Champlain Valley Head Start

What Champlain Valley Head Start does

Champlain Valley Head Start (CVHS) is a federally funded early childhood development program serving low-income families and expectant mothers across four Vermont counties: Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle. Operated as a program of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO), CVHS delivers free services to 335 enrolled participants (2022-2023) through four core modalities: classroom-based centers (Centers and Classrooms), weekly home visiting with the Growing Great Kids parenting curriculum, the Family Connections playgroup program for children birth to age 3 and their caregivers, and the Pregnancy Support Program. Services are delivered through multiple physical sites including the Addison County Early Learning Center, College Street ELC, Riverside ELC, Winooski ELC, St. Albans ELC, King Street Center, and Otter Creek Child Center, plus co-located classrooms within the Burlington School District.

The organization's revenue model is anchored by a recurring federal Head Start grant (Grant Number 01CH012878) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Head Start, with supplementary funding from state Act 166 pre-K pass-throughs, Child Care Financial Assistance referrals administered through the Vermont Department of Children and Families, and tax-deductible donations and corporate sponsorships. All services are provided free of charge to enrolled families. CVHS must comply with Head Start Federal Performance Standards and Vermont Early Childhood Program Licensing Regulations, and the majority of its preschool centers hold 5-STAR ratings under Vermont's STARS quality recognition system. Go-to-market is community-led and direct-to-consumer: families enroll via website application or paper forms, with outreach channeled through partnerships with social service agencies (Reach Up, WIC, DCF), healthcare providers, schools, parent committees, and a Policy Council that functions as a peer referral network.

Name

Champlain Valley Head Start

Legal name

Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity

Website

https://champlainvalleyheadstart.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Champlain Valley Head Start is a federally funded early childhood development program, operating under CVOEO, that provides free classroom, home visiting, playgroup, and pregnancy support services to income-eligible families and expectant mothers across four Vermont counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child Care Services (6244), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Head Start & Public Pre-K Programs (EDACABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early Head Start & Publicly Funded Infant/Toddler Programs (EDACAGAH), Home Visiting & Parent Coaching Programs (EDACALAC), Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Head Start program
• Home visiting services
• Family support services
• Preschool education

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Head Start Grant: Primary funding from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under Grant Number 01CH012878. Services are free to all enrolled families.
2. State Pre-K Funding (Act 166): CVHS applies for state pre-k funds (Act 166 funding) on behalf of eligible families, but families who do not qualify may still enroll at no cost.
3. Child Care Financial Assistance (CCFAP): Families are encouraged to apply for Child Care Financial Assistance to cover fees at collaborative partner child care centers. CVHS facilitates but does not directly receive these funds.
4. Donations and Sponsorship: Tax-deductible donations support high-quality early education, health, parenting, family service supports, and services to children with special needs. Additional sponsorship supports food, health and nutrition programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Champlain Valley Head Start provides free, comprehensive early childhood development services for pregnant women, children from birth to age five, and their families across four Vermont counties. Core offerings include classroom-based centers, home visiting programs, family connection playgroups, and pregnancy support services focused on school readiness, health, nutrition, mental health, and family engagement. All services are delivered at no cost to eligible families through multiple physical program sites and home-based service delivery.

