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Head Start Program
Brevard Public Schools offers the Head Start program to 624 eligible children and families HeadStart at 12 elementary schools, one high school and one stand-alone site:
North Area
Coquina Elementary Enterprise Elementary Mims Elementary
Central Area
Cambridge Elementary Endeavour Elementary Saturn Elementary Sherwood Elementary
South Area
Discovery Elementary Jupiter Elementary
Palm Bay Elementary Port Malabar Elementary South Area Head Start
In addition to a free full-day preschool program, Head Start provides comprehensive services to enrolled children and their families, which include, health, nutrition, social, and other services based on each family’s individual needs. Head Start emphasizes the role of parents as their child’s first and most important teacher.
Step 1: Eligibility
Children must be 3 or 4 years old on or before September 1, 2019 and meet the federal income poverty guidelines. Families must complete
a Head Start Application, available at select school sites or at www. brevardschools.org/HeadStart. The completed application is sent to the Head Start administrative office and the family will be contacted for a face-to-face eligibility meeting with a Family Advocate. An information page is provided with the application outlining documents your family will need to bring to the eligibility meeting.
Step 2: Selection
Eligibility does not guarantee selection for the program. Children are selected for the program from the waitlist maintained at
the Head Start administrative office. Once a child has been selected for the program the family will be asked to complete school registration.To ensure registration is
completed within the designated timeframe, a family a dvocate is available to assist.
Step 3: School Registration
Families selected for the Head Start program must bring all required school registration documents to the school. Children regis-
tering for Head Start VPK must bring the VPK Certificate of Eligibility along with required school registration documents. The VPK Certificate is obtained online through the Early Learning Collation of Brevard. Fam- ilies who do not complete registration within the designated timeframe
will be returned to the waiting list.
Contact
Head Start Administrative Office | Clearlake Education Center 1225 Clearlake Road | Cocoa | FL 32922
(321) 617-7786, ext. 220 | www.brevardschools.org/Head- Start.
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