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  • HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START APPLICATION STEPS
    2024-2025 APPLICATION

     Limited spaces are available at select schools for 3 and 4-year-olds. All seats for Early Head Start (pregnant mothers and children birth to 35 months in age) are currently filled. 

    2025-2026 APPLICATION 

    Early Head Start - Pregnant women and children birth - 2 years old

    Head Start - Children ages 3 and 4 years old on OR before September 1 of that year.

    Families with foster care children, children with disabilities, and those that are unhoused are encouraged to apply. All families interested in applying for Head Start must follow the steps below.   

     

    Step 1: Complete the Pre-Application

    If you are NEW to Head Start (never applied before), you must complete the pre-application prior to your appointment. If you are new to Head Start and need to create a pre-application, please send an email to headstart@browardschools.com and include the parent's first and last name, child's first and last name, date of birth, phone number, and email address.

     

     ***If you have an existing account with Head Start/Early Head Start OR had a child previously attend Head Start, you do not need to complete the pre-application, go to Step 2.***

     

     

    Step 2: Collect Required Documents

    Gather the required application documents. Contact Head Start or call 754-321-1961 or email headstart@browardschools.com to request the document upload link for your account.

     

    Click Here for a list of required application documents  

     

    Step 3: Interview Appointment

    The Head Start/Early Head Start pre-application window for the 2025-2026 school year closed on March 21, 2025. The Head Start/Early Head Start application window for 2025-2026 will re-open in April. Please complete the interview survey request using the link below and you will be contacted once the application information for 2025-2026 becomes available.   

    2025-2026 Head Start/Early Head Start Interview Request Link.

Contact Information

  • Early Childhood Education

    600 SE 3rd Ave

    Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

    Phone: 754-321-1961

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    Sharonda Bailey

    Director

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  • Important Information about Entering Kindergarten after Head Start/Early Head Start
    Selection for a Head Start/Early Head Start program at a school does not guarantee placement for Kindergarten at the same school. If your child is selected or offered a seat in a Head Start/Early Head Start class that is not your boundary school, you must apply for and receive a reassignment in order for your child to attend Kindergarten at the same school. To learn about the reassignment process, please visit the School Choice website.

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