Map preview is not available right now. See the address above for this location.
Advertisement
About / How to Apply
How do I enroll my child into the Head Start/Early Head Start Program?
In order for your child to be eligible for the Head Start program, you must first meet the income and age guidelines.
Income guidelines are established by the Department of Health and Human Service each year and are classified by the number of family members. The Head Start/Early Head Start Performance Standards define family members as all persons living in the same household who are: supported by the income of the parent(s) or guardians(s) of the child enrolling or participating in the program, and related to the parent(s) or guardians(s) by blood, marriage, or adoption. Up to ten percent of Head Start/Early Head Start's enrollment can be over the poverty guidelines; however precedence is given to those that are income qualified first. If a child has been found income eligible and is participating in a Early Head Start program, he or she remains income eligible throughout that enrollment in Early Head Start, the
Project Head Start, launched initially as an eight-week summer program by the Office of Economic Opportunity in 1965, was designed to help break the cycle of poverty by providing preschool children of low-income…
Browse Family Resources for articles on early childhood education, health, and family support.
Reviews
Be the first to review this Head Start provider.
Write a Review
Share your experience with Kearney Center & Buffalo County Head Start, whether your child attended, you evaluated their services, or you worked there. You can help others by writing a review.
Please do not submit: Social Security numbers, birth certificates, income or tax documents,
medical records, immigration documents, benefit-account details, or other official application materials through
this form. Official enrollment documents must be submitted directly to the local Head Start program.