Serving The Head Start Community Of Wise And Dickenson Counties And The City Of Norton, Virginia Since 1965

Kids Central, Inc. (KCI) is a private, non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation and a grantee of the Head Start Bureau. KCI currently operates a Head Start grant, funded to serve 360 children and families in Wise County, Dickenson County, and the City of Norton, Virginia. KCI also operates an Early Head Start grant, funded to serve 76 pregnant women, infants, and toddlers in Wise County and the City of Norton.

Kids Central is governed by a Board of Directors and Parent Policy Council, comprised of Head Start parents and community representatives

What is Kids Central Inc.

Mission Statement

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To embrace our children, teach our children, and inspire our children

Vision Statement

We envision Kids Central, Inc. as a leader in providing high quality community-based educational services to meet the needs of our children, families and community.

Values Statement

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Service - We are committed to the highest standards of quality in our programs and operations. We promote courtesy, and dedication in our classrooms and administrative community.

Integrity - We will maintain loyalty to our Mission and the highest standards of ethical and professional character within a supportive work community. We work honorably and justly in all pursuits.

Innovation - We provide leadership in the development of solutions to address problems for children and their families; and encourage creative visionary ideas from our staff, volunteers, and our community.

Respect - We will maintain respect for the worth and dignity of all persons with whom we work and serve.

Diversity - We will maintain employment policies and provide services that promote cultural diversity, inclusion, and that capitalize on the strength of our program, while pursuing our mission.

Stewardship - We will be diligent, responsible stewards of financial and human resources while maintaining resources to address the needs of our constituents.

Kids Central, Inc in an effort to make our operations as transparent to our clients and the public provides copies of our operating documents and long range plans for public inspection. To view any of our operational & procedural documents, click here.

Head Start Philosophy

2...The child's entire family, as well as community, must be involved. The program should maximize the strengths and unique experiences of each child. The family, which is perceived as the principal influence on the child's development, must be a direct participant in the program. Local communities are allowed latitude in developing creative program designs so long as the basic goals, objectives and standards of a comprehensive program are adhered to." (1304.1-3 (a) (1) and (2))

1. A child can benefit most from a comprehensive, interdisciplinary program to foster development and remedy problems as expressed in a broad range of services, and that

Head Start's overall philosophy is well-articulated in Section 1304.1-3(a) of the Performance Standards under the heading, "Head Start Goals:"

The Head Start program approach is based on the philosophy that:

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We Invite you browse through our website and learn more about Kids Central Incorporated. We are proud of our program, our teachers, our staff, and most importantly, our children.

This web site has been designed to meet the needs of the community interested in the services and programs offered by Kids Central, Inc., the parents of the children we serve, and the staff of Kids Central who work with the children on a daily basis.

Navigation of this site is easy. You do not need a password or a code to access any page on this site. We have created pages especially for our different users such as the Parents Page for parents wishing to know more about the program or to read informative articles provided by our staff and other contributors. The News Page will inform our visitors of activities and events happening at Kids Central. The Board Page will alert Board Members and the public about the time and place of meetings and also store minutes of meetings and a complete roster of members.

We hope you will visit this site often and examine this company and the services, programs, activities, and events we offer to our children, families and the community

You will find all our administrative staff, with their e-mail address and phone numbers, currently working for Kids Central listed on the contact page.