What is F.A.C.E. Program
Family and Child Education
The FACE Program primarily serves families and children prenatal to 4 years of age by providing early childhood education, parenting and adult education services. The goals of the FACE program are to support parents/primary caregivers in their role as their child's first and most influential.
What do we do?
Support parents and primary caregivers in their role as their child's first and most influential teacher. Strengthen family school community connections. Increase parent participation in their child's learning and expectations for academic achievement. Support the unique cultural and linguistic diversity of each American Indian community served by the program. Promote school readiness and lifelong learning.
Home-Based Program:
Provides weekly or bi-weekly home visits. In-Person Service between the parent educator and parent(s), guardian(s), and/or primary caregiver(s) and children.
Center-Based Program:
Includes both preschool and adult education.
- Preschool offers: In-Person Learning; Daily Take-Home packets; PACT Time
Adult Education Program:
In-Person learning; PACT Time/Parent Time; GED Program Support & Attainment; Employability skill training; Trainings to improve parenting skills.
Why is Early Literacy Important? Early Literacy means helping children develop a rich vocabulary, self-expression, and reading comprehension—tools they need to become successful readers and lifelong learners. These skills allow a young child to enter kindergarten with a love of books and a readiness to learn.
In both Home & Center Based Programs children are enrolled in Early Literacy Programs; Unite for Literacy & Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
Dine Culture & Language Lessons/Activities are also emphasized and provided in FACE Program.
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