Are you and your child ready to share an experience that will enhance both of your lives? Then consider NEK-CAP, Inc. Head Start as a building block to the future education of your child.

Head Start, a nationally known research-based preschool program, is a center-based program serving three to five-year olds. This program is available at no cost to those who are income-eligible. Head Start programs support children’s growth and development in positive learning environments through a variety of services including social skills and school readiness skills building, health and developmental screenings, nutritious meals, oral health and mental health, and family well-being – strengthening child and parent relationships.

Early Head Start is a home-based program which provides services to children ages 0-3 years old including infants, toddlers, and pregnant women in nine of NEK-CAP, Inc.’s 16-county service area. It promotes healthy prenatal outcomes, healthy babies, enhances the development of infants and toddlers, and promotes healthy/self-reliant families. Early Head Start services are FREE to eligible prenatal women and children!

You will want to apply quickly as enrollment slots will fill quickly and we want you and your child to be served at Head Start in the upcoming year! Documents needed to complete an application: All this information is kept confidential, except for financial audits and state/federal reviews…

• Proof of Income –2019 tax forms or pay stubs or public assistance

• Child’s Birth Certificate (if available)

• Immunization Records

For more information or to make an appointment, contact your local NEK-CAP, Inc. Office/Center:

Atchison County (Atchison)

Early Head Start & Outreach Office: 913-367-7114

Head Start Center: 913-367-7848

North Brown County (Hiawatha)

Early Head Start, Head Start Center & Outreach Office: 785-742-2222 x 114 or 113

South Brown County (Horton)

Early Head Start, Head Start Center & Outreach Office: 785-486-2965

Doniphan County (Troy) *Early Head Start Only*

Early Head Start & Outreach Office: 785-985-2619

Jackson County (Holton)

Early Head Start & Head Start Center: 785-364-2109

Outreach Office: 785-364-4055

Jefferson County (Meriden)

Head Start Center & Office: 785-484-3317

Early Head Start: 913-547-1362

Leavenworth County (Leavenworth)

Head Start Center & Office: 913-651-5692

Early Head Start: 913-702-4787 or 913-702-2411

Marshall County (Marysville)

Head Start Center: 785-562-2941

Early Head Start & Outreach Office: 785-562-1014

Nemaha County

Early Head Start, Head Start Center & Office (Sabetha): 785-300-0109

Early Head Start, Head Start Center & Office (Seneca): 785-336-2927

Pottawatomie County

Head Start Center & Office (Havensville): 785-948-2023

Early Head Start (Westmoreland): 785-457-0122

Head Start is administered by the Office of Head Start within the Administration of Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Eligibility is based on income as set by the federal government.  NEK-CAP, Inc. provides Head Start in Atchison, Brown, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Marshall, Nemaha and Pottawatomie Counties in Northeast Kansas. NEK-CAP, Inc. reserves 10% of its enrollment for children with disabilities.

NEK-CAP, Inc. specializes in facilitating partnerships between local governments, social services, and the private sector toward the goal of improving community life for all people. They help empower families and individuals so they can achieve their highest potential.  NEK-CAP, Inc. provides a variety of services that vary by county.

For more information about NEK-CAP, Inc. services contact our Administrative Office at 888-904-8159, visit www.nekcap.org and like us on facebook.