Head Start

Head Start is a launchpad for future leaders and strong communities. We prepare children and their families to succeed in school and in life, and provide prenatal support as well as affordable childcare so that parents can focus on their education and careers. This catalyzes growth in rural, urban, and suburban communities throughout the U.S.

Children's Services delivers both Head Start and California State preschool programs to children 3 to 5 years old. Available to qualified low-income families, these services are sensitive to each family’s linguistic, ethnic, and cultural heritage. A strong emphasis is placed on the valuable role of parents as the first and most important teacher of their child. With focus on the whole child's development in academic, social, emotional and physical growth, combined with a safe, caring environment created by skilled teachers, CommUnify’s early education programs prepare children for a lifetime of success in school and in life.

Head Start supports children and families in many ways:

• Center-based,full-day/full-year childcare for working families as well as Center-based, part-day/part-year preschool program
• Works with school districts to create a smooth transition to kindergarten
• Using the Creative Curriculum® for Preschool that is a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that promotes exploration and discovery as a way of learning, enabling children to develop confidence, creativity and lifelong critical thinking skills.
• Serving delicious, nutritious meals and snacks daily

Contact Children's Services

For more information, to enroll or support our programs, please call the office nearest you:
• South County: 805-964-8857
• Mid-County: 805-740-4555
• North County: 805-922-2243
• Toll-Free: 800-655-0617

This website is supported by Grant Number 09CH01864 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of CommUnify’s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.