Head Start Program Performance Standards for masking and COVID-19 vaccination requirements
Learn more about the requirements for all Head Start staff, some contractors, and volunteers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Universal masking for all individuals 2 years of age and older are also a requirement.
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Head Start is a federal program that promotes school readiness of young children from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social and emotional development. Oregon modeled Oregon Pre-kindergarten (OPK) after Head Start to expand high-quality early learning opportunities for lowest income and highest need preschool children.
OPK is free to families from the period of prenatal to five years old and not yet eligible for kindergarten, and who meet income or other eligibility qualifications. Program services include:
In the classroom, they program provides a learning environment that supports children’s growth and development, which includes:
OPK emphasizes the role of parents as their child’s first and most important teacher and builds relationships with families to support:
All services are designed to be responsive to each child and family’s ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage. We are proud to partner with Head Start to have these serviced available in all 36 counties in Oregon.
Search below for an Oregon Pre-kindergarten program in your area. For more information about Head Start, visit the Head Start and the Oregon Head Start Association websites.
Providers and partners who receive funding from the state through an ELD contract or agreement are required to complete an equity training. Click here for more information.
Thank you to Governor Kate Brown for proclaiming October as Head Start Awareness Month. The Early Learning Division is excited to celebrate Head Start Awareness Month. This is the time of year that Oregon Head Start Pre-Kindergarten programs from across the state connect with their partners to share about exciting…
The Preschool Promise report to the Legislature is out. Take a look to learn more about the implementation process for this program. Read more here.
Oregon Head Start Pre-Kindergarten (OPK) is receiving a portion of the funding designated for mixed-delivery beginning in the first year of the 2015-2017 biennium. This additional funding will be used to 1) cover the cost of maintaining current service levels following the 2014-15 OPK expansion, 2) provide all OPK programs with…
The Early Learning Division had a small pot of funds available to support the expansion of current OPK/Head Start programs. Grant recipients were announced in June 2014. In the spirit of transparency, you can see all of the grants and scoring results here. Grant Proposals Scoring
Children from birth to age five from families with low income, according to the Poverty Guidelines published by the federal government, are eligible for Head Start and Early Head Start services.
Children in foster care, homeless children, and children from families receiving public assistance (TANF or SSI) are categorically eligible for Head Start and Early Head Start services regardless of income.
Pregnant women may also be eligible for Early Head Start.
Children in foster care are Head Start eligible, regardless of family income.
The Head Start Act of 2007 requires 10 percent of the total number of children actually enrolled by each Head Start agency and each delegate agency to be children with disabilities who are determined to be eligible for special education and related services, or early intervention services.
OPK programs may enroll up to 20% of children from families that have incomes above the Poverty Guidelines. Programs may also serve up to an additional 35% of children from families whose incomes are above the Poverty Guidelines, but below 130% of the poverty line if the program can ensure that certain conditions have been met.
OPK programs may enroll up to 20% of children from families that have incomes above the Poverty Guidelines. Programs may also serve up to an additional 35% of children from families whose incomes are above the Poverty Guidelines, but below 130% of the poverty line if the program can ensure that certain conditions described in the Head Start Act have been met.
Use the Head Start Locator to find all Head Start locations. To search specifically for OPK programs, use the Program Locator [Add link when available] on the Early Learning Division website or call 211 for more information.
If you are ineligible for Head Start or OPK, you can call 211 and ask for help locating child care in your area.
16518 SE River Rd, Milwaukie, OR, United States
13455 SE 97th Ave, Clackamas, OR, United States
2475 Center St NE, Salem, OR, United States
1001 SW Baseline St, Hillsboro, OR, United States
One University Blvd, La Grande, OR
300 Market St, Lebanon, OR, United States
790 SW 7th Pl, Ontario, OR, United States
1100 E Marina Way, Hood River, OR, United States
10100 NE Prescott St, Portland, OR, United States
7780 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR, United States
135 S Main St, Condon, OR, United States
9140 SW Pioneer Ct, Wilsonville, OR, United States
130 Bates Hall Corvallis OR
4800 NE 74th Ave, Portland, OR, United States
1850 45th Avenue Northeast, Salem, OR, United States
1001 Beall Ln, Central Point, OR, United States
650 NE A St, Madras, OR, United States
110 Northeast 4th Street, Hermiston, OR, United States
948 SE Roberts Ave, Roseburg, OR, United States
