Head Start is a federally funded program for low-income children and children with disabilities, with emphasis on cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and mental development of the child. The overall goal of the Head Start program is to bring about a greater degree of social competence in children of low-income families. The child's entire family, as well as the community, must be involved. Visit www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb for more information.

It is free to all children who meet the eligibility requirements.

Collier County
502 North Ninth Street
Immokalee, FL 33934
(239) 377-0570 

Glades & Hendry Counties
Redland’s Christian Migrant Association (RCMA)

Children who will be three years old on or before September 1, whose families meet the annual income eligibility guidelines set forth by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth & Families. These children must reside within the county where the Head Start program is operating. 

Income is not the only eligibility criterion.  Other at-risk factors, such as a single-parent household or a child with a disability are determining factors for eligibility.  The Family Advocates can best answer these questions when you call.