SIU-C Head Start

10/10/2026

Join us for a FREE fall festival at the Lakeland Center on October 10!

10/10/2026

The wait is over! IEP University is OPEN! 🥳

Want to feel more informed and prepared when it comes to the IEP process? IEP University (IEPU) is a self-paced online course designed to help families build their knowledge and learn strategies for more positive, productive, and collaborative IEP meetings.

📅 October 5–26, 2026
💻 Online & self-paced

Ready to build your IEP knowledge? Register today!

🔗 go.peatc.org/iepu-oct26

"I wish I had known about this resource when my children were growing up. This is a great resource and training."

10/10/2026

10/07/2026

📣 Our friends at Child Care Resource & Referral are holding a Diaper Drive for local agencies and we want to help spread the word!

This Diaper Drive is not just for diapers. They are hoping to collect:

👶🏿 Diapers (sizes preemie - 7)
👶🏽 Pull-Ups (any size)
🧻 Fragrance-free Baby Wipes
🧴 Baby Wash & Shampoo
🍼 Formula (especially Similac Alimentum, Enfamil, Nutramigen,
Gentle Ease)

📅 The drive runs October 8 - October 15.

📍Items may be dropped off a various locations around the John A
Logan campus, CCR&R, and SIU School of Education.

🫶🏼 See the flyer below for more information! 💙 💛 💜 🩷 💚

10/02/2026

🎓 More caps. More gowns.
🍎 Head Start alumni are 12% more likely to graduate high school.
🏫That’s the power of starting strong—and staying the course.

🔗 https://nhsa.org/take-action/
🔗 https://www.ffyf.org/take-action/

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10/01/2026

💵 Head Start changes more than the early years.
Alumni earn 20% more as adults—proof that early investments pay off for a lifetime.

🔗 https://nhsa.org/take-action/
🔗 https://www.ffyf.org/take-action/

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Your voice is needed to expand and sustain federal support for families, children, and our economy.

09/30/2026

📈 Want smart spending? Fund Head Start.

📊 💰 Studies show up to $9 in return for every $1 invested—through better health, higher earnings, and less reliance on public support.

👉🏾 That’s fiscal responsibility in action.

🔗 https://nhsa.org/take-action/
🔗 https://www.ffyf.org/take-action/

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09/29/2026

📖 40 million stories.
👏🏼 One powerful legacy.
💗 Since 1965, Head Start has helped generations of families reach for more.

🌟 This isn’t just a program—it’s a proven pathway.

🔗 https://nhsa.org/take-action/
🔗 https://www.ffyf.org/take-action/

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09/28/2026

Southern Illinois friends, SIUC Head Start is in search of bales of hay for our fall festivals. If you are willing to donate hay bales (or other fall-inspired materials/decor), please let us know. All support is appreciated! 🧡 🍂 🍁

09/28/2026

💪🏾 We support the whole family.

From job training to parenting classes, Head Start strengthens families so children can thrive.

This is what wraparound care looks like.

🔗 https://nhsa.org/take-action/
🔗 https://www.ffyf.org/take-action/

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