Pinal Gila Community Child Services, Inc.

 PGCCS is the grantee and operator of the following programs:

• Pinal & Gila county  (Regional)
  • Head Start (850 preschool children )
  • Early Head Start (46 pregnant women to three year olds)
  • First Things First Home Base Program for Pinal & Gila (115 zero to three year olds)
• Apache Junction Early Intervention (36+ Birth to three year olds)
• Central Arizona College Child Development Center and Lab
  • Signal Peak Campus ( 30+ preschool children )
  • Superstition Mountain campus ( 36+ preschool children )

 Other programs operated by PGCCS include:

• Reading is fundamental
• National book bank
• America Reads

 The funding level is approximately 9 million.

PGCCS serves a two-county, 10,000 square mile area in the central area of the state. The   central office is located in Coolidge. The program has service facilities in 18 communities

 We employee 200+ employees:

42% are 5 year or more service
60% of staff is current or former Head Start parents

Board of Directors

Administrative Staff
 

  PGCCS Strategic Plan
 

2008-2011

¢  Theme

l  Improve the health and safety of children, families, staff and communities.

        ¢  Mission

l  We are a community of diverse individuals working passionately to elevate the quality of life for children and families.

¢  Vision

l  We envision healthy communities, strong families, and successful children working hand in hand.

¢  Intrinsic Values:

l  High Standards

l  Excellence

l  Quality Services

l  Always Striving to do Better

l  Striving for & Providing Excellence

l  Quality Outcomes.

¢  Guiding Principles

l  Valuing diversity

l  Integrity

l  Synergistic teamwork

l  Lifelong learning and growth

l  Progressive innovation.

¢  Philosophy

l  Our program philosophy is as follows: The potential for learning is greatest during the early years of a child's life, therefore, every possible learning opportunity should be provided to children at the earliest possible age.  The PGCCS programs make a place where children and families can grow together by providing a safe and healthy environment. We provide family support to parents for the resources they need to succeed at the most important job there is: raising healthy, responsible, productive and joyous children. We believe that the whole family must be involved with the child in the program. We support the parent's role as the principle influence on their child's development and education. We provide opportunities which will help the child develop physically and mentally, and remedy any problems he/she may have by offering a broad range of services. We increase children's competence in language, literacy, mathematics, science, creative arts, learning strategies, physical health, and social/emotional development. We validate the distinct personality and learning style of each child. We create an environment of trust, respect, acceptance, diversity and inclusion.

¢  PGCCS Strengths Discovered:

l  We are progressive trendsetters, staying on the cutting edge.

l  We are diverse and value diversity, providing a different experience for each person.

l  We embody continuous learning and growth.

l  We are always evolving in response to changing conditions, and we create successful outcomes.

l  We exhibit synergistic teamwork.

l  We are passionate about the success of children, families, and staff, and we enjoy collaborative community support.

¢  Three Year Goals

l  Increase Staff Support

l  Enhance Community Collaboration

l  Advance Agency Recognition