
Early Head Start
Early Head Start services are provided at the ALPI George W. Truitt Family Services Center located in Ft. Pierce, Florida and the Frostproof Child Development Center in Frostproof, Florida. The program provides comprehensive child development and family support services to low-income families with children under three and pregnant women. The Early Head Start program is the product of bipartisan legislation signed into law by President Clinton in May 1994 with the reauthorization of the Head Start Act.
The program is designed to provide services that create an environment that builds upon and responds to the unique strengths and needs of each child and family, including: developmentally appropriate activities for infants and toddlers (both in and out of the home), home visits (especially for families with newborns and other infants), parent involvement (including parent-child activities), comprehensive developmental and health services (including services for women prior to, during and after pregnancy), nutrition, and ongoing support to parents through case management and peer support groups.

Center Locations
St. Lucie County
G. W. Truitt Family Services Center
1814 North 13th Street
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
ALPI Child Development and Family Services Center
198 NW Marion Avenue
Port St. Lucie, FL 34983
Queen Townsend Head Start Center II
2202 Avenue Q
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
Polk County
Frostproof Child Development Center
701 Hopson Road
Frostproof, FL 33843
Corporate Office
phone: (863) 956-3491
fax: (863) 956-3357
mailing address:
P.O. Box 3126 | Winter Haven, Florida 33885
street address:
300 Lynchburg Road | Lake Alfred, Florida 33850