Parent Resources

For additional resources or to be connected with community or agency services, please reach out to your Lead Teacher or Family Advocate. You can also follow us on Facebook to stay connected with program updates.

Head Start Parent Board Resources

Head Start Mission

Asistencia alimentaria de WIC

Mental Health Hotline

Special Needs Information

Head Start Framework for Engagement

School Readiness

Head Start Early Learning Outcomes

Parenting Workshops – Under Construction

WIC Food Assistance

Waterford Upstart

Utah Parent Center

Employment Opportunities

Volunteer Guidelines

The Importance of In Kind

All Head Start programs need to meet an in-kind donation goal as a part of their funding requirements. This year, UCA Head Start is required to earn $7 million dollars in volunteer hours and in-kind donations to continue offering free high-quality education. Parents of Head Start children are ESSENTIAL in helping us achieve this goal. Here are some easy ways you can help your classroom meet its goals:

Help in the classroom

Each hour you volunteer counts as $23.31 in-kind donations.

Connect at home

Once your child’s Education Readiness Goals are set, find time in your day-to-day life to help your child work on them. Make sure you track and turn in the forms to your child’s teacher.

Volunteer as a family

All family members over the age of 15 are welcome in the classroom. There are many other opportunities as well. View our volunteer page.

IN-KIND ENGLISH IN-KIND SPANISH IN-KIND ARABIC

Ready Rosie

As you know, families play an essential role in the education and well-being of their children. Ready Rosie is a great way to support you in that role. You should have received an email or text from your classroom team inviting you to participate and receive emails or text messages with links to fun, short videos. Videos are available in English and Spanish and there are many videos that have subtitles in Vietnamese and Arabic. There are many topics, including counting, language and literacy, and vocabulary, that you can search through to give you ideas on how to work with your child at home.

READY ROSIE

Policy Council Members

UCA Head Start is a FREE program serving over 2,000 children each year and has been recognized as the Best Public Preschool in Utah. Head Start provides comprehensive family support.

Executive Committee

Emily Diaz

Executive Chair

Cassie Martinez

Executive Chair – Elect

Erin Wood

Executive Vice Chair

Cynthia/Sarai Valesquez

Executive Secretary

Annalilia Balboa

Executive Treasurer

Community Representatives

Laurel Miller Jones

Community Rep. 1

Jennifer Stout

Community Rep. 2

Joni Clark

Community Rep. 3

Jared Lisonbe

Community Rep. 4

Community Rep. 5

Annie Frazier

Community Rep. 6

ECCP Representatives

RFK/TLC

Isabelle Mann

SLCO

Site Representatives

Cody Phelps

Bennion

Zully Tovar

Bingham

Jasmine Moors

CCC

Maria Guadalupe Aguilar Magana

CCH

SSL Community Center

Shannon Wu

Creekside

Shania Goudy

Escalante

Andrea Mariea Garcia

Grant

Grantsville

Asha Brown

HJS

Alexandria Ortega

Horizonte

Luisanny Laez

JRR

Karen Viloria

Kearns Early Childhood Center

Gaby Medina/Romero

Majestic

Nola Benitez

Magna

Tiffany Younglove

Midvale

Rebecca-Lee Van Scheltema

Murray

Natalie Salas

Noorda Center

Shriver

Rocio Gurrola

SLCC

Amber Patterson

SSL

Simone Longatti

Terra Linda

Courtney Buell

Tooele

Colleen Brewer

UNP

Gonzalo Alonzo Palafox

Wendover