Welcome to CCRC Head Start! My name is Betty Zamorano-Pedregon,
the Head Start Program Director.
CCRC Head Start has been serving the San Fernando
Valley since 1994, and the Antelope Valley since 2015.
We currently operate 26 centers and one central kitchen.
In total, we serve over 2,800 children in Northern L.A. County.
It is my job and privilege to ensure the whole Head Start team,
the center directors, teachers, family advocates, facility staff, the area
managers and their staff provide the highest quality of service to all
Head Start enrolled children and families.
I'm Enriqueta Rodriguez and I'm the Inclusion Manager.
Our goal is to ensure that children in need of additional
support for developmental and social-emotional needs get appropriate
services to help them be school ready.
If there are developmental concerns such as
speech and language delays, our partners Regional Center and Los Angeles Unified
School District provide early intervention and special education
services for children who qualify through their assessment process.
Also, our teachers and home visitors use IFSP and IEP goals to individualize children's learning
We also place a strong emphasis on social-emotional
learning to help children thrive academically, emotionally, and physically.
To support this, early childhood mental health consultants are contracted to
provide a range of services such as general classroom observation, staff, and
parent consultations and training, and refer families to other community
agencies when needed. Parents can also meet with a consultant for immediate
concerns for up to three sessions. If you have further questions about our
inclusion services or would like a referral to one or more of our services
please talk to your family advocate or reach out to an inclusion specialist.
We are more than happy to help.
Hello I'm Krischa Esquivel, the manager of Early Learning.
The area of Early Learning is involved in working with all
staff at the center to ensure your child receives the best educational experience
while at CCRC. We work with the other managers to ensure children receive a
well-rounded experience so they leave our program ready to be successful in
the next part of their educational journey. My team and I also conduct staff
and parent trainings on topics such as child development and how children learn.
We hope to hear from you if there are any suggestions you would like to share
to further enhance the centers or classrooms. I look forward to seeing each
of you at our events and helping out at our schools. Thank you!
Hello I'm Jesse Cuadro the Family Engagement Manager.
Family Engagement supports the formation of relationships
between our staff and the families we serve
that are collaborative and mutual respective of the roles and strengths
parents and staff have to offer. Throughout the program year we offer
various opportunities for our staff and parents to work together which include
family assessments, parent meetings, and goal-setting.
Speaking of goals, our family advocate support parents develop and set goals
for themselves or their families. Our staff serve as cheerleaders for our parents.
They break down steps by steps that need to be taken in order to
complete the goals and check in with parents to see where they are in
reaching their goal. Our staff also build relationships with community
organizations that allow us to meet the various needs of the families we serve
by connecting them to resources within their communities. We work with parents
who are interested in being part of our program leadership through parent
meetings, participating in our hiring process, and being representatives in our
parent policy council. Parents and these leadership roles get additional training
to strengthen their participation in guiding the direction of our program
raising our capacity to provide quality services to not only their children, but
to all the children and families we serve.
We look forward to partnering with you this school year.
Hi my name is Rubie Martinez and I'm the Health and
Nutrition Manager. The health and nutrition service area has oversight of
facilitating the provision of quality health and nutrition services to all
children enrolled in our program. Through collaboration with
families and healthcare providers we coordinate preventative and early
intervention services in the areas of nutrition, physical, and dental health to
ensure children are healthy and ready to learn. We also support our children by
working collaboratively with families and other Head Start service areas to
ensure children's health and nutritional needs are met, before and while attending
our classrooms. These needs might include medication needed in the classroom for
specific health conditions as well as individualized food accommodations.
With the support of our central kitchen, we're able to provide high quality food that
follow state regulations and guidelines to all children attending the program.
We have a registered dietician on our team, and we also contract with nurses who
monitor child needs as well as offer education and support to our staff and families.
Additionally , we provide resources available in the community in order to
increase their knowledge and accessibility to quality health and nutrition services.
We offer trainings, workshops, newsletters, and one-on-one consultations.
Lastly, we have doula certified staff who are available for
any pregnant moms in our program. We look forward to collaborating with you and
your family, and remember, school readiness begins with health.
My name is Anna Ovsepyan, and I am the ERSEA manager for the Head Start zero to five
and state preschool programs. Our role in ERSEA is to collaborate with you and our
community partners to ensure that we are out reaching for families that may
benefit from our comprehensive program. The ERSEA team is responsible for
determining the eligibility of families who complete an application for services
and ensure eligible families are given points to be placed on our waitlist.
Additionally, we partner with staff, parents, and our community partners to
actively recruit children and families from diverse backgrounds. As children and
families begin receiving services the ERSEA team immediately partners with
families and program staff to promote and encourage daily attendance and its benefits.
We look forward to partnering with you and your child's education and
hope you have a wonderful year. Thank you.
We are dedicated to having clean and
safe learning environments, stimulating and engaging activities, the most
qualified staff, and up-to-date equipment and materials in good repair.
We are committed to collaborate with families. We are partners in your
children's education. It is our goal to nurture and instill a love of learning
so that these first years will be a positive, safe and joyful start in their education.
I look forward to this new school year and I am certain we will
have great experiences and success.