Here you will find information on this wonderful free child development program for infants and 3 and 4 year olds!  Head Start is a national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families.  We are dedicated to improving the quality of life, particularly the lives of the families in our communities.  In providing a broad range of services to young children and their families, we constantly strive to excel. There is a total commitment to treat everyone as an individual, with dignity and respect, and to nurture families to promote their growth.  Our programs are for children from all of Cattaraugus and Wyoming Counties in Western New York State. If you are interested in Head Start, and are from our area, please feel free to contact us by our Online Referral, E-mail or at 716-373-2447.

In this website, we include information about us, contact and location information. Also you will find Head Start and Early Head Start programs and services, news, downloadable brochures about Head Start and Early Head Start, the Head Start parent handbook, 2007-2008 school calendars, HIGHLIGHTS - the Head Start monthly newsletter, and calendar of events by center.   Also included on this site is the Cattaraugus Wyoming  Head Start resource directory of organizations.  You can download this booklet where you will find phone numbers and addresses of a variety of organizations in Cattaraugus and Wyoming counties and national information.

Other information that we provide on our site is the Success by Six® publication  compliments of the United Way which provides information about child development, online activities and games for preschoolers, and employment opportunities.  All families our encouraged to apply for Head Start to promote school readiness.