EARLY EXPLORERS

Early Explorers Head Start began as Newport School District Head Start in the summer of 1966 in Towner serving 3o children as a summer program. Early Explorers Head Start and Early Head Start is a grantee agency of the TGU (Towner, Granville, and Upham) School District #60. The TGU school board and the Early Explorers Policy Council, composed of enrolled parents and community representatives, govern Early Explorers. Our mission is accomplished by involving parents in the total operation and administration of the program and supporting the growth of children, families and staff through encouragement, nurturing, education and empowerment... Early Head Start serves eligible children up to age three, as well as expectant mothers in Wells and Ramsey Counties. Head Start serves preschool children (ages 3-5) in Anamoose, Devils Lake, Harvey, Rugby and Towner. We work with community partners and parents to provide early childhood development and school readiness, disabilities, health and..