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.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY BIRTH TO FIVE HEAD START COMMUNITY BASED MODEL |
MODELO COMUNITARIO DE HEAD START DESDE EL NACIMIENTO HASTA LOS CINCO AÑOS DEL CONDADO DE MONTGOMERY |
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The program will provide services throughout Montgomery County for a full-year (1,380 annual hours), full-day (9-hours) Early Head Start program and receive $17,964/child/annually. Registered family child care homes and licensed center-based programs with a minimum of Level 3 EXCELS are eligible to apply.
Childcare programs will collaborate as an Early Head Start childcare hub and receive wrap-around services for staff and families including training, technical assistance and coaching support from the County’s Early Childhood Services (ECS) program including Child Care Resource Center, the Infants and Toddlers Early Intervention Program and Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation and family engagement services and supports. Early Head Start applications available November 1st - 15th. Programs must have attended one of the orientation sessions in October in order to be considered. Early Head Start Providers Presentation Early Head Start Program Application This application will close on November 14, 2025. Program Contact: Spanish: 240-777-1426 English: 240-777-1769 Email: charlene.muhammad@montgomery countymd.gov |
El programa brindará servicios en todo el Condado de Montgomery durante todo el año (1,380 horas anuales), un programa Early Head Start de jornada completa (9 horas) y recibirá $17,964 por niño/a al año. Los hogares de cuidado infantil familiar registrados y los programas basados en centros con licencia con un mínimo de Nivel 3 en EXCELS son elegibles para postularse.
Los programas de cuidado infantil colaborarán como un centro de cuidado infantil de Early Head Start y recibirán servicios integrales para el personal y las familias, incluyendo capacitación, asistencia técnica y apoyo de entrenamiento por parte del programa de Servicios para la Primera Infancia (ECS) del Condado, incluido el Centro de Recursos para el Cuidado Infantil, el Programa de Intervención Temprana para Bebés y Niños Pequeños, Servicios de Consulta en Salud Mental para la Primera Infancia y servicios de apoyo de participación familiar.
Las solicitudes de Early Head Start están disponibles del 1 al 15 de noviembre. Contacto del Programa: Español: 240-777-1426 Inglés: 240-777-1769 Email: charlene.muhammad@montgomery countymd.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.
Montgomery County is the grantee for the Montgomery County Head Start Program and Montgomery County Public Schools serves as the delegate. The Montgomery County Community Action Board and the Head Start Parents 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.