Head Start provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, dental, mental health, social services and parent involvement opportunities to low-income children and their families.

Offers a comprehensive, quality preschool program to eligible families. Establishes partnership agreements among participant families, the public school divisions and the communities they serve to foster maximum development in children. Provides children age 3 to 5 with a quality learning environment and varies experience that supports their social, intellectual, physical and emotional development in a developmental appropriate manner to enhance participant social competence. Supports a parent involvement advocacy group to promote the value of parent volunteering in activities that benefits development and opportunities with their children.

Helps lower-income children ages 3 and 4, begin school on a equal developmental footing with their more advantaged peers and helps their families become more self-sufficient. This is accomplished through a center- and home-based high-quality early care and education program, parent support and involvement, health and nutrition services, transportation, family services, and services for children with special needs. Children are given breakfast, lunch and a snack.

Provides a school readiness, preschool program for children from low income families, ages three to five years. The program also offers training and support services to parents.

The Richmond Public Schools Early Head Start/Head Start Program provides comprehensive services to low-income pregnant moms, infants and toddlers, and preschool children and their families. Children will receive a developmentally appropriate experience that will make a difference in their academic achievement in school. Additionally, we will enhance family self-sufficiency and encourage development of the family unit to achieve their fullest potential.

Head Start is a national child development program that serves families with children from birth to age five, and expectant parents. The program is designed to prepare children for success in school by enhancing their intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development. This service is provided at no cost to eligible families.

Head Start is a comprehensive education, health, nutrition and parent involvement program designed to foster the healthy development and school readiness for three and four-year-old children from low income families. STEP provides education, nutritious meals, and the opportunity for social, emotional, and intellectual growth that helps prepare the children for success in school and in life. Medical and dental support services are also offered.

Provides a variety of support and assistance programs to low-income residents in Fauquier County. Offers preschool children (ages 3-4) a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health, nutritional and psychological needs. The 4 major components of Head Start are Education, Health, Parent Involvement and Social Services.

Head Start and Early Head Start prepare children for success in school and in life by providing high-quality preschool, childcare, and family support to children ages six weeks to five years. Early Head Start also provides prenatal education to pregnant women.

Provides help to break the cycle of poverty by offering preschool children of low-income families a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health, nutritional and psychological needs. The 4 major components of Head Start are Education, Health, Parent Involvement and Social Services. CAP administers Head Start programs for the following counties: Greene, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren and Madison.

Mile High Kids and Community Development, Inc. provides community based services to include preschool education, literacy support, employment assistance, homebuyer education, financial literacy and parent/family engagement that will prepare children and families for success.

Provides preschool based services for children, ages two through five. The program serves at risk children and children with identified disabilities or delays.

A federally funded preschool program that provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, social-emotional and parent involvement services to eligible children and families in Loudoun County.

Head Start is a federally funded Pre-Kindergarten program which provides low-income children ages three to five years with a variety of experiences to help them develop socially, cognitively, physically, and emotionally. Because Head Start regards the parent as the most important teacher in a child’s life, we involve parents as much as possible in every aspect of the program. New River Community Action Head Start’s mission is to build on the unique strengths of children and families through positive engagement, health education, and a quality Pre-Kindergarten experience. CLASSROOM-BASED: PART-DAY AND FULL-DAY OPTIONS. Serves 3-5-year-old children Full day: five days a week from August to May. Part day: four days a week, Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., August to May.

Offers program that promotes school readiness by serving families of economically-disadvantaged children with educational, health, nutritional, social and other services.

Federal funded program providing school readiness for income eligible 3 and 4 year old children. Available in center based setting. Services are provided for 3 & 4 year old with disabilities.

Provides a federally funded preschool program for 3 and 4 year old children. Eligibility is based on income and need. Children with special needs are encouraged to apply.

HRCAP Head Start is a federally funded early childhood pre-school program for over 1,200 three and four-year-old children of low income families living in Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia. Comprehensive services for children and families are: Health, Education, Nutrition, Family Services, Mental Health/Disabilities, Community Family Partnerships, Parent Involvement, and Transportation for children residing in designated boundaries. The program provides service to disabled children and some spaces may be reserved for over income families.

STEPS Head Start provides early interventions for children and families to increase self-sufficiency and school readiness.

Offers a full day year-round preschool program that involves the family as well as the community in the fostering of intellectual, social and physical well-being of children. Includes services to children with disabilities/special needs. Provides transportation if essential.

Head Start is a federally funded Pre-Kindergarten program which provides low-income children ages three to five years with a variety of experiences to help them develop socially, cognitively, physically, and emotionally. Because Head Start regards the parent as the most important teacher in a child’s life, we involve parents as much as possible in every aspect of the program. New River Community Action Head Start’s mission is to build on the unique strengths of children and families through positive engagement, health education, and a quality Pre-Kindergarten experience. CLASSROOM-BASED: PART-DAY AND FULL-DAY OPTIONS. Serves 3-5-year-old children Full day: five days a week from August to May. Part day: four days a week, Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., August to May.

A comprehensive early childhood education program serving children 6 weeks to 5 years old and their families in school-based and community-based settings in the Cities of Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro, in the Counties of Augusta, Bath, Highland, and Rockbridge, in Community Child Care in Staunton, and Creative Wonders in Stuarts Draft. Program focuses on child and family development and promotes school readiness. Comprehensive services support development in the areas of social skills, emotional awareness, mental health, health and wellness, education, and family involvement. The program emphasizes the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development that is age appropriate for each child.

Head Start and Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) provides preschool for the children of Spotsylvania County who will be age four on or before September 30th for the school year prior to kindergarten. Both programs are based on income and other child and family factors.

Provides a head start program for children; part day developmental learning for preschool children (6 weeks to 3 years). Smart Beginnings Central Virginia certified child care provider and Virginia Star-Quality Rated Childcare Center.