We ensure that families are provided with relevant educational, health, economic, and social benefits.  The staff of the Child Development Center have accepted the responsibility of delivering a quality program for all children and families who are enrolled in the Mount Pleasant Independent School District Head Start/Early Head Start program. We enthusiastically accept and deliver the program’s mission each day.

Since the inception of the MPISD early childhood program, hard work and achievement have been the foundation for success.
Aggressive goal setting, competing for discretionary grant funds, and determined people have also contributed to the many achievements. Some of the outstanding achievements are below.

  • Development of a birth-to-five program for Titus County.
  • Texas Rising Star (Four Star Provider).
  • Exception-free annual audits for life of the Head Start/EHS grant.
  • Implementation of 2 Texas Family Literacy projects.
  • Acquisition and implementation of two Department of Education Early Reading First projects, span-ning over 8 years.
  • Participation and training in the I’m Moving I’m Learning program.
  • Pre-Kindergarten Early Start grant project (PKES) Tier II.
  • Texas Early Education Model Rural Initiative (TEEM)—Lead Agency and participant; currently, the Texas School Readiness (TSR!) Texas School Ready! certified Center.
  • Development of 39 working partnerships with local community.
  • Active participant in the Food4Kids Backpack Club.
  • Active member and recipient of Titus County Cares resources.
  • Grantee for the Books for Ownership program through Reading is Fundamental (RIF) for 13 years.
  • Grantee for the Bushel and First Book programs.
  • Recipient of Texas High-Quality Pre K grant
  • We implemented Conscious Discipline on our Campus with great success. 

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We Love Our Kids

We believe that every child is special and that every child is important to us. Each student will not only learn how to paint or learn how to build, it is our passion that each child is able to take their wonderful gifts, and mold them into real talents.

  • Educational and employment opportunities are offered by the Mount Pleasant Independent School district without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age or disability.
  • Students, teachers and other district employees participate in drills of emergency procedures with the cooperation of the local city law enforcement.

  • This website is supported by Grant Number 06CH012627 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. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of Mt Pleasant ISD Head Start/Early Head Start and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.