HEAD START PRE-SCREENING APPLICATIONS
The Guam Head Start Program is registering eligible families for School Year 2020-2021.
What is the Guam Head Start Program?
Head Start is a comprehensive preschool program that promotes the school readiness of children by supporting their growth and development in a positive learning environment through early learning, health, and family well-being. Families play a critical role in helping their children to prepare for school and a lifetime of academic success. Thus, Head Start takes intentional steps to promote parent and family engagement.
Who should apply?
- Families that meet the Federal Income Guidelines and have a child who is age-eligible
- 5 years old (born August 1 to December 31, 2015)
- 4 years old (born January 1 to December 31, 2016)
- 3 years old (born January 1 to July 31, 2017)
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- Families who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and have an age-eligible child
- Families who are homeless and have an age-eligible child
- Age-eligible child in foster care
- Families with an age-eligible child with certified special needs (current Individualized Education Program, or IEP)
How can I register my child for Head Start?
- Interested families should complete the Head Start Pre-Screening Application Packet
- Pick up the packet during meal distribution at Grab-N-Go School Meal Program sites on Wednesdays and Fridays beginning on June 3
- Visit our website at https://guamheadstart.gdoe.
net/ to complete the online Eligibility Inquiry Form and download the packet - Pick up the packet at the Head Start central office in Tiyan beginning on June 8. Visitors are reminded that they are required to wear a mask and follow posted safety requirements while present in GDOE facilities. Individuals who are ill or who have COVID-19 symptoms should stay home and will not be permitted into GDOE campuses or facilities.
- Make copies of your supporting documents. If you need assistance with making copies, call the Head Start Central Office at 475-0484 to schedule an appointment.
- Submit your completed packet and supporting document
- To Head Start staff during meal distribution at Grab-N-Go sites on Wednesdays and Fridays
- Via email to headstartregistration@gdoe.net
- Call Head Start central office in Tiyan to schedule an appointment for submission.
- Head Start staff will review your documents and contact you to determine your child's eligibility and complete the registration process. Please update any changes in your home, mailing or contact information to ensure that we are able to contact you.
Documents Required to Determine Eligibility:
(Note: Other documents may be required depending on your household situation.)
- Identification for parents and/or guardians in household (valid driver’s license, Guam ID, passport)
- Child’s birth certificate
- Child’s immunization card (shot record)
- Child’s Social Security number (Social Security card or receipt of application for a number)
- Income documents for all household parents and guardians for the last 12 months
- Earned Income: 2019 W2 or Income Tax forms; check stubs from 2019-2020
- Unearned Income: TANF Certification from Public Health, Child Support, Financial Aid, Social Security benefits, GHURA Utility Reimbursements, Payments from Unemployment Compensation
- If no source of income, Statement of Support
- Unemployed Status:
- Letter of termination/resignation and the date and reason for leaving employment; Certification layoff or reduction of hours
- If unemployed for a total of 6 months or more, Unemployment Verification
- If applicable, legal documents relating to guardianship, child custody or name changes such as restraining order; marriage certificate or divorce decree when parent’s name is different from child’s birth certificate or identification cards
- If child has a certified disability, copy of current IEP documents from GDOE Special Education
For more information or to request reasonable accommodations, contact the Head Start Central Office at 475-0484.