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Early Head Start is a free program for low-income families

with pregnant women, infants, and toddlers (ages 0-3).

 

ENROLLMENT

 

Eligibility

 

Early Head Start is a free program for families that have a child under two and a half years old or pregnant women. Families must meet the federal criteria for low-income. A pregnant woman is counted as two people when calculating the number in household. Extended family living in the home are not considered part of the family when calculating eligibility of family. Ten percent of the families enrolled in Early Head Start may have income that is over the Federal Criteria for low-income.

 

2009 HHS Poverty Guidelines

**Persons In Family Unit

48 Contiguous States and D.C.

1

$10,830

2

14,570

3

18,310

4

22,050

5

25,790

6

29,530

7

33,270

8

37,010

For each additional person, add

3,740

*Applicants must income qualify based on these guidelines. Some exceptions may apply.

                        **Pregnant Women Count as Two Persons

SOURCE: Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 14, January 23, 2009, pp. 4199-42.

 

Enrollment priority is given to families that face certain risks or difficulties, including teen parents, housing concerns, parents education less than 8th grade, language barriers, foster child, single parent, and/or developmental delays.

 

Service area

DDI VANTAGE Early Head start services families in Murray and Granite school districts. Zip codes: 84044, 84106, 84107, 84109, 84117, 84118, 84119, 84120, 84121, 84123, 84124, 84128, 84157, Part of 84115, 84084

 

Process

Early Head Start receives referrals from several sources; community, flyers, Utah Clicks, TANF, other agencies. Once Early Head Start receives a referral, the family is contacted and given more detailed information about the program. An application appointment is set. The family is required to provide immunization records, birth certificate, and income verification with the application. After a family fills out an application they are placed on a waiting list. The family is notified when there is an opening in Early Head Start. Since we are a year round program and do not follow traditional school schedules a family may be contacted at any time during the year.

 

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