Head Start of Stamford

US Department of Health and Human Services Quality Service Award winner!

Hours: 7:30am – 5:30pm Monday – Friday

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Fee: No Fee, Sliding Scale for extended hours program

Full-day and part-day pre-school for Stamford 3 & 4 year old children.

Stamford Head Start is open to all residents of Stamford whose family income is at or below the federal poverty level. The program provides 10 Locations.

Stamford Head Start addresses a child’s needs in all areas of development – physical, social, emotional and cognitive. The Stamford Head Start program provides health screenings completed within the first 45 days of attendance. Further, development assessments are conducted three times per year. There is one family service worker per 35 families and 10% of the available slots are for kids with disabilities. The Parent Policy Council serves as an oversight board and monthly family committee meetings are held at each location.

The Stamford Head Start Program utilizes The Creative Curriculum. A home-based, pre-natal program is available. The program provides on-staff nurses, nutritionists and family service workers. Stamford Head Start partners or collaborates with Reading is Fundamental, The Stamford Hospital, Ferguson Library, Women, Infant and Children (WIC), Department of Children and Families and Domestic Violence.

Stamford Early Head Start

Stamford Early Head Start is an extension of Head Start for children under 3 years old and pregnant women. Classes are extremely small and designed for children who vary in physical abilities. A home-based program is provided for children under 12 months old.

Stamford Even Start

For children and adults from low-income families. Stamford Even Start provides early childhood education and helps parents gain basic literacy and parenting skills.