We’re excited to support you and your children!

To get started, we need to determine if you’re eligible for our Head Start or Early Head Start early learning and child care programs.

What sets us apart is our two-generational approach that builds family well-being by simultaneously working with children and the adults in their lives to access new resources, solve problems and sharpen existing skills. We have Family Support Specialists, Home Visitors and Coaches ready to partner with you on this journey.

In most cases, families must earn 100% of the Federal Poverty Level or less. Children experiencing homelessness or who are in foster or kinship care also are eligible. In some cases, children with disabilities may qualify.

Don’t assume your family doesn’t qualify! You may be surprised!

If you qualify, you may continue receiving our services once you’re enrolled EVEN if your income increases until your child is no longer age-eligible for their program.

Complete this short questionnaire, and we’ll notify you about your eligibility via email and text. If you don’t hear from us within 5 business days, please call 937-2ENROLL.

Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc. offers more than 50 center locations in Clark, Madison, and Montgomery Counties (Ohio). Convenient program hours fit most families’ work and school schedules.

HEAD START FULL DAY (ages 3-5 years)

  • 6 to 10 hours per day, Monday through Friday

    • Parents must be working or in school in order to enroll children in a full day classroom

    • For 10 hour care, parents must apply for Chid Care Benefits through the JFS childcare unit

  • Open to children ages 3-5

  • Services are free to qualifying families, though parents receiving Publicly Funded Child Care may have a small co-payment

  • Transportation is available at select centers

HEAD START PART DAY (ages 3-5 years)

  • Monday through Thursday

  • 3.5-hour sessions, morning or afternoon

  • Centers are open about 152 days each year

  • Limited transportation is available

EARLY HEAD START (ages birth to 3)

  • Full day, comprehensive program

  • Ages birth to 3

  • Pregnant mothers are also eligible for services

HOME-BASED CARE

  • Designed to allow you and your child to work with our home visitors

  • A home visitor will visit your home for 1.5 hours each week for up to 32 weeks

  • Group socialization held twice monthly