The Head Start Program is designed to assist families in a number of areas, including:
- To assist parents in accessing health services for children
- To foster self-sufficiency by offering training and support services to parents
- To increase and reinforce family literacy
- To provide a developmentally appropriate classroom experience for eligible preschoolers
- To provide opportunities and to support families in their self-sufficiency efforts through child care, education, job training, referrals, financial counseling and family counseling
- To provide services that allow Head Start children to begin Kindergarten at the same level as their peers
The program conducts home visits for the purpose of providing support to families through the dissemination of home learning packets and information regarding parenting and their child's developmental progress.
The Head Start program also provides services to children with disabilities. Referrals are made to the program from various agencies serving young children. Children with disabilities receive the same educational experiences as other children with the addition of the assistance or therapy required.
Most of the parents in the program qualify for the Head Start Block Grant program with the Department of Social Services. This program assists parents in paying for child care for their children while they work or attend training.
This website is supported by Grant Number – 03CH012257 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of York County Children and Family Services and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.