Give Your Child
an Early Head Start

A parent is a child’s first and most important teacher. By partnering with Early Head Start during the first three years of a child’s life parents and caregivers can nurture a child’s development and create stronger family bonds. Early Head Start encourages the growth and development of infants and toddlers through a strong foundation of social-emotional competence for lifelong learning.

Early Head Start is available to pregnant mothers, infants, and toddlers until age 3. Our Early Head Start program provides comprehensive early childhood education to income-eligible children and their families, from birth to age 3, at no cost to families. EHS combines parent involvement, education, health and social-emotional wellness services (including for women before, during, and after pregnancy), and services to children with disabilities. Our program emphasizes the role of parents as their child’s first and most important teacher and enriches the lives of children and their families by working with each family’s individual needs.

Online Application for the 24-25 School Year

Download a Paper Application

If you are interested in applying for Pregnancy Services, please contact Caron Schienle at 910-938-0336 or caron.schienle@oneplaceonslow.org.

QUICK LINKS

Online Application for the 24-25 School Year

Comprehensive Services: The Foundation of Head Start
How to Apply

Early Head Start Referrals
Early Head Start CCP Site Selection
Early Head Start Annual Reports

 

OUR PROGRAMS

  1. Child Care Partnership Program

    In partnership with Excel Learning Center #9, Abundance of Love and Learning Center, and New River Early Learning Center, our center-based services are available to children from 6 weeks to 3-years-old. Children are in a classroom setting Monday through Friday. A primary teacher is assigned to no more than four children and classrooms are limited to eight or nine children. Through planned learning, activities, and play, children are better prepared to enter kindergarten with increased social-emotional skills.

  2. Pregnancy Services

    Our home-based program is available to expectant (pregnant) women and their families to provide information about healthy pregnancies, developmental milestones, and the importance of early care and education while strengthening the five protective factors for families. Enrolled families receive at least one 90-minute home visit each month using the Partners for a Healthy Baby curriculum. Topics include prenatal health and healthy birth outcomes, nutrition, bonding and attachment, mental health, self care, child development, and budgeting.

how to

apply

A

APPLY TO OUR EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM

If you have an infant or toddler, use the link below to apply online. If you’re pregnant, please call or email Caron Schienle at 910-938-0336 or caron.schienle@oneplaceonslow.org

B

BE PREPARED

Have the following documents ready to submit:

  • Copy of child’s birth certificate or Medicaid card
  • All sources of family income for the past 12 months. Provide all that apply: 2023 Tax Form 1040, W-2, letter from employer, pay stubs, child support verification, SSI/TANF letter
  • If Applicable:
    • Disabilities/IFSP documents
    • Foster/kinship care documentation
    • Legal guardian/custody papers

C

CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility is based on income at or below the poverty level. Families in other situations – including homelessness, children in foster care, or receiving SNAP, SSI or TANF are categorically eligible for EHS services, regardless of income. Children with identified disabilities may also be eligible.


APPLY NOW

Online Application for the 24-25 School Year

Families that submit their online applications and supporting documentation will receive follow-up email communication for next steps from our staff. BE SURE TO INCLUDE CORRECT EMAIL AND TELEPHONE CONTACT INFORMATION on your application.
For assistance, contact Caron Schienle at caron.schienle@oneplaceonslow.org.

Early Head Start Annual Reports

 

 

*This website is supported by Grant Number #04CH01251401 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of One Place and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.