We're Hiring: SUNBSTITUTES and TEACHER ASSISTANTS. Come join the team!

LYNCAGKIDZ.org
Home
LYN-CAG Head Start
Growing Learners ELC
Family Engagement
Health & Nutrition
Center News and Events
Purse Strings-Motherhood
Tackle Box-Fatherhood
FAQ
LYNCAGKIDZ.org
Home
LYN-CAG Head Start
Growing Learners ELC
Family Engagement
Health & Nutrition
Center News and Events
Purse Strings-Motherhood
Tackle Box-Fatherhood
FAQ
More
  • Home
  • LYN-CAG Head Start
  • Growing Learners ELC
  • Family Engagement
  • Health & Nutrition
  • Center News and Events
  • Purse Strings-Motherhood
  • Tackle Box-Fatherhood
  • FAQ
  • Sign In
  • Create Account

  • My Account
  • Signed in as:

  • filler@godaddy.com


  • My Account
  • Sign out


Signed in as:

filler@godaddy.com

  • Home
  • LYN-CAG Head Start
  • Growing Learners ELC
  • Family Engagement
  • Health & Nutrition
  • Center News and Events
  • Purse Strings-Motherhood
  • Tackle Box-Fatherhood
  • FAQ

Account


  • My Account
  • Sign out


  • Sign In
  • My Account

Welcome to LYN-CAG Head Start!

We provide innovative and engaging educational resources to help children and their families succeed with a Head Start in life's journey.

Join us today!

About LYN-CAG Head Start

Teacher drawing with children

Our Mission

Our Service Areas

Our Service Areas

 Lyn-CAG Head Start Program is in the business of shaping and preparing today’s children to succeed in tomorrow’s world. All participating children will enter school ready to learn and will become successful learners.  

push pin on a map

Our Service Areas

Our Service Areas

Our Service Areas

We have several Head Start centers serving the city of Lynchburg, Amherst County, and Bedford County.

children and their thought bubbles

Our Vision

Our Service Areas

Our Vision

LYN-CAG Head Start works to embrace and empower every child and family as contributing members of the community. We provide opportunities for the whole family to learn, grow, and have a Head Start to success.  

from the desk of the director

Welcome to LYN-CAG Kidz

 I am writing to all of you to introduce myself to some and reintroduce myself to others as the director of Lyn CAG Head Start. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to serve in this role, as I have had the privilege to serve on the local, state, and now the federal level of early education programs. I still remember my first early education experience at a local childcare center, and the excitement I had working with our team to partner with families on goal setting to support their ambitions for stability and self-sufficiency. I believe today, as I did then, that the new approach to early education is the right one for supporting our nation’s most vulnerable children and families.

It is my endeavor to partner with each of you to ensure the children and families we serve are safe and secure while receiving the highest quality services that we can offer because they deserve and so do you. We are not perfect by any means, but we are striving to become a program that is synonymous with excellence in the realm of early education. I would like to seize this moment and say to each family that we serve, “You are valuable, and I would like to thank you for the trust you place in us to educate your children. It means a lot.”

I have an open-door policy and if you ever have a concern that our team of wonderful managers cannot solve please reach out to me. We are here to assist you in any way possible to ensure that your child continues to prosper in their early years of education.

Together, we will leave a lasting impact on children, families, and the communities they derive from. It truly does take a village to raise a child, and I am excited to be a part of that village. My email address is scobbs@lyncag.org.

Enroll Today

Enrollment ApplicationSolicitud de inscripciónParent HandbookParent Policy Council Portal

What do I need to enroll my child in Head Start?

To complete the enrollment process you will need to have your child's Social Security Card, Insurance Card, up to date Physical and Immunization Record, that is SIGNED and DATED by your child's doctor, birth certificate, court documents if applicable, IEP or any Special Needs documentation if applicable.


Once enrolled:

Consistent attendance is important. A Head Start grantee must maintain its funded enrollment of 290 children. When a program determines that a vacancy exists, no more than 30 calendar days may elapse before the vacancy is filled. 

What are the program hours?

Hours of Operation by Center AM & PM Departure Times

  

Amherst Elementary Head Start

7:30a – 3:00p


Bedford Head Start

7:30a – 3:00p


Big Island Head Start

7:45a-2:45p


Hope Diamond Hill Center

7:45a – 3:45p


Madison Heights Head Start

7:30a – 3:00p

 

Stewartsville Head Start

7:45a – 2:45p


Thomas Rd (Even numbers 20 & 40)

7:45a – 3:45p


Thomas Rd (Odd numbers 10 & 30)

7:45a – 3:45p

Family & School Readiness

2024-25 Amherst School Calendar (docx)

Download

2024-25 Bedford School Calendar (docx)

Download

2024-25 Lynchburg School Calendar (docx)

Download

Annual Report 2023 (pdf)

Download

2022-2023 School Readiness Graph (PDF)

Download

2023-2024 School Readiness Goals (PDF)

Download

A Glance at LYN-CAG Head Start

Lyn-CAG Head Start Administration Team

Dr. Stanley Cobbs

Dr. Stanley Cobbs

Dr. Stanley Cobbs

Head Start Executive Director

SCobbs@lyncag.org

Yvonne Paige

Dr. Stanley Cobbs

Dr. Stanley Cobbs

Program Manager; 

Lynchburg & Amherst Enrollment Manager

YPaige@lyncag.org

Dee Hamlet

Dr. Stanley Cobbs

Bridget Austin

Office Manager;

Family & Community Engagement Specialist & Family Service Worker

DHamlet-Andrews@lyncag.org

Bridget Austin

Bridget Austin

Bridget Austin

Education & Disabilities Manager

BAustin@lyncag.org

Miriam Garner

Bridget Austin

Miriam Garner

Senior Family Service Worker 

Transportation & Facilities Manager

MGarner@lyncag.org

Teresa White

Bridget Austin

Miriam Garner

Compliance Specialist

TWhite@lyncag.org

Kim English

Ryan Donovan

Ryan Donovan

Bedford Area Enrollment Specialist

KEnglish@lyncag.org

Ryan Donovan

Ryan Donovan

Ryan Donovan

Data Specialist

RDonovan@lyncag.org

Sandra Ware

Ryan Donovan

Twonya Tolbert

Administrative Assistant

SWare@lncag.org

Twonya Tolbert

Twonya Tolbert

Practice-Based Coach & CLASS Observer

TTolbert@lyncag.org

Jennifer Wood

Health & Nutrition Manager

JWood@lyncag.org

Our Family Service Workers

MeMe Garner

Derrick Taylor

Derrick Taylor

 Thomas Road Center

Derrick Taylor

Derrick Taylor

Derrick Taylor

Thomas Road & Diamond Hill

Dee Hamlet

Derrick Taylor

Sedora Booker

Thomas Road Center

Sedora Booker

Sedora Booker

Sedora Booker

Bedford County Centers

Sedora Booker

Leah Kodat

Leah Kodat

Sedora Booker

Leah Kodat

Amherst County Centers

We're Hiring

Save the Date

Center and Community Events

Contact Us

Better yet, come see us in person!

We value our families, so feel free to visit our Main Office during normal business hours.

LYN-CAG Head Start

701 Thomas Road, Lynchburg, Virginia 24502

(434) 849-7542

Contact Us Here

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Cancel
  • Staff Portal

LYN-CAG Kidz.org

701 Thomas Road, Lynchburg, Virginia 24502, United States

434-849-7542

Copyright © 2025 LYN-CAG Kidz.org - All Rights Reserved.

Powered by

This website uses cookies.

We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.

Accept