Head Start
Early childhood education and school readiness
Neighborhood House’s Head Start programs provide an opportunity for young children to learn, grow, and thrive. Our early childhood programs serve children and families in SW and NW Multnomah County. We help to prepare children for school by providing age-appropriate learning opportunities that ensure they enter kindergarten ready to learn.
We strive to support individual family growth and independence. We focus on parents as teachers, helping families to be successful in supporting their children’s overall development.
For more information about our programs, please contact an Intake and Enrollment Specialist at (503) 354-6775 or earlylearning@nhpdx.org.
Neighborhood House serves families with children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Eligibility is based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to family circumstances, public assistance status, housing instability, and foster care involvement. Children experiencing houselessness, those in foster care, and those from families receiving public assistance (such as TANF, SNAP, or SSI) are automatically eligible. While income is a qualifying factor in determining eligibility, there are many different considerations. Families with higher incomes may also qualify based on specific needs, with priority given to those facing the greatest challenges.
Head Start Education Programs
All Programs Include: Health, safety and nutrition education, on-site health and dental screenings, parenting education, parent advocacy and leadership opportunities, family engagement events, family goal setting, support accessing community resources, community building and more.
All programs also include 2 parent-teacher conferences, 2 teacher home-visits, and 2 family advocate home-visits.
Early Head Start: Preschool for children ages 6 weeks to 3 years. Class: September through mid-August Tuesday-Friday, 8:15am-3:45pm. (dates and times are site specific)
Head Start preschool: Center-based preschool for children ages 3 to 5. Class: Day after Labor Day to mid-June Tuesday-Friday 8:15am-3:45pm. (dates and times are site specific)
Head Start helps Diamond give her children quality early education and the time and space she needs to further her own education. Watch the video to hear Diamond’s story.
Why is early learning so important?
Decades of research show that the first five years of a child’s life are crucial for building the brain that shapes that child’s future. High-quality early learning experiences are predictors of health, happiness, growth, development, and school achievement.
In addition, children who experience a quality early learning environment (at home and at childcare or preschool) are more likely to show up in kindergarten ready to learn because they are better able to focus in the classroom, transition from one activity to the next, and interact with other children.
Early learning experiences make children more likely to successfully meet third-grade proficiency benchmarks, an important indicator of high school graduation.
For more information about our programs, please contact our Intake and Enrollment Specialists at (503) 354-6775 or earlylearning@nhpdx.org.
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