Head Start Program

Head Start prepares America’s most vulnerable young children to succeed in school and life beyond school. To achieve this, Head Start programs deliver services to children and families in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners every step of the way. Head Start encompasses Head Start preschool programs, which primarily serve 3- and 4-year-old children, and Early Head Start programs for infants and toddlers.

Early Head Start (EHS) programs serve infants and toddlers under the age of 3. EHS programs provide in comprehensive child development and family support services to eligible infants, toddlers and their families. EHS programs are designed to nurture attachments between parent and child (and caregiver and child). Services encompass the full range of a family’s needs through a child’s third birthday.

Head Start (HS) programs deliver services to children and families in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners every step of the way.
Head Start preschool programs, which primarily serve 3- and 4-year-old children, help young children from low-income families prepare to succeed in school, promoting children’s development through early learning, health, and family well-being.

Head Start at Home is a free early childhood education program for eligible children ages 3 to 5 and their families in Clark and Taylor Counties.
Through weekly home visits, family engagement activities, and health screenings, families receive personalized support that promotes school readiness, strengthens parent-child relationships, and connects them to valuable community resources.

Apply Today!

Call 715-532-4222 for the Head Start Enrollment Specialist

This Head Start/Early Head Start Program is funded by a grant award totaling $5,420,495 (77%) from the Department of Health and Human Services and $1,616,739 (23%) financed from State and local sources