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HOW TO
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HEAD START HOME | HEAD START SITES
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**PARENTS
NEED TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
2. Proof of income: · Last year’s income tax return · Current
SSI printout from
Social Security office · Social
Security Disability 1099 form or printout from Social Security office for all
members of the family · Current
TANF printout from Family
Support Division · If you
do not have the above, a letter from all employers stating gross wages and
beginning and ending dates of employment. 3. Parent, attorney of fact, guardian’s
signature Before your child can
be enrolled we will need your child’s: 1. Up-to-date immunization records **If you do
not have all of these, your contact person will help you. PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS Income: The child’s income must fall below the
poverty guidelines of the Administration for Children and Families. Once
age and income guidelines are met, selection is based on those with the
highest priorities: Age: Must be 3-years-old before August 1
and not be school-age (5-years-old before August 1). Older
children have higher priority. No caregiver in the home: Both parents are working, in school or on disability or a combination of these or
a single parent who meets one of these criteria receive higher priority. Disability: Children
enrolled in the school’s early childhood special education program receive
higher priority. Head Start must
serve 10% children with disabilities. Exception:
Over-income children who are enrolled in the public school’s early childhood
special education program will be considered if Head Start would be the best placement. The following special
family circumstances also are given higher
priority: homelessness,
living in a shelter, abuse or neglect, incarceration of a parent; recent
death or terminal illness of immediate family member, disability or mental
illness of immediate family member; suspected disability of the applicant
child; and/or children living in a home other than a child’s parent (e.g. relative) who has legal custody of
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