NMCAA

Head Start

The Head Start program provides grants to local public and private non-profit and for-profit agencies to provide comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged children and families, with a special focus on helping preschoolers develop the early reading and math skills they need to be successful in school.

Head Start programs promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families. They engage parents in their children's learning and help them in making progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals. Significant emphasis is placed on the involvement of parents in the administration of local Head Start programs.

Eligibility requirements include income, child's age, special needs of the child, families' employment status and special needs of the family.

Head Start continues to strive to promote intellectual, social, physical and emotional growth and development of children while supporting parents in their role as the primary nurturer and educator of their child.

NMCAA Head Start Centers	Address and Phone Numbers
Edina Head Start Center	401 N. First St / Edina, MO 63537 660-397-3428
Jamison Street Head Start Center	1011 S. Jamison / Kirksville, MO 63501 660-665-7780
Kahoka Head Start Center	157 E. Commercial / Kahoka, MO 63445 660-727-2622
Kirksville Part Day Head Start Center	915 W. Locust / Kirksville, MO 63501 660-665-6284
Memphis Head Start Center	238 N. Johnson / Memphis, MO 63555 660-465-2514
Schuyler County Head Start Center	Rt. 1, Box 7 / Glenwood, MO 63541 660-457-3603
Wayland Early Childhood Center	505 Welsh / Wayland, MO 63472 660-754-6288

HEAD START PARTNER SITES	Address and Phone Numbers
Bright Beginnings	1702 N Elson / Kirksville MO 63501 660-665-2504
Early Childhood Learning Center	1405 South Cottage Grove / Kirksville MO 6501 660-626-1412