MIDDLEBURY — Champlain Valley Head Start (CVHS) has for years offered free early education programs for low-income families with children ages birth to 5-years-old. It’s been able to do that largely through childcare centers and home visits, where Head Start staff impart knowledge about preparing kids for school; overall health care, including prenatal, infant and toddler care; and accessing services for children with special needs. But when the COVID-19 pandemic took root last March, childcare centers susp … (read more)
