Services
- Health
Holy Cross Head Start takes pride in the quality of comprehensive services
offered. Staff would like to inform all the families we serve about the
health requirements, guidelines and opportunities.
- Every child must have an annual physical exam on file to attend Head
Start. A dental exam is encouraged.
- An immunization record is required before your child can enter the program.
Every child needs at least one dose of each immunization as required by
New York State.
- Our staff must be informed of any health and/or nutrition issues your
child has (i.e. seizures, asthma, heart murmur, food allergies, etc.).
- Documentation from your child’s doctor is required for any allergy
(i.e.: soap, certain foods, etc.).
- Parents must keep an ill child home from school.
- Please inform us if your child has been exposed to any contagious disease.
Our health staff will send home notices if your child was exposed to anything
contagious at school.
- Children at all centers will be checked several times during the school
year for head lice. A child with head lice/nits can not be allowed to ride
the bus or be readmitted to school until he/she is lice/nit free and has
been reexamined by our staff.
SCREENINGS
The following screenings should be completed upon your
child’s physical exam. Be sure to check what your medical provider
has completed or made a plan to complete from the following:
- Vision
- Hearing
- Height and weight
- Lead test*
- Speech and language
- Developmental/motor
- PPD/Tuberculosis test*
- Sickle cell (trait or disease)
- Iron/anemia Test (Hematocrit/hemoglobin)*
- Blood pressure
- Behavior
*Be sure to have your doctor do these.
Holy Cross Head Start staff will contact each family throughout
the school year to follow up on health issues, needs, and missing screenings.
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