Head Start / Child Care
0-5 Head Start Program
About Head Start
Head Start is a federally-funded childhood development program serving children 0-5 years of age and pregnant women from low-income families. The goal of Head Start is to increase school readiness of our young children by focusing on five key developmental domains:
– Physical Well-Being and Motor Development
– Social and Emotional Development
– Approaches to Learning
– Language Development and Emerging Literacy
– Cognition and General Knowledge
Head Start is free to eligible families.
MPP Head Start runs Monday through Friday from 9:00am – 3:00pm for 10 months per year and serves 180 children aged 3-5 at the main campus site in Franklin. This site has two buildings, one of which offers bus services and one of which offers extended day services.
MPP Early Head Start runs Monday through Friday from 9:00am – 3:00pm for 12 months per year and serves 135 children aged 0-3 and pregnant women at two sites in Franklin (the main campus site and Pruett House, which is located near Franklin High School). The main site location offers extended day services. Early Head Start also offers a home-based option.
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Macon Program for Progress
Phone: (828) 524-4471
Toll Free: (800) 563-4022
FAX: (828) 524-0823
Send Email: Admin@mppnhc.org