United Counseling Service Celebrates National Head Start Association’s 60th Anniversary May 16 at Spring Center

United Counseling Service (UCS)’s division of United Children’s Services honors the National Head Start Association (NHSA)’s 60th anniversary on May 16 from 2-4pm at the Spring Center (655 Gage Street) in Bennington, VT. UCS invites the public to join staff, families and community partners in celebrating this important milestone in Head Start’s history. The event will include site tours led by Head Start, light refreshments, guest speakers, and a live band. Please rsvp to LTrefry@ucsvt.org if you plan to attend.

Head Start and Early Head Start of Bennington County also invite community members to sign the Head Start 60th Anniversary Card to get as many signatures from the local Bennington program as possible. Those interested in signing the card can visit birthday.nhsa.org/birthday-sign-form.

United Children’s Services is a division of United Counseling Service that administers Head Start and Early Head Start of Bennington County, which provides early childhood education for children ages six weeks to five years, as well as school readiness skills, family engagement, and health and family services. Head Start and Early Head Start offer a robust early childhood education that prepares children for kindergarten, as well as developmental and health screenings, summer programs, oral health exams, healthy meals, and parenting classes. Enrollment for summer and fall is open for Head Start and Early Head Start’s locations in Bennington, North Bennington and Pownal, VT. Bennington County Head Start/Early Start is a federally funded educational program for children ages six weeks to five years providing early childhood/pre-k education in Bennington County since 1965. Head Start is proud to employ Tammy Gosley, recognized by the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children as the 2023 Early Childhood Educator of the Year.

To learn more about what Head Start and Early Head Start offer or to find eligibility details, please visit ucsvt.org.