SHS,   Inc.

Enriching the lives of children since 1968

Measuring Success in Happy, Confident Children for Over Fifty Years - Discover SHS Preschool Today!

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    LBJ Founded Non-Profit Preschools

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    Children's Rights Legacy of 1968

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    Pioneering Education Access for Early Learners

Stonewall Head Start, Inc. | Non-Profit Preschool Agency

Historically established in 1968 by President Lyndon B. and Lady Bird Johnson, Stonewall Head Start, Inc. (SHS, Inc.) is a private non-profit preschool organization in the Texas Hill Country, offering three Texas Rising Star, highly accredited, education centers in Fredericksburg, Harper and Johnson City, specializing in early childhood education, comprehensive development, and individual-needs based child care. Preschools include: Fredericksburg Community Preschool, Harper Community Preschool and Johnson City Community Preschool, each a CCS Partner Provider, and offering various other essential services support.

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Intro to SHS, Inc.

  • The foundation for SHS, Inc’s. non-profit preschool charter, ensures that every child has a right to education coupled with comprehensive health, nutrition, and family support services.

  • We partner with federal and state programs offering tuition scholarship, quality nutrition meals and snacks, and other beneficial services geared for children’s health, well-being and family stability.

  • Through non-profit partnership collaboration, we collectively strive to equip young children and their families with resources and services supportive to a healthy, happy and well-adjusted developmental growth, in preparation for primary school.

Historical Significance

“SHS, Inc. notably served as the area’s first-ever support network over fifty years ago to oversee a child’s full pre-primary education from start to finish”
“The Johnson’s innovatively shifted the education spectrum to promote inclusivity ”

  • Fredericksburg Community Preschool

  • Harper Community Preschool

  • Johnson City Community Preschool

SHS, Inc. Schools

  • SHS Preschool offers three local community education facilities, in Fredericksburg, Harper and Johnson City — Texas, featuring programs and services authentic to center location.

  • Preschool | Infants | Afterschool Care

    SHS, Inc. Community Preschool offers full-time preschool, nursery care and afterschool care, for infants as early as two-months, and children up to six-years-of-age.

    Program schedule:

    • Infants (from 7:30 – 5:00 or 5:30)

    • Full –Day Toddler (from 7:30 – 5:00 or 5:30)

    • Full-Day 3-5 years (from 7:30 – 5:00 or 5:30)

    • Elementary Afterschool (from 3:30 – 5:00 or 5:30)

    • Afterschool full day (from 7:30 – 5:00 or 5:30)

  • SHS, Inc. Community Preschool is committed to providing families a safe and developmentally appropriate environment for their children. Our focus promotes a highly interactive and engaging learning experience, enriching children’s social, emotional, physical and cognitive development consistent with Christian values.

LBJ-Founded Organization Championed 1968 Education Rights

  • As the children’s education rights legacy initiated by President LBJ and Lady Bird Johnson, Stonewall Head Start, Inc. (SHS, Inc.) notably served as the area’s first-ever support network over fifty years ago to oversee a child’s full pre-primary education from start to finish, in that the Johnson’s pioneered an equal opportunity preschool program through our organization that allowed access for the first time to essential services to families who previously had no access, which supported continued enrollment and early development stability.

    The Johnson’s innovatively shifted the education spectrum to promote inclusivity — seeing education as an inherent right to children, no matter of background, nationality, color, race, religion or disability.

    Our ceaseless dedication towards preserving the altruistic mission of our founders, is evidenced in the quality we put forth to remain a top-choice, accredited education facility in the Texas Hill Country - the heart of LBJ Country - in accordance with the ever-changing modern educational landscape.

Accredited Preschools, Enriched Learning: Empowered Children

  • From legacy to longevity, Stonewall Head Start’s three veteran early childhood development centers proudly hold distinguished accreditation from Texas Rising Star, establishing them as preferred preschool choices for children in the Texas Hill Country. Each center consistently earns outstanding ratings for their quality programs and services, supported by a seasoned leadership team dedicated to serving and uplifting the local community. Committed to advancing holistic child development, Stonewall Head Start, Inc. preschools offer not only a high-quality educational experience but also uphold the enduring legacy envisioned by President Lyndon B. Johnson when he founded SHS, Inc. in 1968. This commitment ensures families receive exceptional early childhood education grounded in both tradition and excellence.

SHS, Inc. Partner Services

    • Workforce Solutions Alamo Child Care Services

    • Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area Child Care Services

    • Child and Adult Care Food Program.

    • Texas Rising Star

Essential Service Partners to Help Families Feel Assured

  • SHS, Inc. Preschool Collective offers families invaluable services through partners, such as Child Care Services (CCS) and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), which aim to support healthy, happy kids, at varying levels of assistance needs.

    With CCS, tuition enrollment and scholarships are offered, which ensures early learning opportunities are accessible to a broader population margin, thereby reinforcing our collective’s commitment to inclusivity and equal education fulfillment.

    With CACFP, children are maintained quality nutrition, fed nourishing meals which support a nourished mind. Each partnership program directly facilitated through SHS, Inc. is qualified at state and national levels of family assistance. Essential services rendered can see through a child’s entire education experience, should families meet respective criteria to remain receiving care of the respective program during a child’s education stewardship.

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