AVANCE is a leading national non-profit organization working to transform the lives of underserved, under-resourced families.
Mission: AVANCE breaks the cycle of inter-generational poverty through innovative, two-generation education and support for families with young children.
Vision: We envision a world where children and parents advance to their full potential, transforming the communities in which we live.
Beliefs:
- We believe that all children and families have the potential for success.
- We believe that parents are their child’s first and most important teachers and that home is the first classroom
- We believe that all parents have the innate ability to nurture and care for their children, and are the key to creating an environment that helps their children reach their full potential
- We believe in education of the whole person and whole family as a means to physical, emotional and economic wellbeing.
- We believe that all parents and children should be treated with dignity and respect.
We liberate parents and their children from the cycle of poverty in a family-oriented, non-judgmental environment.
Home-based Option:
- Weekly Home Visits
- Bi-Weekly Group Socializations
Support Services:
- Health and Dental Screenings
- Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
- Child and Family Mental Health (ECI)
- Nutrition Services and Education
- Home Visits
- Parent Education and Services to Fathers
- Linkage to Community Resources
- Transportation (if needed)
Adult Education:
- Parental Engagement and Workforce Pathways
Service Area Target:
- Zip Codes 78207, 228, 237, 204, 221, 211
- Harlandale ISD
| Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday: CLOSED |
| Sunday: CLOSED |
Head Start provides quality preschool education services to children 3-4 years of age for working or school-enrolled parents in a licensed child development facility that meets Federal Income Poverty Guidelines and primarily resides in the Harlandale Independent School District.
Services are provided through a combination model of comprehensive education services to eligible children. Education services promote each child’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive development to achieve school readiness measures and successful Head Start child outcomes. Additional comprehensive family and community support services provided include health, mental health, parenting, nutrition, early intervention for at-risk or developmentally delayed children and case management system.
Services Provided:
- Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 Classrooms
- Bilingual and Dual Language
- Inclusion Classroom
- Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
- Vision and Hearing Screenings
- Health and Dental Screenings
- Nutritional Meals
- Family Goal Setting
Support Services:
- Health Services
- Child and Family Mental Health (ECI)
- Nutrition Services and Education
- Home Visits
- Parent Education and Services to Fathers
- Linkage to Community Resources
- Transportation (if needed)
Adult Education:
- Parental Engagement and Workforce Pathways
We offer high-quality early childhood education for children ages 3 to 5 years.
Head Start is a federally funded program provided at no cost for qualifying families.
Early Head Start provides comprehensive child and family development services year-round for low-income families with infants and toddlers ages birth to three years.
The program aims to enhance children's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development for school readiness; to support parents' efforts to fulfill their parental roles; and to help parents move toward self-sufficiency.
AVANCE-San Antonio offers a two-option program: a home-based option and a center-based option at licensed childhood development centers.
Home-based Option
- Weekly Home Visits
- Bi-Weekly Group Socializations
Center-based Option
- Infant/Toddler Child Development Classrooms
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Services for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs
- Bilingual and Dual Language
Support Services
- Health & Dental Screenings
- Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
- Child and Family Mental Health (ECI)
- Nutrition Services and Education
- Home Visits
- Parent Education & Services to Fathers
- Linkage to Community Resources
- Transportation (if needed)
Adult Education
- Parental Engagement & Workforce Pathways
We offer high-quality, early childhood education for children 6 weeks through 3 years.
Head Start is a federally funded program provided at no cost for qualifying families.
Early Head Start provides comprehensive child and family development services year-round for low-income families with infants and toddlers ages birth to three years.
The program aims to enhance children's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development for school readiness; to support parents' efforts to fulfill their parental roles; and to help parents move toward self-sufficiency.
AVANCE-San Antonio offers a two-option program: a home-based option and a center-based option at licensed childhood development centers.
Home-based Option
- Weekly Home Visits
- Bi-Weekly Group Socializations
Center-based Option
- Infant/Toddler Child Development Classrooms
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Services for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs
- Bilingual and Dual Language
Support Services
- Health & Dental Screenings
- Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
- Child and Family Mental Health (ECI)
- Nutrition Services and Education
- Home Visits
- Parent Education & Services to Fathers
- Linkage to Community Resources
- Transportation (if needed)
Adult Education
- Parental Engagement & Workforce Pathways
We offer high-quality, early childhood education for children 6 weeks through 3 years.
Head Start is a federally funded program provided at no cost for qualifying families.