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Head Start Stories

Your Journey, Our Community

Have you ever experienced how a Head Start program helps children and families grow in confidence, connection, and opportunity?

Whether you were a parent, educator, volunteer, or one of the children whose journey began there, your story matters.

Share your story and discover how others have grown from similar beginnings. Together, we can celebrate the lasting impact of strong starts and supportive communities.

Submit Your Head Start Story

Stories from Our Community

From my experience as a Head Start parent, I bring empathy to my role within the agency.

– preschool/school-age education coordinator, the Council on Rural Services, Logan County, OH

When I found out that I will now be trained as a Head Start teacher, I was overjoyed!

– Head Start teacher, Lexington, VA

Head Start gave us (my husband and I) both the initial tools we needed to become good students and successful professionals.

– former Head Start student, Bowie, MD

Head Start gave me the chance to advance within our agency, which in turn made me become a more confident, dedicated person.

– early childhood supervisor, Reedsburg, WI

What a waste of human potential it would have been if the Head Start professionals hadn't searched for Mrs. M's subtle strengths, gradually nurtured her self-confidence, and helped to educate all three of her children!

– Head Start parent, Martinsburg, PA

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