HOW DO I APPLY?

You may apply for Head Start by doing one of the following:

Call the main office and pre-qualify over the phone
Fill out and submit the application - Click here for application
Visit your local Head Start center - Click here for list of centers

Once our office receives an application, parents are notified about the next step in the process.

Confidentiality: Head Start will respect the privacy of all families, and hold in confidence all information obtained throughout the year. Information in the child’s records will not be released to any agency or individual without a signed release from the parent or guardian, with a 24-hour notice to staff.

Exceptions to this will be, when there is a Child Protective Investigation through Department of Human Services, in which case the contents of a child’s records may be given verbally and copies of written records may be shared with DHS upon request, a court order, or a subpoena.

Income Guidelines for Eligibility
Head Start is free to families who:

Receive TANF
Receive SSI
Are applying for a foster child
Or, meet federal income guidelines

Click here for Head Start Application

 

PARENT RESOURCES

Other useful web sites for Parents

National Head Start –
www.nhsa.org
American Academy of Pediatrics –
www.aap.org/family
Zero to Three (National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families) -
www.zerotothree.org
DHS -
National Assoc for the Education of Young Children –
www.naeyc.org
Administration on Children Youth and Families –
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/acyf