Federally-funded head start programs help prepare young children from low-income families, ages birth to five
years old, and their parents for the social and educational challenges that young children face as they
develop. Each head start program focuses on providing comprehensive services designed to enhance a child's
emotional, social, cultural, language, reading, mathematics, science, health and nutrition education.
This head start center locator page contains links to listings of programs offered in the 152 counties in the state of Georgia. Each listings page contains the name, address and contact
information for a specific county's available centers. From that page, use additional links to explore
individual center facts, application instructions and directions.
Our head start center locator features the number of head start centers per county in parentheses ( ) to the
right of the county names. To see a current list of your county's head start centers, click your county's
name.
Our mission is to provide a nurturing environment that will enable children and families to experience success in acquiring knowledge, skills, and positive attitudes that prepare them to become responsible citizens and continuous learners.
The Clarke County School District Early Head Start and Head Start program provides early educational and developmentally appropriate activities and instruction for children ages birth through five and pregnant women in Athens-Clarke County. The Office of Early Learning works closely with Little Ones Academy to provide high quality center-based early learning and care to Early Head Start and Head Start children, and provides child development instruction to families in a home-based environment. Early Head Start and Head Start believe that parents are their child's first and most important teachers.
Head Start is a another program under the umbrella of the agency that offers various needed services to children of low-income families. Among the many services offered are: Education, Cultural Enrichment, Transparent, Health Services, Nutrition, Parent Involvement, Disabilities/Mental Health Services. Clayton County Head Start is a free comprehensive educational cultural enrichment program that is federally funded for children of income eligible families. A creative curriculum is utilized to include children of diverse backgrounds with classroom extension and other approved outside activities.
Head Start is a comprehensive early childhood development program for economically disadvantaged preschool children and their families. The objectives of this program are: (1) to improve the child’s health; (2) aid the child’s intellectual, social, and emotional development; (3) improve and expand the child’s ability for self-expression; and (4) help both the enrollees and their families gain greater confidence, self-respect, and dignity. Eligibility guidelines require that enrollees, including children with disabilities, are between three years of age and compulsory school attendance, and at least ninety percent are from low-income families.
CAFI Head Start provides a comprehensive program serving 3 to 5 year old children from limited income families. The program focuses on the education, social, emotional, and physical needs of the children and their families. Ten percent of the enrollment is reserved for children with special needs. Medical and dental examinations, as well as follow-up treatments are provided. Many educational and pending training's are offered for parents which encourages strong parent involvement and participation
Head Start serves children three and four years of age and their families. The program is child-focused and has the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families. The program serves 919 children in the counties of Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Candler, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Toombs, and Ware. There are 15 centers available to families in the twelve counties, as well as, the administrative office in Waycross.
CSRA Economic Opportunity Authority, Inc. operates a Head Start Program which provides professional, comprehensive, quality services to preschool children, families, staff, and communities in Bulloch, Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond Screven, and Warren Counties.
Easter Seals was awarded a Head Start Grant in 1998. This grant provides a comprehensive early childhood program to low-income children ages three through five years living in Fulton County. This program provides valuable services to children in Fulton County to ensure that they will receive all of the necessary services to prepare them for success when they reach school age.
HEAD START (HS) – HS is a national school readiness program. It provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition and parent involvement services to children, between the ages of 3 to 5 and their families.
Head Start is the City of Savannah’s largest community based mainstream early childhood education program. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is designed to service the educational, psychological, and health needs of low-income families. The EOA Head Start program serves 824 children three to five years of age and offers high quality early childhood education, mental health, disability, medical, nutritional, and social services support for families