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KidsCARE: A collaboration between MARC Head Start and Swope Health Services
MARC Head Start collaborates with Swope Health Services KidsCARE to support the health, well-being and school readiness of children enrolled in Head Start. Together we provide preventative, early intervention and treatment services at schools and early learning centers. Read about the latest developments.
Head Start Happenings
Early Learning Providers Build Strong Connections
MARC Head Start direct service providers met in person on April 11 to conduct the annual self-assessment culminating event. This was the first time they have met as a large group since the pandemic began. “The Head Start Program Performance Standards require that we...
Parade of Hearts Benefits Early Learning Programs In the MARC Region
Regional early learning programs are getting a boost of love through the Parade of Hearts. The Parade of Hearts is a public arts experience in the Kansas City region. Original heart sculptures, 154 in total, were designed around the historical and iconic KC heart....
Initiative To Reconnect Kids To Well-child Visits Earns National Award
We’re here to help you prepare for your child’s safe return to in-person learning.
MARC Head Start and Swope Health Services Health Fair
We’re here to help you prepare for your child’s safe return to in-person learning.
Head Start Hiring Opportunities
Interested in being a part of Head Start? MARC Head Start is now hiring.
Remembering Sister Corita Bussanmas
At the age of 87, Sister Corita Bussanmas passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2021.
MARC Head Start celebrates National Parent Leadership Month
February is National Parent Leadership Month.
New Funding to Support Quality Improvement Initiatives
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Quality Improvement funds to Head Start Grantees in 2020.
Missouri Head Start Programs Highlighted in CDC Report
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report highlighting Head Start’s effective response in managing the spread of COVID-19.
Share Your Early Learning Story
MARC’s Early Learning Department and its Workforce Development Work Group want to hear your early learning story.