Head Start Hosts Community Event

Des Moines Public Schools’ Head Start program will host a Parent and Child Spring Fun Day for families of children attending the Head Start program. The event will be held:

Wednesday, April 21
2-3:30 p.m.
Casady Building
1801 16^th St.

Families will receive valuable information about community resources and will be provided with ideas for fun, creative summer activities for children. Parents will learn about summer safety, car seat safety, and hawk-i insurance. Special guests include McGruff the crime dog, police officers on mounted horse patrol, and a K-9 dog and police officer from the Des Moines Police Department. Children also can look forward to face painting and door prizes.

District staff also will be accepting applications and providing more information about Des Moines Public Schools’ Head Start and Universal Pre-K programs for 3- and 4-year-olds.