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 Head Start Program

WELCOME TO DENVER'S GREAT KIDS HEAD START WEB SITE

Denver’s Great Kids Head Start provides early childhood education to more than 1,000 preschool children and their families in Denver. Five community-based delegate agencies offer a range of services for children ages 3 to 5 years. These services include:

  • Education and early childhood development
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Mental health and disabilities
  • Nutrition
  • Parent involvement

Head Start services are responsive to each child’s and family’s developmental strengths and challenges and reflect the rich ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritages present in Denver’s diverse neighborhoods. Enrollment in Head Start is based on income eligibility. DGKHS, a program in the Mayor’s Office for Education and Children, creates partnerships with community organizations around Denver. Our partners include:

  • Denver Health
  • Nutrition and Child Care Consultants 
  • Sewall Child Development Center

Contact Information: Denver’s Great Kids Head Start Office 201 W. Colfax Ave. Dept 1107 Denver, Colorado 80202 720-913-0880

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 "The vision of Denver's Great Kids is to prepare enrolled 3 to 5 year olds to enter kindergarten confidently with the social, physical, emotional and cognitive skills and competencies necessary for continuing school success."

GOALS 
  • FAMILY LITERACY:  To develop a framework of education and resources to support linguistically and culturally responsive family literacy strategies for families and staff. 
  • COMMUNITY WELLNESS:  To promote health and wellness for families, staff and communites.
  • COLORADO SCHOOL READINESS INDICATORS:  To improve school readiness through at least one of the domains of Ready Child, Ready Family, Ready School and Ready Community.
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