Mission Statement
The mission of Parent and Child Together (PACT) for West Central Illinois is to provide a high quality comprehensive program of education, health, and social services to children and their families, developing life-long learners.
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Strategic PlanPACT’s Strategic Planning Process for our new plan began in Winter 2016, with a dedicated group of staff, representing agency-wide positions. From this group a Steering Committee formed to put forth new goals and objectives for Policy Council and Board approval early in 2018.
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School Readiness Goals & OutcomesThe school readiness goals for the children’s outcomes are aligned with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and the Illinois Early Learning Guidelines and the Illinois Early Learning Development Standards.
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Home Based OptionTeachers visit assigned families once a week for 90 minutes. The parent is viewed as the primary educator of the child, using the Parents As Teachers (PAT) curriculum. Home Based services are supplemented by classroom socialization activities held twice a month for three hours.
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Center Based OptionPACT Head Start centers are located in Pittsfield, Beardstown, Macomb, Carthage and Camp Point. Classrooms services range from 3 1/2 hour sessions to 7 1/2 hour sessions. Family Advocates provide social service and information on health needs/services in the home to families on a regular basis.
PACT believes that parents are their children's first and most important teacher
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Parent Orientation 2021 1Resource Directory 2
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By-Laws 1Materials 2Training Info 3
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Success Stories and Feedback
(We) consider ourselves very lucky to have had (teacher’s name) and her support with schooling and our home lives.
The teachers were wonderful in educating (child’s name) and supportive at times when needed. (He) always looks forward to seeing his teacher and the activities to come…
(Child’s name) has enjoyed his time with the teachers he has seen in the year he has been with PACT. Thank you all for everything you do for him.
Thank you to (teachers) and everyone for making (child’s name) so happy and for all the things he’s learned. He loves school so much and I know he has fun and does great. PACT should be everywhere.
I think (PACT) is a great program and it has helped my kids develop a lot. And the services that I have (received) has helped my family a lot also.
Staff is great!!!
My daughter is very advanced and her teachers come up with new ideas to challenge her
My child enjoys going to PACT.
The PACT (program) is safe and (the) best place for my children.
PACT is a very good place for children under 5 to (attend). I want to say a big thank you to all the teachers and staff of PACT Head Start. You are wonderful.
It is a laudable program and I really appreciate the care and love my daughter is shown in the school.
I think PACT provides a good program for the children and their families. I just try to make a lot of the activities.
I think it is a great program and it has helped my kids develop a lot. And the services that I have been helped with has helped my family a lot also.
I think PACT is doing a fantastic job caring and educating my son
I’m really grateful for all the staff and faculty at PACT. You all have helped my son and my family. Thank you!
Everyone does a great job. All the teachers are wonderful as well as the advocates.
We feel our child has been very well cared for in all the rooms she has been in while attending PACT.
I love that my (child) enjoys coming here every day and learning what he/she needs to grow and develop.
PACT has helped (child’s name) get school readiness skills. He/she now knows all her letters, shapes, and colors. She is also talking better and following directions better.
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