State funding available through the Pennsylvania Department of Education

An expansion of high quality pre-kindergarten Head Start services for eligible children throughout Pennsylvania

Opportunity for Head Start Programs to enroll and service additional three and four year old children and expand full day and full year service opportunities for children and families

Show need for additional Head Start Services in York County

Have the ability to expand, either independently or in cooperation with a local school district, a licensed child care center or registered family child care home

Have the ability to comply with federal Head Start and state child care requirements for Head Start - provided extended day services

Head Start of York County has opened seven additional classrooms

Head Start of York County is servicing an additional 119 children and families

Head Start of York County has established and strengthened four community partnerships

York City School District: provides a classroom space, facility services, health/ nutrition services, shared training opportunities for staff, collaboration opportunities with building staff, opportunities for Head Start students to interact with other children in the building

Lincoln Edison Charter School: provides health screenings, access to gymnasium and library, opportunities for our students to pair with classes of older children for shared learning activities, shared training opportunities for staff

Lincoln Intermediate Unit (LIU): embeds students with special needs for inclusion into our Head Start classrooms, provides bus transport for IU children, instructional support for students with special needs, training to Head Start staff to increase knowledge and understanding of educating children with disabilities, shared training opportunities for staff, a classroom space, facility services, opportunity for interaction between Head Start and specialized LIU preschool special needs students

Hanover YWCA: provides a full day/ extended services option for working families, classroom space, shared training opportunities for staff, opportunities for participation in YWCA program activities for children and families

State investment into quality preschool early childhood education

Where the funding comes from

Follow Pennsylvania Pre-Kindergarten Early Learning Standards (ELS) and report children's progress in terms of them

Participation in Keystone Stars, an early childhood initiative designed to help programs develop and maintain high quality and train staff