Head Start/Early Head Start

Head Start &
Early Head Start

Prepare your child for success in kindergarten and beyond.

Head Start and Early Head Start are two nationally-funded early education programs for low-income children and their families. We offer full-day, campus-based programs at no cost to eligible families (8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., with some sites offering extended hours from 6:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.).

Early Head Start is for children ages 0 to 3 years old.

Head Start is for children ages 3 to 5 years old.

Both programs provide a child-centered, play-focused education that values your child’s development while offering resources that support you as a parent:

  • Learning experiences promoting social, emotional, physical, reasoning and creative life skills
  • Strong teacher-child interactions
  • Nutritious breakfast, lunch, and snacks
  • Daily physical activity and outdoor play
  • Referrals to and onsite delivery of disability and behavioral health services
  • Home visits to reinforce home-based learning, supportive parenting, and social-emotional development
  • Activities that involve parents and families
  • Services for children with special care needs
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Are you pregnant?

Early Head Start offers prenatal and postnatal education through a regular visit in the comfort of your home. Specially trained Family Services Advocates visit expectant moms once a week to help support and guide you through the stages of pregnancy and child development until your little one is able to enter an Early Head Start center.

See if you qualify