Head Start/PreK Registration for School Year 2025 - 2026
Registration for the 2025 - 2026 school year is underway. To be eligible for Head Start/PreK, children must be 4 years old by September 1st and their families must meet certain income requirements. Please call 240-740-4530 for more information or visit the Head Start/PreK website.
If you are new to MCPS, please create an account. If you are already a MCPS parent, please log into the ParentVUE site.
If you are new to MCPS, please create an account. If you are already a MCPS parent, please log into the ParentVUE site.
Head Start/PreK flyers for school year 2024-2025
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Montgomery County Head Start Program
MONTGOMERY COUNTY HEAD START THREE-YEAR-OLD COMMUNITY BASED MODEL |
MODELO BASADO EN LA COMUNIDAD DE TRES AÑOS DE HEAD START DEL CONDADO DE MONTGOMERY |
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The Montgomery County Community-based Head Start model provides Head Start comprehensive services for eligible three-year-old children. The Head Start community-based model supports a six-hour per day 10 month per year Head Start slot in participating childcare centers and family childcare homes. Interested in applying?
Online Application Frequently Asked Questions Program Contact: Spanish: 240-447-8605 English: 202-809-3257 Email: ehs-application@montgomerycountymd.gov |
El modelo Head Start basado en la comunidad del condado de Montgomery proporciona servicios integrales de Head Start para niños elegibles de tres años. El modelo basado en la comunidad de Head Start apoya un espacio de Head Start de seis horas por día, 10 meses al año en los centros de cuidado infantil participantes y hogares de cuidado infantil familiar. ¿Interesado en aplicar?
Enlace a la AplicaciÍNLACE A LA APLICACIÓN AQUÍ Preguntas Frecuentes Contacto del Programa: Español: 240-447-8605 Inglesa: 202-809-3257 Email: ehs-application@montgomerycountymd.gov |

Did you know that Head Start offers adult English classes for parents and guardians of children in the program?
In collaboration with the Literacy Council of Montgomery County, Head Start offers English classes to two cohorts each year: one in the fall and one in the spring.
Watch this video from the Literacy Council of Montgomery County to learn more about this critical program.
The Community Action Agency is the grantee for the Montgomery County Head Start Program and Montgomery County Public Schools serves as the delegate. The Community Action Board and the Head Start Parent Policy Council share governing authority over the Head Start Program.
This website is supported by Grant Number 03CH011745 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 the Montgomery County Community Action Agency and Montgomery County Head Start Program and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.