Giving families a Jump Start into a bright future.
Lauren, Jumpstart Home Visitor Hello Everyone! I have been a home visitor for 4 years. One of the questions that I frequently get asked about is being a Parent Educator without having kids of my own. I would say that working with families has always been a passion of mine. I have always focused my […]
The Kankakee County Health Department and Jumpstart have built an awesome partnership. Jumpstart Staff from the Jumpstart program spend time in our lobby on a weekly basis. They provide developmental screenings to our young WIC and immunizations clients and the siblings of our infant clients to ensure kindergarten readiness. They offer parenting tips to families […]
What is an “SLP” and what do they do for children that are birth through three years of age???? Speech language pathologists (SLPs) specialize in helping others learn to communicate and understand others when they are communicating with them. They also address feeding concerns. Not being able to communicate what you are thinking or what […]
