Head Start

More than 500 applications received are now under competitive review by panels.

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Confederate Salish & Kootenai Tribes, Pueblo San Felipe and White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians will participate in the Tribal Early Learning Initiative

Head Start centers in New York and New Jersey are opening their doors to their communities and helping put lives back together.

ACF leadership visits New York and New Jersey to survey affected programs and meets with local officials who are ready to rebuild.

Head Start provides low-income children access to quality education and good health practices.

ACF releases interactive map and fact sheets showing resources, grantees and staff dedicated to school readiness in each state

Every month, more Administration for Children and Families programs are coming online and promoting their services on the Internet with social media tools. Have you subscribed or “friended” these pages yet?

Leaving a child inside a vehicle with the windows rolled up --- even a few minutes – can have deadly consequences.  ACF is raising awareness and reminding its child care and Head Start providers and the general public to follow simple steps to avoid preventable tragedies.

Acting Assistant Secretary George Sheldon visited with local partners in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to discuss flexibility within existing programs to provide necessary assistance for those most in need. Where allowable by law and regulation, ACF is ready to work with local partners to combat poverty experienced by U.S. citizens in the Caribbean.

Today, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the availability of Head Start funding in 97 Head Start service areas across the country.