Head Start Programs offered by Seattle Public Schools No. 1 (Seattle)

Head Start Programs offered by Seattle Public Schools No. 1

Coordinates Head Start programs, designed to help break the cycle of poverty by providing preschool children of low-income families with a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health, nutritional, and psychological needs. The main components of each Head Start program are education, health, parent involvement, and social services. By congressional mandate, at least 10 percent of the children served by the program must have special needs. Services are available at numerous public school locations throughout Seattle. Programs are half-day, four days a week, and full day five days a week. Children attend either a morning, afternoon, or full day program. Home visits during the school year are arranged to meet families' schedules.

Location: 2445 3rd Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134

Application: Call and give address and request an application. Application also available on the website. Children who are accepted for the program are assigned a school site closest to their home.

Fee: None.

Eligibility: Low-income children and special needs children living in the city of Seattle, ages 3 and 4.

Agency Info

Seattle Public Schools No. 1 administers the Seattle Public Schools District Office and is the central contact office for all Seattle Public Schools. Maintains information on programs and locations. Educational services are offered through elementary, middle, and high schools. Gifted, alternative, special education, and Individual Education Plan (IEP) services are offered to students.