parents have already elected representatives on the classroom and center/site level. Representatives work with teachers and education and social service staff, assuring that parents have input into their child’s preschool program. In December, representatives of all YVY sites will meet to elect an agencywide Policy Council which... »
We Care Early Head Start is enhancing its services to its parents through a new mentoring program that it will be offering in collaboration with the Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush. This program pairs twelfth graders with EHS families who can use additional help with their children. Students are trained in early childhood development,... »
YVY’s Facilitated Enrollment division has successfully entered into its third year of operation. The second-year audit of this new YVY division revealed what all those who use this service already know: that YVY’s Facilitated Enrollment operates efficiently, promptly, and courteously to help their clients with their public health insurance enrollment or recertification. »
YVY is pleased to announce that is has been awarded a grant for the expansion of its Federal Head Start program. As part of this expansion, two additional Head Start classrooms serving 36 children will be opened. In addition to serving these children in a conventional classroom setting, YVY will be servicing the remaining 72... »
Nechama Stolzenberg, YvY WIC Director, represented the agency at the recent NYS WIC conference from October 25 to October 28 in Albany. Many important workshops were presented at the conference on NYS WIC policy updates and other relevant topics. The conference was attended by NYS DOH representatives and WIC coordinators from around the State. YvY’s presentation dealt... »
