Does a Child from an Early Head Start Program Automatically Qualify for Head Start at the Age of Three?

Does a Child from an Early Head Start Program Automatically Qualify for Head Start at the Age of Three?
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The child does not automatically qualify for a preschool Head Start program. The family's income must be redetermined before enrollment into preschool Head Start. If the family no longer meets the income eligibility for Head Start, one of two things can happen.

  1. The child can be enrolled as over-income if this meets the local program's selection and enrollment criteria. Head Start programs are allowed to offer 10% of their enrollment to children whose families are above the federal poverty guideline.
  2. As part of the transition planning for and with the family, Early Head Start is responsible for helping to find an appropriate non-Head Start preschool placement if that is what is needed.
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