Head Start/Early Head Start

The GMN Head Start and Early Head Start programs serve children ages birth to five years old, and pregnant women. They promote the school readiness of infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children from families with low income. We also serve children with disabilities, children in families who are homeless and children in Foster Care.

If anyone in the household currently receives SSI or SNAP benefits, your family is automatically eligible for our services.

The programs provide free developmental and health screenings to each enrolled child. HS/EHS offers free educational, mental health, health, and family engagement services to enrolled children/families.

In Head Start we offer center-base services in Guernsey, Monroe and Noble counties. Early Head Start offers center-based and home-based services in Noble County, and home-based in Guernsey and Monroe Counties.

Children do not need to be potty trained to attend.

For information about enrollment, please see the contact’s name and number for each site below:

GUERNSEY COUNTY:

Beatty Avenue Head Start Center (Cambridge, OH); contact Anita Conrad at 740-439-3493(HS only)

EPIC Center (Cambridge, OH); contact Debbie Williams or Chris St. Clair at 740-435-8642 (EHS home-based and HS center-based)

MONROE COUNTY:

Woodsfield Center (Woodsfield, OH); contact Angie Dick at 740-472-1277 (EHS home-based and HS center-based)

Sardis Head Start Center (Sardis, OH); contact Tara Lyman at 740-483-1796 (HS only)

NOBLE COUNTY:

Caldwell Head Start Center (Caldwell, OH); contact Barb M. Clark at 740-732-2388 (HS only)

Noble Learning Center (Caldwell, OH) (This is a partnership and is the only full day/full year option.); contact Beth DeLancey at 740-732-4722 (EHS center-based)