GLEAMNS Migrant Head Start Program promotes
continuity of services for migrant children and families, empowering
families to be self-sufficient and independent. We are committed to
providing a healthy, educational and safe environment for children;
thereby reducing parents emotional strain inherent in having children in
the fields or work camps.
Our program is funded by East Coast Migrant Head Start Project to serve
40 migrant and seasonal infants, toddlers, and preschool children. The
GLEAMNS Migrant Head Start Center is one of a series of Head Start
Centers on the East Coast which provides high quality child care
services for children of families who migrate to the ridge areas (Aiken,
Edgefield and Saluda counties) of South Carolina to harvest crops such
as peaches, strawberries, muscatine grapes, cucumbers and tomatoes.
The summer program operates during the months of June through mid
August, Mondays through Fridays - 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. Hours vary and may
be expanded due to the availability for work. Preschool children of
agricultural workers who migrate to the Ridge area from other
geographical locations to harvest crops are eligible to receive service.
Families must provide income proof from their last employer, child’s
birth certificate, immunization record, social security card, health
insurance or Medicaid card.
We coordinate and collaborate with other Head Start Programs as well as
local educational, health and social services agencies to ensure that
children and families are provided services that they are entitled to –
nutrition, health, education, parent education and literacy
opportunities, as they move from one location to another. One full time
and twenty part-time seasonal employees provide the services at GLEAMNS
Migrant Head Start Program. We have exceptional staff with credentials
in early childhood education. We are licensed by the South Carolina
Department of Social Services and monitored by East Coast Migrant Head
Start Project for quality assurance.
GLEAMNS Migrant Head Start Program has operated since 1994 in Edgefield
County. We are currently sharing a new beautiful Head Start Center,
Edgefield Learning Center located at 141 SE Diggs Road, Trenton, South
Carolina.
Contact: Mrs. Ada Garcia for volunteer opportunities.
