Migrant and Seasonal Head Start FY2008
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) is a program designed to provide comprehensive Head Start services including child development and social services to low-income families working in agriculture, or families who migrate while working in agriculture. MSHS programs are funded directly through the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC.
Source of definition: Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Quality Improvement Center:
http://www.mhsqic.org/aboutus/au.htm
http://www.mhsqic.org/pubrel/qicbrochure.pdf
Date of definition: June 2008
Note: View definitions of data parameters related to Migrant and Seasonal Head Start:
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start FY2008, Funded enrollment
The total number of children that a Migrant and Seasonal Head Start center is funded to enroll at any one time.
Source of data: Illinois Head Start Association
Date of data: FY2008
Geographic region: These data are available by county.
Note: Migrant and Seasonal Head Start grantees are present in only a few counties in Illinois. Children served at sites or centers under these grantees may also come from nearby counties. Thus the numbers by county are not an absolute reflection of the numbers of children served in each county.
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start FY2008, Grantees
Agencies or organizations that have received grants, or that work with grantees, to provide Migrant and Seasonal Head Start services in their area.
Source of data: Illinois Head Start Association
Date of data: July 2008
Note: The MSHS grantee for Illinois for FY2008 is:
- Illinois Department of Human Services
Migrant Head Start
Central Office: Springfield
Phone: (217) 524-6318
The delegate agencies are:
- Del Valle Migrant Head Start
6550 Plainfield Road South, Oswego - Grace Kare Day Care
P.O. Box 1844, Centralia - Hoopeston Migrant Head Start
530 E. First North Street, Wellington - Puentes de Esperanza MSHS
463 N. 88th St., East St. Louis - Leaps and Bounds Day Care Center
989 N. Town Avenue, Princeville - Learning Zone Day Care
101 W. Park, Mattoon - Ludlow Migrant Head Start
245 S. Orange Street, P.O. Box 234, Ludlow - Migrant Education, Inc.
P.O. Box 600, 8125 Old Hwy. 51 N., Cobden - Tri-County MHS
808 Jefferson St., Mendota - River Valley MHS
200 N. Schuyler Suite 107, Kankakee