Head Start
June 8, 2020
Day Camp Opens for UAMS Employees’ Children During Pandemic
When COVID-19 arrived in Arkansas in March, Gov. Asa Hutchinson directed that public school buildings statewide be closed to help slow the spread of the contagious and potentially deadly disease. As Little Rock School District students and teachers vacated their buildings and moved to remote learning, physicians, nurses and other essential employees at UAMS scrambled to secure childcare.
December 14, 2018
Head Start Elves, Reindeer and Santa Carol at UAMS
Though a dreary mist darkened the midmorning sky outside, it was all brightness and cheer in the offices of UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, as 19 preschool carolers from UAMS Head Start Sherwood came to spread the holiday spirit.
December 17, 2014
Head Start Carolers Visit Chancellor
Dec. 17, 2014 | A merry group of around 15 happy, white-gloved carolers from the Martin Luther King Jr. Head Start program came calling on UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., to help spread the holiday cheer on this windy, 36-degree day.
December 20, 2013
Head Start Carolers Spread Holiday Cheer Around UAMS
More than 40 preschool-aged children and their teachers decked in holiday attire from the UAMS Head Start program visited campus this week to spread holiday cheer.
December 8, 2011
UAMS Head Start Carolers Charm Chancellor, Dean
Dec. 8, 2011 | Wearing sleigh bell wristbands, Santa hats, and other red and white attire, a group of UAMS Head Start preschoolers brought enthusiastic performances of traditional holiday favorites to UAMS administrators and staff this week.
April 25, 2011
U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin Reads to UAMS Head Start Students
April 25, 2011 | U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” to students during a recent tour of the UAMS Head Start/Early Head Start in Little Rock.