Kearney, NE and Surrounding Areas- Head Start & Early Head Start Programs

Description

Kearney, NE and Surrounding Areas- Head Start & Early Head Start Programs are listed below

Head Start is a Federal program that promotes the school readiness of children from birth to age five from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Head Start programs provide a learning environment that supports children’s growth in many areas such as language, literacy, and social and emotional development. Head Start emphasizes the role of parents as their child’s first and most important teacher. These programs help build relationships with families that support family well-being and many other important areas.

Many Head Start programs also provide Early Head Start, which serves infants, toddlers, and pregnant women and their families who have incomes below the Federal poverty level. Head Start programs prepare America’s most vulnerable young children to succeed in school and in 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.

Children from birth to age five from families with low income, according to the Eligibility is generally based on family income at or below the poverty level according to the Poverty Guidelines published by the federal government. Children in foster care, homeless children, and children from families receiving public assistance (TANF or SSI) are eligible regardless of income.

Harlan County Home-Based
Programs Offered : Head Start Center
Address : 704 1st St P. O. Box 186, Alma, NE 68920
Phone # : (308) 928-8955
Directions to this location

Program Affiliation : Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska (Grant #: 07CH010614)
114 E 11th St , Kearney, NE 68847
Program Registration Phone Number : (308)865-5690

Furnas County Home-Based
Programs Offered : Head Start Center
Address : 515 Nelson St , Cambridge, NE 69022
Phone # : (308) 493-5463
Directions to this location

Program Affiliation : Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska (Grant #: 07CH010614)
114 E 11th St , Kearney, NE 68847
Program Registration Phone Number : (308)865-5690

Cozad Head Start
Programs Offered : Head Start Center
Address : 420 W 14th St PO Box 555, Cozad, NE 69130
Phone # : (308) 784-3969
Directions to this location

Program Affiliation : Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska (Grant #: 07CH010614)
114 E 11th St , Kearney, NE 68847
Program Registration Phone Number : (308)865-5690

Gibbon Head Start
Programs Offered : Head Start Center
Address : 1021 1st St PO Box 238, Gibbon, NE 68840
Phone # : (308) 468-6056
Directions to this location

Program Affiliation : Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska (Grant #: 07CH010614)
114 E 11th St , Kearney, NE 68847
Program Registration Phone Number : (308)865-5690

Dawson County Home-Based
Programs Offered : Head Start Center
Address : 828 Lake Ave P.O. Box 215, Gothenburg, NE 69138
Phone # : (308) 537-3676
Directions to this location