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• OEBL Winter Break: School ends this Fri. Dec. 16 and will resume on Tues. Jan. 3. Many schools/parks are offering Winter Camps. City of Miami Gardens has a Winter Wonderland Camp for Ages 5-12 from Mon. Dec. 19 to Fri. Dec. 30 (closed Dec. 26 and 27) from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cost is $65 plus $5 for registration for Dade Co. residents. For more info, call (305) 622-8080.
• Applications for Magnet Schools in Dade County are being accepted through Jan. 15. Get your children started on the right track with curriculums in International Studies, Visual & Performing Arts and Math/Science/Technologies. For more information, go to www.MiamiMagnets.org
• Betty T. Ferguson Recreation Center, located at 3000 NW 199 St, is a newly built establishment that offers community events. Equipped with a fitness center, gym with basketball courts, indoor heated pool, outdoor track and more, many community events such as Movie Nights and Seniors Spades Tournaments are held there. They also host children sports such as track and ballet, after school camp, swim lessons and more for ages 5+. For more info, call (786) 279-1222.
• Bella Monde Face & Body Art offers face painting and photography for birthday and costume parties, corporate events, school events and more. For more information, call (305) 776-4139 or go to www.bellamondeart.blogspot.com or www.bellamondeart.com

Parent Committee Mtg Dec. 14!

First of all, OEBL wishes a special thanks to all parents that donated for the Thanksgiving Baskets. Our goal was 2 baskets and we surpassed it and were able to provide 6 baskets! 1 basket was given out per classroom.




The next Parent Committee meeting will be Weds. Dec. 14 at 3:30. We will have a training on Mental Health which includes Domestic Violence and Child Abuse. Please show your support. Feel free to bring children. Tip: Bring crayons and paper or books so children or other quiet toys so children will be occupied.




Money for Class Pictures is due Friday, Dec. 9th. Also, please talk to your child's teacher to see if your class will be participating in a Secret Santa

Career Fair Thurs. Dec. 8th

Ft. Lauderdale Career Fair is a week away!

Thursday, December 8, 2011   
10:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Signature Grand 6900 State Road 84 
Davie, Fl 33317

Click on the link below for more:

Career Fair Link

Thanksgiving Baskets & Other New Business

• We are collecting canned foods, non-perishable foods and drinks for Thanksgiving Baskets. The baskets will be donated to families in need. We also need cardboard boxes. Deadline for donations is Monday, November 21st.
• OEBL Parent Committee Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. 

OEBL Head Start History and Photos

Ophelia Brown-Lawson Head Start Center was designed for Miami-Dade County’s Community Action Agency by Maria Luisa Castellanos, Registered Architect and President of United Architects, Inc. This 14,800 square foot, $3.4 million facility in Miami Gardens provides a pre-school program with a capacity for 120 students. The building was creatively designed to not appear institutional. Its playfulness with the curves and colors is intended to appeal to pre-schoolers. It was named for Ophelia E. Brown-Lawson on October 28, 2009. For more on OEBL architecture and Mrs. Castellanos, click below:

United Architects, Inc.


OEBL Head Start is a child care center that provides an organized curriculum that aims to transition toddlers into Kindergarten. Daily curriculum is organized into large group activities, small group activities, play time, reading time and various other events that aid children in language development, fine motor skills, social awareness and more. Services are offered free of charge and include child care as well as social services for parents. 

For more information, click below:

Miami Dade Community Action Agency

Classroom E- Welcome Board and Children's Cubbies

Parent Information Board

Reading Area

Block Area

Art & Craft Area

Welcome Parents!

Welcome to the Official OEBL Head Start Blog. As part of our initiative to keep parents involved and informed, we have decided to create a free website in which the Parent Committee as well as the staff will update important information. Please feel free to comment on posts and participate in an open discussion. Questions and comments are greatly appreciated.

OEBL Blog