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URGENT MESSAGE FOR PARENTS  EARLY CLOSING APRIL 8TH

With the expected partial solar eclipse on Monday, April 8th, HSWC will be closing early on that day.
All part-year classes will close 2.5 hours early, and Elgin Station Center will close early as well.

Buses will still run with all times moved 2.5 hours earlier.

MLK Center  -  Dismissal at 11:30 am            
(Breakfast and Lunch will be served)

Shriver Center -  Dismissal at 12:30 pm          
(Breakfast and Lunch will be served)

Noland Center - Dismissal at 12:30 pm           
(Breakfast and lunch will be served)

Elgin Station Center --All children must be picked up by 1:30 pm    
(Breakfast and Lunch will be served)

HSWC will also close to All Staff at 1:30 p.m. so they may get home safely and not have to drive during peak times. 

 

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Transportation Services

Head Start of Washington County, Inc. currently has eleven buses (including one with a wheelchair lift) that transport over 200+ children living within the transportation areas to morning and afternoon classes at the following locations:

  • Martin Luther King Center
  • Sargent Shriver Head Start Center
  • ​Noland Community Center

Bus schedules showing pick-up and drop-off times and locations are provided to parents/guardians before transportation services begin.

Walking Zone

Children living within three blocks of the Martin Luther King Center and Sargent Shriver Head Start Center are in the designated walking area and not eligible for transportation unless there is a identified disability. 

Children living in Noland Village walk to and from our Head Start Center located in the Noland Community Building.

All walking children must be accompanied by an adult to and from the centers. 

Bus Safety

Head Start of Washington County. Inc. surpassed the National Head Start Child Safety Restraint Regulations to equip all buses with integrated child safety seats. In addition, the program requires that a Bus Aide is present on each of the buses as they travel their assigned routes. Bus Safety information is distributed to all parents/guardians at the beginning of the school year.

Parents can contribute to the safety of their children by arriving at the bus stop five to ten minutes before the scheduled drop off and pick up time. The bus driver cannot wait for the child, if the child misses the bus it is the parent’s responsibility to take the child to class. Buses can be early or late depending upon several factors.

An adult must always accompany the child to the bus stop. If the bus stop is across the street, the adult must walk with the child in hand to load the bus.