The Office of Head Start (OHS) promotes the school readiness of young children from low-income families through local programs. Head Start and Early Head Start programs support the mental, social, and emotional development of children from birth to age 5. Head Start programs provide wide-ranging services for low-income children from birth to elementary school at no cost. The program is child-centered, family-focused, and community-based. Head Start encourages the role of parents as their child's first and most important teachers. Programs build relationships with families that support positive parent-child relationships, family well-being, and connections to peers and community. Additionally, Head Start services are designed to be responsive to each child and family's ethnic, cultural, and linguistic background. View a map of Colorado Head Start center types and total slots by county.

Find a Head Start program in your community.

Questions? Contact the State Head Start Collaboration Office:
Heather Craiglow
Director, Head Start Collaboration Office
Email: heather.craiglow@state.co.us
Phone: 303-866-4804