• $106.8 million (2004) funded through Head Start for Kentucky's low income children & families
• 33 Head Start Programs serving Kentucky's preschool age children
• 12 Early Head Start Programs serving 0-3 year-olds and pregnant women
• 470 Head Start Centers with 1,143 classrooms operated by Head Start and Early Head Start
• Head Start provided in all 120 counties of Kentucky
• 16,481 children and families served by Head Start and Early Head Start
• 3,527 staff employed directly by Head Start and Early Head Start - of these nearly 1/3 are former or current Head Start and Early Head Start parents
• Migrant Head Start programs developing with more needed
• Kentucky Program Overview

SERVICES PROVIDED TO CHILDREN

• Up-to-date on preventative and primary health care
• Up-to-date on age-appropriate immunizations
• Professional dental exams, preventative dental care, dental treatments, and diagnosis of the need for further dental treatment
• Consultations with mental health professionals for behavior and/or mental health issues
• Determination of disabilities

FAMILY SERVICES PROVIDED TO ENCOURAGE FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY

• Head Start families were enrolled in adult education (GED classes, college courses, etc.)
• Job training
• Emergency/crisis intervention concerning food, shelter and clothing
• Mental health services
• Substance abuse prevention assistance or treatment
• Child abuse and neglect services
• Health education (including prenatal classes)
• Parenting education