Early Childhood Programs
We work with several Head Starts and other early childhood programs to assure that developmental screenings, medical exams, and immunizations are up to date to allow children to continue to participate in these vital programs.
Head Start and Early Head Start
Head Start is a program for children, ages 3- to 5-years-old. Early Head Start is for children, ages birth to 3-years-old, as well as prenatal services for expectant parents. IFM partnered with YIN more that a decade ago to establish a clinic within the walls of the south city location. IFM received the James A Braun/YIN Champion of Children Award in 2011.
Expanding the partnership and consistent with the IFM mission of bringing care to the patient, a medical van operated by YIN brings the IFM nurse practitioner to head starts in St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren and Montgomery Counties as well as other locations within St Louis city.
SSECC’s mission is to create lasting opportunity in the lives of our children—and their families—by providing the best in early childhood education and support services including health. IFM has been SSECC’s partner in providing on-site health screenings for a number of years, and received SSECC’s Champion of Children award in 2019.
Hilltop’s mission is to develop the cognitive, social, and emotional well-being of young children; and to serve the diverse needs of their families, Hilltop provides a comprehensive early education program in which children are encouraged to explore, question, and discover.
Guardian Angel Settlement Association’s Child Development Center in St. Louis City, helps families provide the best possible start in life for children from birth to six through childcare and supportive services. IFM’s weekly onsite clinic will provide essential primary care including immunizations and well/sick child visits onsite, making care significantly more convenient and accessible for families.