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Early Childhood Home Visitation

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Program Summary

The Head Start and Early Head Start Home-Based programs deliver a range of services through weekly 90-minute visits with pregnant women and/or primary caregivers of children 0–5 years of age. The program promotes interactions between the home visitor and primary caregiver that are nurturing, responsive, and intentionally support the primary caregiver’s role as their child’s first and most important teacher. 

Together, the home visitor and primary caregiver plan ways to help the child learn using parent-child interactions, daily routines, and household materials to make their home and community the learning environment. Services are provided primarily in the home and through group socialization activities. The program assists primary caregivers in identifying strengths and setting goals for themselves and their families.

Home Visitation is funded by grants from the Office of Head Start and state funding provided by the Department of Children & Families. There is no monetary cost to eligible families.

Qualifications

You may qualify for Early Head Start Home-Based if:

  • You are a pregnant woman and/or primary caregiver with children ages 0-5 with incomes below the federal poverty line.
  • You are experiencing homelessness
  • You have children in foster care
  • You are receiving TANF, Supplemental Security Income or SNAP
  • Children with IFSP or IEP

This website is supported by Grant Number 07CH011691 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 infrastructures, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of SEK-CAP and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.

Locations

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Allen County

Serves children ages 0–3

Bourbon County

Serves children ages 0–5

Chautauqua County

Serves children ages 0–5

Crawford County

Serves children ages 0–5

Elk County

Serves children ages 3–5

Labette County

Serves children ages 0–3

Linn County

Serves children ages 3–5

Montgomery County

Serves children ages 0–5

Neosho County

Serves children ages 0–3

Wilson County

Serves children ages 0–5

Woodson County

Serves children ages 3–5