About this PreSchool

The Orange County Head Start and Early Head Start program began in 1997 as an Early Head Start program. Originally, the program was funded to serve 100 children age birth to three and pregnant women in low-income households in Orange County, NC. In 2003, the Pre-K Head Start program was added with funding to serve 80 additional children and families in Northern Orange County.

All Head Start families receive an array of individualized services based on each family's situation: their strengths, needs, goals, and aspirations. Families who qualify for center-based services receive high quality child care/education at low or no cost. Families who qualify for the home-based option are offered parent-child playgroups and weekly home visits focused on parent education and child development. All home-based and playgroup services are offered in Spanish and at no cost to enrolled families.


Service included are:

• High Quality Child Care


• Home-based option


• Health, medical and nutrition services for child and family


• Mental health and substance abuse services


• Child dental services


• Literacy services, including ESL


• Involvement of parents in program governance


• Services to enhance self-sufficiency


• Services for children with disabilities

Orange Co. Head Start and Early Head Start
800 Eastowne Drive, Suite 105
Chapel Hill, NC 27514