The Kennebec Valley Community Action Program will host an Open House from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Skowhegan Early Head Start Child Care Center, l on School Administrative District 54’s Bloomfield Campus in Skowhegan.

Services at the center are made possible through a collaboration among KVCAP, Educare Central Maine, SAD 54, and the Bill and Joan Alfond Foundation. KVCAP’s Early Head Start/Child Care Partnership grant, private funding, and support from the Maine Early Learning Investment Group, also offer the opportunity to extend supports to community center based and family child care providers. Each partner is committed to the belief that the foundation for student achievement and lifelong success is built in the early years, and is dedicated to building a high-quality birth to kindergarten entry early care and education system in Somerset County.

Using the Educare program model, KVCAP staff will deliver and support Early Head Start services for infants, toddlers and three year olds, offer coaching to staff/providers on best practices in the field of early childhood education, as well as evaluate outcomes of the children, families and staff. Community child care providers who join the initiative will have access to professional development supports, resources for learning environments, and participate in evaluation activities. All supports are designed to assist community child care providers in meeting their professional development and service delivery goals related to high quality early childhood education.

For more information, call 858-1453.

About KVCAP

The Kennebec Valley Community Action Program (KVCAP) is a private not-for-profit 501(c)3 that was incorporated in 1965. Corporate headquarters are located at 97 Water St., Waterville. Serving more than 22,000 people a year, KVCAP has three main offices (Augusta, Waterville and Skowhegan), numerous outreach sites, more than 240 staff. Its mission is to partner with area residents, organizations and local, state and federal entities, to create solutions to the conditions of poverty in order to strengthen individuals, families and communities. KVCAP remains committed to the citizens of central Maine and to the goal of helping all residents become and remain economically and socially self-sufficient.