Product overview

Champlain Valley Head Start is a federally funded early childhood development program providing comprehensive services for pregnant women, children from birth to age five, and their families across Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle counties in Vermont. The program operates through four main service models: Centers and Classrooms (classroom-based learning), the Home Visiting Program (weekly home visits), the Family Connections Program (parent/child playgroups), and the Pregnancy Support Program. These core programs are delivered through multiple physical site locations including Addison County Early Learning Center, College Street Early Learning Center, Riverside Early Learning Center, Winooski Early Learning Center, St. Albans Early Learning Center, and collaborative partnerships with Burlington School District, King Street Center, and Otter Creek Child Center. Home-based services are offered county-wide through Addison County Home Visiting, Chittenden County Home Visiting, and Franklin/Grand Isle Counties Home Visiting programs. All services are free to eligible families and focus on school readiness through enhancement of children's social, cognitive, physical, and emotional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centers and Classrooms Program Classroom-based early learning programs with inviting, safe environments providing nutritious breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Children engage in indoor and outdoor activities building peer and teacher relationships through play, delivered at multiple physical Early Learning Center sites across four Vermont counties.
• Home Visiting Program Weekly 90-minute home visits plus twice-monthly playgroup activities using the home as a learning environment to support optimal health and child development. Available in Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle counties using the Growing Great Kids curriculum.
• Family Connections Program Weekly playgroups for children birth to age 3 and their caregivers, combining play with the Growing Great Kids parenting curriculum covering developmental milestones including social/emotional, cognitive, physical, language, literacy, mathematics, social studies, science and technology, and art domains.
• Pregnancy Support Program Free services for expectant families providing health support, resource connections, and infant care education to ensure access to quality prenatal and postpartum care and support healthy birth experiences. Available in all four Vermont counties.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%+ of participants served were from income eligible families (within $30,000 federal poverty level for family of 4)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• University of Vermont (UVM) Kiddie CATs On The Move ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2016Since Spring 2016, CVHS has partnered with UVM's Kiddie CATs On The Move Program - an interdisciplinary collaboration between UVM's psychological science, exercise science, and education departments. The program provides a fun and interactive 30-minute physical activity program for preschoolers in Chittenden and Franklin County classrooms.
• Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCVHS is a program of CVOEO, a private non-profit human services agency. CVOEO offers programs providing vital services to over 22,000 people every year. CVHS falls under CVOEO's governance and administrative infrastructure.
• UVM Larner College of Medicine / Area Health Education Centers Program (AHEC)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCVHS partnered with AHEC to create vision and hearing resources for families. Six UVM medical students were matched with CVHS to create handouts discussing topics like astigmatism, hyperopia, myopia, PE tubes, and cochlear implants. Students interviewed families through the Family Connections Program to gather input on handout development.
• Burlington School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative sites at JJ Flynn Elementary School and Integrated Arts Academy in the New North End of Burlington. These preschool classrooms combine CVHS services with Burlington School District resources, with children and teachers exploring neighborhood and playground environments.
• Haddad Subaru of St. AlbansminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOperation Warm 2025 sponsor providing generous gift of coats for children and families served by CVHS. Represents community sponsorship to enhance health and wellness programs.
• Vermont Head Start Association (VHSA)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerVHSA is committed to the health and safety of children, families, the early childcare workforce, and communities statewide.
• Vermont Department of Children and Families (DCF)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for Child Care Financial Assistance (CCFAP) program. Families are referred to DCF for financial assistance to help pay partner childcare center fees. CVHS staff assist families with CCFAP applications.
• Otter Creek Child CentersecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaborative partner in Addison County providing early childhood services for children from infancy through 3 years old. OCCC provides full-day, full-year care (Mon-Fri, 7:30am-5:30pm) for families in any Addison County town.

Scale indicators6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Green Mountain Head Start: Another federally funded Head Start grantee serving central Vermont with comparable classroom, home visiting, and family services for income-eligible families. Operates the same Head Start federal performance framework as CVHS.
• Northeast Kingdom Community Action: Community action agency operating Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom under the same federal grant framework. Provides comparable early childhood education and family support services.
• Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA): Community action agency that operates Head Start and Early Head Start programs across southeastern Vermont. Comparable service model combining early childhood education, family engagement, and home visiting under federal funding.
• Addison County Parent-Child Center: Vermont parent-child center providing home visiting, playgroups, and family support for young children and families, including many services overlapping with CVHS's Family Connections and Home Visiting programs in Addison County.

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Large national for-profit early childhood education provider operating employer-sponsored centers across the U.S. While serving a different funding model and income segment, it competes for the same pool of trained early educators and represents a private-sector alternative in the broader ECE landscape.
• KinderCare Learning Companies: One of the largest U.S. private early childhood education providers with centers nationwide. Functions as a broader-market incumbent in the ECE category and an alternative for working families in Vermont communities.

Others

• Let's Grow Kids: Vermont-focused advocacy and public-awareness organization advancing high-quality, affordable early childhood education. Shapes state policy and public funding that directly affect CVHS's operating environment.
• Building Bright Futures: Vermont's statewide early childhood public-private partnership coordinating early childhood system-building efforts. Acts as a connector and policy influencer shaping the network in which CVHS operates.
• YMCA of Greater Burlington: Regional YMCA operating youth, family, and early childhood programming in northwest Vermont. Competes for some overlapping child care and family engagement demand within CVHS's four-county region.
• Boys & Girls Club of Burlington: Youth development organization serving Burlington-area children and families with afterschool and enrichment programming. Adjacent service provider reaching overlapping families in CVHS's service region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cvheadstart
• Facebookfacebook.com/champlainvalleyheadstart
• Instagraminstagram.com/champlainvalleyheadstart

Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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