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CAAS Head Start Mystic is a Head Start preschool classroom in Somerville serving children roughly 2.9 to 5 years old as part of the Community Action Agency of Somerville’s free pre-K program. The program provides full-day pre-K options and coordinates early education with family, health and developmental supports.
CAAS Head Start Mystic is part of the Community Action Agency of Somerville Head Start program, which operates preschool classrooms across Somerville and Cambridge. The Head Start program serves children about 2.9 to 5 years old and offers full-day pre-K options with different day-length choices.
The program uses an early childhood curriculum that emphasizes school readiness across language and literacy, cognition (including math and science), approaches to learning, motor development, and social–emotional growth. Teachers conduct developmental screenings early in a child’s enrollment and plan individualized learning activities. Classrooms include materials and learning areas designed to encourage exploration, creativity, problem solving and social interaction. The program includes supports for dual language learners so children develop English while maintaining home-language skills.
Health services are integrated into the program: families are asked to provide documentation of physical and dental exams and immunizations, children receive vision and hearing checks, and heights and weights are measured during the year. Meals (breakfast and lunch) are provided and prepared by the local school district; the program maintains a nut/peanut-free environment. Medication and sick-child policies follow written procedures, and tooth brushing is part of the daily routine. At least a portion of enrollment is reserved for children with disabilities, and the program works with consultants and community providers to support children with special needs and mental health concerns, with parental consent required for outside services.
Families are engaged through home visits, conferences, workshops and an active Policy Council that includes parent representatives. Family advocates work with families to develop partnership agreements, make referrals, and offer supports such as help with benefits, emergency assistance, adult education, ESL, and other wraparound services that connect household needs to children’s learning and wellbeing.
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