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Head Start & Early Learning Programs

We offer quality early education and care and services to support expectant parents and children birth to five in Franklin, Hampshire, and Western Hampden Counties at low or no cost to families.

Our Program
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Center-Based Head Start & Early Hea...

We offer center-based infant and toddler programs full-day, year-round and center-based preschool options including part-day/school-year and full-day/full-year.
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Head Start at Home

We provide weekly home visits for expectant parents and children under three that include support, resources, and fun learning activities for you and your child.
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Family & Community Engagement

We partner with families in all that we do and believe that parents are the experts on their children.
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Amherst Community Child Care
Central St Early Head Start (Turners Falls)
Vernon Street School (Northampton)
Meet Our Sites
G St Head Start (Turners Falls)
Westfield Head Start and Early Head Start
Agawam Head Start
North Orange Head Start
Ware Head Start
Every day, our mission is front and center: we partner with families in all that we do and believe that parents are the experts on their children. Together, we build a solid foundation for resilient and resourceful caregivers; caring, confident, and curious children; and responsive, invested communities.

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This website is supported by Grant Number 01CH012357 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of Community Action Pioneer Valley and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.