Tlingit & Haida Head Start

Head Start is a nationwide, federally funded program whose purpose is to promote school readiness by enhancing the social, physical, and cognitive development of children. Head Start is provided at no cost to eligible families and accepts children ages three years old to five years old.

Tlingit & Haida Head Start offers center-based classrooms in the following communities:

• Angoon
• Craig
• Hoonah
• Juneau (multiple locations)
• Klawock
• Petersburg
• Saxman
• Wrangell
• Yakutat

Mission: To respectfully nurture families and their children to grow, participate in life with confidence and awareness, and use their strengths to reach their full potential.

School begins in late August or early September and closes mid-May for the summer months. Our programs promote school readiness of children ages three to five by supporting the development of the whole child.