Head Start & Early Head Start
Every child benefits from our educational services and healthcare support.
Our lessons encourage various instructions and interactions with others that reinforce social skills, emotional well-being, language understanding, and concept development. All families enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start receive medical, dental, mental, and social services.
Parents make progress toward their own education, literacy, and employment goals through our programs. Local Parent Committees form at each program site that assist staff with curriculum development, community support, and advice on programmatic and fiscal decisions. Parents help determine the cultural appropriateness and responsiveness of program services.
Our skilled professionals have been working closely with families and communities since 1965. Together, we promote a vision of healthy people, sustainable communities, and vibrant cultures.
Who We Serve
Head Start serves children ages three to four, while Early Head Start visits homes with infants and toddlers under the age of three.
Services Provided
We prepare Alaska’s children and families for school and life success through comprehensive services in early education and family well-being.
How to Apply
For More Information
Progam Sites
Akiak*
Alakanuk
Chevak*
Emmonak*
Haines
Homer
Hooper Bay*
Kake
Ketchikan
Kluti Kaah
Kodiak
Kwethluk*
Marshall
Mountain Village
Napaskiak*
Nunapitchuk*
Pilot Station*
Savoonga
St. Mary’s*
Stebbins
Toksook Bay
*Includes Early Head Start program
Fill out our online enrollment application.
Application Checklist
Fill out Enrollment Application
Consent for Screening Form
12 months of income (W2 or 1040 Tax Return)
No income? Complete a No Income Statement
Receiving SNAP? Copy front of Alaska Quest Eligibility
Receiving TANF? Copy Benefits Verification Document
Additional Eligibility Documents
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