Head Start of Rockland

What Head Start of Rockland does

Head Start of Rockland, Inc. (HSOR) is a private nonprofit organization incorporated in New York State, founded in 1964 by Joan Bodger in Nyack, New York. The organization is the designated federal Head Start and Early Head Start grantee for Rockland County, operating under Grant Numbers #02CH013060 and #02HP000616 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HSOR provides free early childhood education, health, nutrition, and family engagement services to income-eligible children from birth through age five and their families, serving more than 1,000 children and families annually.

Service delivery is structured around six center-based locations across Rockland County — Belz (Spring Valley), Haverstraw, New Square, Nyack, Spring Valley, and Viznitz (Monsey) — supplemented by Early Head Start Home-Based services for pregnant women and children under three, Universal Pre-Kindergarten delivered in partnership with Clarkstown, East Ramapo, North Rockland, and Nyack School Districts, and NY State-approved Preschool Special Education. Ancillary services include Developmental, Vision, and Hearing Screenings, Adult Literacy and ESL classes, Parent Groups, a Male Involvement Program, Family Engagement Services, and food pantries in Haverstraw, Nyack, and Spring Valley. The organization also hosts the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program.

HSOR's revenue model is government funding combined with donations: federal Head Start grants constitute the primary funding stream, supplemented by charitable contributions from individuals and organizations. The program is provided at no cost to eligible families. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors (President Tara Gales, Vice President C. Nicole Gladden Matthews, Treasurer Terri Evans) and led by Executive Director Vernex S. Harding, with a leadership team that includes directors across Education, Fiscal, Human Resources, Family & Community Engagement, Health & Nutrition, and site-level operations. No proprietary technology, AI capabilities, or commercial product lines are disclosed; operations are human-delivered and facility-based.

Name

Head Start of Rockland

Legal name

Head Start of Rockland, Inc.

Website

https://headstartofrockland.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Head Start of Rockland, Inc. is a federally funded nonprofit that delivers free Head Start, Early Head Start, Universal Pre-K, and related early childhood education services to more than 1,000 income-eligible children and families annually across six center-based locations in Rockland County, New York.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Spring Valley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Head Start Grants: Primary funding from federal Office of Head Start grants (Grant Numbers #02CH013060 & #02HP000616) administered through the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These grants fund Head Start and Early Head Start programs for eligible children and families.
2. Donations: Accepts charitable donations from individuals and organizations to support program operations and services for children and families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Head Start of Rockland provides federally funded early childhood education, health, nutrition, and family engagement services to low-income children from birth through age five and their families in Rockland County, NY. The organization operates multiple center-based programs, home-based services for pregnant women and infants, Universal Pre-Kindergarten through school district partnerships, special education preschool, and full-year child care, all delivered free of charge to eligible families.

Product overview

Head Start of Rockland, Inc. is a non-profit early childhood education organization offering a comprehensive suite of programs serving more than 1,000 children and families annually in Rockland County. The organization operates as a unified service portfolio centered around Head Start and Early Head Start (federally funded preschool programs for children birth to five), supplemented by Early Head Start Home-Based services, Pre-School Special Education, Universal Pre-Kindergarten partnerships with local school districts, and full-year Child Care. Additional support services include Adult Literacy/ESL classes, Parent Groups, Family Engagement services, Developmental/Vision/Hearing screenings, a Male Involvement Program, and the Foster Grandparents volunteer program. The organization also operates food pantries in Haverstraw, Nyack, and Spring Valley. All programs are integrated under the mission to support low-income children and families with health, nutrition, and family services for school readiness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Belz Head Start: Head Start location at 3 North Cole Avenue, Spring Valley, New York 10977.
• Haverstraw Head Start
• New Square Head Start
• Nyack Head Start
• Spring Valley Head Start
• Viznitz Head Start

Products and services

• Head Start & Early Head Start Federally authorized and funded preschool and early childhood education program for low-income children ages birth to five in Rockland County, NY.
• Early Head Start Home-Based Integrated program providing families with Early Head Start services in the home setting for mothers who are pregnant or have children under 3 years of age.
• Universal Pre-Kindergarten Pre-kindergarten education provided in collaboration with Clarkstown, East Ramapo, North Rockland, and Nyack School Districts.
• Pre-School Special Education New York State approved special education, evaluation, therapy, and integrated classroom programming for preschool children at sites in Nyack, Haverstraw, and Spring Valley.
• Child Care Full year and full day child care classes for eligible families.
• Adult Literacy / ESL Classes English as a Second Language classes for beginning and intermediate students, particularly for parents of children attending Head Start.
• Developmental, Vision & Hearing Screenings Screenings to assess children's developmental progress, including vision and hearing assessments for enrolled children.
• Family Engagement Services Comprehensive family engagement services supporting families in achieving their goals and strengthening self-sufficiency.
• Foster Grandparents Program AmeriCorps Seniors volunteer program for adults aged 55 and older who serve as mentors and tutors for children with special and exceptional needs from birth to 21 years of age.
• Food Pantries Food pantries operated in Haverstraw, Nyack, and Spring Valley, available to all Rockland County residents.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AmeriCorps Seniors (Foster Grandparent Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHead Start of Rockland hosts the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program, a volunteer initiative for adults aged 55+ who mentor and tutor children with special and exceptional needs from birth to 21 years. Foster Grandparents provide 15-40 hours weekly of social, emotional, and academic support to children in Head Start classrooms, public schools, and day care centers throughout Rockland County.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Children's Aid Society: NYC-based nonprofit operating Head Start, Early Head Start, after-school, and community schools programs with federal grant funding. Highly comparable model: nonprofit grantee, multi-site, wraparound family services, and federal Head Start revenue dependence.
• Harlem Children's Zone (Promise Academy): NY-based nonprofit operating cradle-to-career services including Head Start and early childhood programs with federal grant funding. Comparable nonprofit model delivering wraparound services to low-income families in a defined geographic area.
• Child Care Council of Rockland: Rockland County child care resource and referral agency supporting parents and providers. Local peer operating in the same service area, focused on child care access rather than direct service delivery; comparable for market-positioning analysis.

Broad incumbents

• KinderCare Learning Centers: Large national child care and early learning provider. Comparable as a center-based ECE operator, relevant for benchmarking operational scale, though it competes in private-pay rather than Head Start markets.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: National for-profit early childhood education and care provider with center-based and back-up care programs. Comparable as an operator of licensed child care centers serving working families, though HSOR's federal-grant-funded nonprofit model differs in funding mechanism.
• YMCA of Rockland County: Regional YMCA offering early childhood education, before/after-school care, and youth programming in Rockland County. Comparable as a multi-service community organization competing for child care and UPK enrollment in the same geography.

Others

• Community Action Partnership (national network): National network of Community Action Agencies, many of which administer local Head Start and Early Head Start grantees. Comparable in that member agencies share HSOR's federal-grantee nonprofit structure and serve similar low-income populations.

Regional players

• Hudson Valley Head Start: Federally funded Head Start and Early Head Start grantee serving Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster counties. Directly comparable as a regional Head Start grantee with overlapping service geography; a potential delegate partner or competitor for any service-area expansion by HSOR.
• Catholic Charities Community Services of Rockland: Faith-based nonprofit providing early childhood and family services in Rockland County. Comparable as a regional nonprofit operating family support and child care programs in the same geography, with overlapping client base.
• Astor Services for Children & Families: Hudson Valley-based nonprofit providing early childhood, mental health, and child welfare services, including Head Start programming. Comparable nonprofit model serving overlapping geography with similar federal and state funding streams.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

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Investments

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