Wisconsin Head Start Association is hosting the 23rd annual training conference on February 24-26, 2025. Hold these dates on your calendar to make sure you are free to join your ECE colleagues and the parents you serve in a educational experience that will leave us...

Head Start/Early Head Start are federal programs for children under the age of 5 from low-income families. The Office of Head Start, through the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Administration for Children and Families, manages grant funding and oversees local (state) agencies/programming.

Head Start is a federal program that prepares kids to succeed in school and life by promoting children’s development through early learning, health, and family well-being. It’s free to eligible families with children ages birth through 5. What’s more, parents can find support, too.

3 days ago · Head Start, which supports children up to five years old from low-income families, has approximately 4,500 employees in Wisconsin. Jen Bailey, board president of the Wisconsin Head Start Association, said that as of Friday, about half of the Head Start programs in the state were still unable to access funding.

The Wisconsin Head Start Association (WHSA) is made up of 39 grantees providing Head Start and Early Head Start services to families throughout Wisconsin for the last 50 years.

Enter zip code or city name to easily find a Wisconsin Head Start Program near you. Headstartprograms.org is the best Head Start center Locator.

Our Head Start Center Based Program for 3-5 Year-Old Children Offers: A classrooms that is staffed with Early Childhood degreed teachers. One Teacher with two Teacher Assistants in each classroom of 20 children. Class four days a week (Monday through Thursday). Two home visits and two parent/teacher conferences yearly.

Head Start is our nation’s premier provider of developmental and educational services to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, pregnant women and their families.

Head Start prepares children ages 3-5 to succeed in school and in life. It provides early learning, health, and family well-being services—all in a safe nurturing environment. Early Head Start supports children up to age 3 by promoting healthy development and early learning.

See where changes have been made to the Performance Standards, find clarifying and promotional materials, and access resources to support implementation of the final rule. Have you noticed your trusted early childhood development resources are at a …