Enroll in
Our Program

Eligibility

At least one of the following criteria must be met in order to be eligible for Head Start:

Application

Applications are accepted year-round for families who meet the eligibility criteria. Home Visiting serves pregnant women and children ages birth to three years old. Pre-School serves children ages three to five years old.

How to Enroll

Pregnant Moms & Children Birth-3 Years Old

Complete an online application below.

If you would like to complete an application over the phone, please call 616-453-4145.

Children Turning 4 Years Old Before Sept. 1st

Apply for the Community Waitlist below.

Children who turn 4 on or before September 1st will be placed prior to children who turn 4 between September 2nd and December 1st.

If you would like to complete an application over the phone, please call 616-447-2409 and press option 1.

Enrollment

Based on our placement criteria, a staff member will contact you to set up an appointment to complete a full enrollment with your child.

Please bring the following information with you:

Still need some guidance?

If you need some assistance with Enrolling, or you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!

Name*
First Last
Phone Number*
Email Address*
Topic*
School/Organization*
What is your school, company, or organization?
Child Name
This is optional, but it may help us address your message more quickly. If you have more than one child in our program, please put the name of the child you have the question about.
First Last
Child's Site
This is optional, but it may help us address your message more quickly.
Your Message*
Ask us a question, send us your feedback, or tell us a story about your experience with us!
Protection of Personal Identification Information*
In order to protect the children who may be in a Head Start for Kent County (HS4KC) program, I understand that I should not include any Personal Identifying Information (PII) that could be used to identify a child who may become, is currently, or was previously enrolled in a HS4KC program.

PII includes information such as a child’s name, age/date of birth, street address, names of child’s family members, or the site the child is applying for, attending, or has previously attended.

If you need information about a child, a parent or guardian of that child must directly call our Community & Parent Relations Specialist (616‑453‑4145 x2205) and request the information. HS4KC may not confirm nor release any information about any child to anyone besides the parent or guardian of a child.
I am not including nor requesting any Personal Identifying Information of a child in my message
CAPTCHA
Name
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.