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Early Childhood Services Overview

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Click on the image above to fill out a Preschool and Early Head Start interest form. Our staff will review your form to determine which program your child(ren) will be eligible for. If you have already filled out an interest form, or an application, or had a child in a program, please call 989-358-4619.

Please click on the icons below for more information about our programs:

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Early Head Start (Pregnancy to Age 3)

Home visits and play groups support families with infants, toddlers, and pregnant women.

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Head Start (Ages 3 to 5)

A no-cost preschool program for children 3 – 5 years of age that will help to prepare them for school.

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Great Start Readiness Program (Age 4)

The Great Start Readiness Program provides many of the same services as Head Start for children 4 years of age.

These materials were developed in part through grants awarded by the Office of Head Start and Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential.

This website is supported by Grant Number 05CH011635 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 Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.