Piggott Head Start, 1020 S Taylor Ave, Piggott, AR 72454, US

Head Start is the largest early childhood and family education program in the country, providing comprehensive education, health, nutrition, parent involvement, and family support services to at-risk children and their families since 1965. With two programs, Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS), they serve preschool-age children and their families as well as at-risk children prenatal to age three, pregnant women, and their families. Funded directly by the federal government, Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Missouri enrolled 21,433 children in 2009, with 84% of them living below 100% of the federal poverty guideline. South Central Missouri Community Action Agency administers these programs, ensuring equal opportunity and providing auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities upon request.Generated from the website