LULAC Head Start | Developing Our Children, Families and Community for Life

Preparing children for succes in learning and life

LULAC Head Start Inc. is a community development organization which has served the New Haven Community since 1983. LULAC has been a leader in the New Haven community as an agency committed to excellence in the delivery of child and family development services.

BENEFITS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Young children learn and develop at a fast rate. Every new experience, every word they learn, every behavior they adopt, is an investment in a better future.

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LULAC’s COMMITTMENT to EXCELLENCE

LULAC is one of the most well-respected agencies in New Haven county, serving a diverse population of children and families.

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PROGRAM GOALS DESIGNED TO MAKE AN IMPACT

Early childhood education is about developing the whole child, which will eventually form the basis of their journey of lifelong learning.

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Mikyle Byrd-Vaughn executive director of Lulac

WELCOME FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MIKYLE BYRD-VAUGHN

Welcome to LULAC’s website! LULAC is a comprehensive childcare program with centers in New Haven and East Haven. Over the past 35 years, we have proudly grown as an agency across three centers and increased our impact in the community, serving over 500 children and families annually with educational, health and social services. I am proud of our long history of responding to the needs of our families and communities and partnering with them as we provide high-quality childcare services to prepare children for future educational success in kindergarten and beyond. I welcome you to navigate through our website to learn more about our mission, goals and accomplishments as a premier childcare program.

Monthly announcements

Check back here each month for the latest in news and announcements happening here at LULAC Head Start.

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Enrolling Now!!!

It's Open Enrollment season for any family seeking childcare to go back to work, study in school or seek early childhood education for their child. LULAC has a program that fits your needs. We have income based programs with a sliding scale fee or a free option. LULAC offers a safe, welcoming, learning environment for children as early as 2 months old through age 5 when we graduate them to Kindergarten. Apply today for the new school year starting on September 6th, 2021. Some of the supporting documents we'll need are as follows:
• Birth Certificate (long form)
• Proof of Income (TANF (DSS) Budget Letter, 4 weekly consecutive pay stubs, 2 bi-weekly consecutive pay stubs, W-2 or 1040 Form, Employer’s letter on company letterhead stating hourly wage and hours work per week or current payroll history for the last 4 weeks)
• Proof of Address (CURRENT grounded utility bill, rental lease)
• Physical Exam
• Immunizations
• Dental Exam
• Health Insurance Card
• Proof of Custody (If Applicable)
• Employer’s letter on company letterhead stating work schedule, school or training (for full day/full year services)

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Family Engagement

LULAC partners with families to support their children's learning. Once a month, we have a Language and Literacy Family Engagement event we call "Fun Book Friday" where children and families receive a book for children to build their home libraries and props to help families read the book together at home. Staff also record videos of themselves reading the book and the videos are shared on our social media pages.
For activities at home for families to encourage and support children's development, please visit and download this application: https://www.playsparkler.org/.
Sparkler offers organizations serving young families a mobile app and related services that help parents, grandparents, and other caregivers harness the science of early child brain development to make the most of the early years.