Head Start is a national, child-development program for children ranging from birth to five years of age.

Created in 1965, Head Start is the longest-running and most successful school readiness program in the country. Head Start believes a child’s success is contingent on the strength of the family-unit as a whole, and works to strengthen families within their local communities. Head Start partners with income-eligible families to connect them with comprehensive and essential services to promote health and success.