HEADSTART
Head Start is a comprehensive preschool child development program available to families in the
Enfield community. The basic components of the program are education, health, nutrition, social
services, and parent involvement.
Head Start serves children aged 3 to 5 years and their families. A minimum of 90% of the families
are low-income and a maximum of 10% may be over-income. Over-income children are selected
according to the program’s “Recruitment Plan” and the program’s ability to meet their special needs.
A minimum of 10% of the children in Head Start do have special needs. Supportive services are
offered to these children as deemed appropriate by professional evaluators. If you are the parent of a
special need’s child, we encourage you to apply.
Foster children are encouraged to apply to the program as it is the specific child’s income that is
considered. If you are a recipient of state aid, foster parent, or low-income parent, we encourage you
to file an application. If there is no vacancy, you may request placement on a waiting list. A staff
member will contact you if a vacancy occurs.
Head Start is a daily program which has the same holiday schedule as the Enfield Public Schools.
Snacks and lunch are provided free of charge to Head Start children. For further information regarding
application and enrollment in Head Start, contact: Head Start Program, 117 Post Office Road,
Phone: 860-253-4741
TITLE I
Federal funds provided under Title I of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act are
allocated to provide supplementary basic skill services to our designated Title I schools. Eligibility
for Title I funds is not determined for schools per se, but rather for school attendance areas, thus
making children attending private schools residing in Title I attendance areas eligible for services.
Enfield’s Title I program provides academic support at the elementary level. For purposes of
determining Title I eligible attendance areas, eligibility is defined by the free and reduce lunch
program by school as of October 1 of each school year.
If the percentage of “low-income children” residing in an attendance area is equal to, or greater than,
the percentage of “low-income children” in the school district as a whole, the school servicing that
attendance area becomes a designated Title I school. As a designated Title I school, all children are
eligible to receive program services provided under Title I.
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