Sal Family And Community Services

Early head start: a comprehensive early childhood education service provided to preschool aged children from low income families. Early head start provides comprehensive home-based childhood services to eligible families, pregnant women, infants and toddlers. The total children served during the fiscal year was approximately 232.

Sda: sal child care connection is part of a statewide network of child care resource and referral agencies funded primarily by the illinois department of human services. The primary focus is on helping parents locate child care which meets the parents' needs, determining whether a family qualifies for assistance in paying for child care, providing training for those who work with young children, recruiting additional child care providers, and providing consultation on health issues in child care programs. Approximately 6,870 families were served during the year.