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