Arrowhead Grove Head Start teacher’s aide Jeanette Sanchez watches as Mateo Moz, 3, rides a tricycle in San Bernardino on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Arrowhead Grove Head Start students line up to wash their hands after outdoor playtime in San Bernardino on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Arrowhead Grove Head Start teacher’s aide Eboni Houston speaks Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, with 4-year-old Maarifer Bernabe during playtime in San Bernardino. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Arrowhead Grove Head Start student Aaliyan Vazquez, 4, helps teacher’s aide Jeanette Sanchez pick up sandbags in San Bernardino on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Arrowhead Grove Head Start preschoolers line up Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, to go back into their classroom after playing outside in San Bernardino. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Arrowhead Grove Head Start teacher Kimberly Graham assists Adriel Rodreguez, 3, with a hand-eye coordination exercise in San Bernardino on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Arrowhead Grove Head Start preschooler Aaliyan Vazquez, 4, reacts after throwing a beanbag into a hole in San Bernardino on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Arrowhead Grove Head Start preschoolers go back into class Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, after playtime in San Bernardino. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Arrowhead Grove Head Start teacher’s aide Eboni Houston reads to Marifer Bernabe left, 4, and Alexiss Linares, center, 4, as Houston holds Jayleen Rocha, 3, during playtime Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in San Bernardino. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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Arrowhead Grove Head Start teacher’s aide Jeanette Sanchez watches as Mateo Moz, 3, rides a tricycle in San Bernardino on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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Across the Inland Empire, children from low-income households attend these preschool programs meant to give children a leg up in the classroom and in life.
On a recent day, kids at Arrowhead Grove Head Start in San Bernardino listened to stories, rode tricycles and took part in activities to strengthen their hand-eye coordination.
The Arrowhead Grove program is run by San Bernardino County.
