Head Start of York County

Head Start

of York County

What is Head Start of York County?

Head Start of York County is a Federal and State funded comprehensive child development program designed to meet the needs of pre-school children (ages 3-5 yrs.) and their families.

What services does Head Start of York County provide?

	Provides a range of services in the areas of education and early childhood development; medical, dental, and mental health; nutrition; and parent involvement. Click on the Services link for more information.
	All of these services are individualized to each child's and family’s developmental, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage, experience, and needs.

What does this mean for my child?

The result is a positive learning environment and developmentally appropriate experiences that help children develop intellectually, socially, physically, and emotionally.

Where are you located?

Located in south-central Pennsylvania, Head Start of York County offers center and home based services to families living in urban and rural communities. Click on the Locations link to see where there is a Head Start center near you!

Where can I find out more information?

Please feel free to browse the links on our website and click the Contact Us link for more information.

Thank you to Penny Sims for creating the new Head Start of York County logo.

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The History Behind Head Start

Head Start was started as part of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty. A key part of the Great Society domestic agenda, the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 authorized programs to help meet the needs of disadvantaged preschool children. A panel of child development experts drew up this program at the request of the Federal Government, and the program became Project Head Start.

The Office of Economic Opportunity launched Project Head Start as an eight-week summer program in 1965. The project was designed to help end poverty by providing preschool children from low-income families with a program that would meet emotional, social, health, nutritional, and psychological needs.

Head Start was then transferred to the Office of Child Development in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by the Nixon Administration in 1969. Today it is a program within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the HHS.