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Head Start Programs

• Annie G. Newsome Head Start
  
  Soukeyna Spivey,
  Director
  
  129 West 138th Street
  New York, NY 10030
  
  Tel: 212-690-2869
  Fax: 212-690-3113
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Ages Served: 3 to 5 years
  
  Services: The Annie G. Newsome Head Start offers premium quality early childhood education based on a curriculum that fosters independence and strong self-esteem. Through a carefully planned nutrition program, children are introduced to the benefits of healthy eating.



• C.H.I.L.D. Inc. Head Start Program
  
  Josephine Jackson,
  Director
  
  2090 Seventh Avenue,
  Room 100
  New York, NY 10027
  
  Tel: 212-234-1586
  Fax: 212-222-5526
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  
  Ages Served: 2.5 to 5 years



• Community Life Center Head Start, Inc.
  
  Dr. Thelma Adair,
  Executive Director
  
  15 Mount Morris Park West
  New York, NY 10027
  
  Tel: 212-427-3000
  Fax: 212-423-9871
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Ages Served: 2 years and 9 months to 5 years
  
  Services: Community Life Center Head Start, Inc. offers a free disability early education program that provides learning activities, nutritious meals, social, mental, dental, visual, hearing, speech, and language services.



• Fort George Community Enrichment Center
  
  Lenore M. Peay,
  Executive Director
  
  1525 St. Nicholas Avenue
  New York, NY 10033
  
  Tel: 212-927-2210
  Fax: 212-740-5540
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  
  Services: Fort George Community Enrichment Center offers day care services that include activities such as reading, writing, singing, and dancing.



• North Presbyterian Head Start Program
  
  Frances Brown,
  Director
  
  529 West 159th Street
  New York, NY 10031
  
  Tel: 212-926-4298
  Fax: 212-283-4740
  
  E-mail: rosanphs@yahoo.com
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Ages Served: 3 to 5 years
  
  Services: The North Presbyterian Head Start Program provides services to children with special needs that include mental health services, hearing and vision screening, dental examinations and follow-ups, nutrition counseling, and medical followups. In addition, North Presbyterian offers a supportive, structured and safe environment that provides stimulating, meaningful, and varied activities, including computers in each classroom.



• Seventh Avenue Mennonite Head Start
  
  Tolu Oluwole,
  Director
  
  711 Lenox Avenue
  New York, NY 10034
  
  Tel: 212-862-0600
  Fax: 212-862-2700
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Ages Served: 3 to 5 years
  
  Services: Seventh Avenue Mennonite Head Start provides extended-day and half-day sessions focusing on education, health, nutrition, and mental health services. Parents are encouraged to be involved in the educational development of their children.



• West Harlem Organization Head Start Program
  
  Jeanett Spencer,
  Executive Director
  
  371 West 119th Street
  New York, NY 10026
  
  Tel: 212-665-7897
  Fax: 212-665-7998
  
  E-mail: whhsp@aol.com
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  
  Ages Served: 3 to 5 years
  
  Services: The West Harlem Organization Head Start Program provides children ages 3 to 5 with an educational program in addition to health, mental health, and nutrition services.