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Head start getting in?

BlackvelvetBlackvelvet member
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We do not meet the income guidelines for headstart in our area, but there are no private preschools just a few daycares that have preschool age kids. 

How can I improve my application for headstart they only have 9 spots for over income kids in our area?  the only other option for a preschool is to drive LO 45 min each way to a preschool and that is not something I look forward to.

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Told IVF is the only option and have not found a clinic that will take me.



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  • Littlejen22Littlejen22 member
    No idea but do none of the churches have preschools?
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  • KL777KL777 member
    Like the pp mentioned, a lot of churches have preschool programs.  Have you tried to "Google" preschool in (insert your city and state here).

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  • jsugrinjsugrin member
    They like diversity and brains so if head start is mostly hispanic/black/asian ect in your area than being white will actually help you, if it's all white and you're H/B/A than that will help you too.  Since a lot of kids in head start are disadvantaged with no prior school exposure if you've got a highly intelligent child who already knows their colors/shapes/ letters ect they might be considered a strong peer model ect.  Those are the basic ways they fill those "extra" slots.
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  • BlackvelvetBlackvelvet member

    imagejsugrin:
    They like diversity and brains so if head start is mostly hispanic/black/asian ect in your area than being white will actually help you, if it's all white and you're H/B/A than that will help you too.  Since a lot of kids in head start are disadvantaged with no prior school exposure if you've got a highly intelligent child who already knows their colors/shapes/ letters ect they might be considered a strong peer model ect.  Those are the basic ways they fill those "extra" slots.

    Non of the churches have a preschool it's a smaller town and over half of the kids will be in headstart (around 70% of kids in town will go to the program).  I would love to have another school in town but right now there is not one.  DS is very smart but he hasn't had a lot of social interaction with kids his age we just don't know any most of our friends have kids a few years older (great for the education type stuff not so much for socail)

    Me DOR amh .64 ng/mL  
    DH Brain Cancer
    BFP #1 12/11/08 DS born 8/23/09
    BFP#2 10/13/11 DC 11/4/11
    BFP#3 12/6/13 Lost 12/29/13
    Told IVF is the only option and have not found a clinic that will take me.



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  • bumpuser511563bumpuser511563 member

    Head Start maybe one program that goes by income level. They also look at taking Special Needs children. I know this because they would have taken DS for speech even though we made too much to qualify.

    We went with the school district preschool which was a Special Needs preschool because we thought we would not get into Head Start. It also was much closer to where we live.

    I would try the school district and see if they have a preschool your LO can go to and take it from there. As PP's have said some daycares are preschool based.

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