Supporting what all families need to thrive.
Early Head Start is the only federal program dedicated to comprehensively promoting healthy child and family development for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers living in families with incomes below the poverty line. As a two-generation program, Early Head Start creates opportunities for both parents and children, helping parents improve their economic security while ensuring their children are on a solid path to engage in lifelong learning.
Early Head Start offers babies safe care and crucial developmental services; helps families parent, find employment, and work toward their goals; and works at the community level to address the needs of the most vulnerable young children and families.