Program Options
Mt. Hood Community College Head Start and Early Head Start serves low-income families with young children who live East Multnomah County, in the Parkrose, David Douglas, Centennial, Gresham-Barlow, Reynolds and Corbett school districts. Special programs are available for working parents and parents who are students at Mt. Hood Community College.
- Home Based Program:
- For pregnant parents and children 0-3 years old
- Provides weekly, 90-minute visits with a family support specialist
- Focuses on child development activities and parenting skills
- Twice a month group socialization with other children and families in the program.
- Assigned Family Worker to support parent education, parent-child activities, health screenings, and resources.
- Preschool:
- For children 3-5 years old
- Ranges from 3.5-7 hours per day
- Learn-by-playing approach builds social and emotional development
- Structured classroom time including group time, free choice time, and daily time spent outside.
- Assigned Family Worker to support parent education, parent-child activities, health screenings, and resources.
- LDO Model:
- For children who are 2 by September 1st.
- Twice a week, 4-hour classes
- Twice a month education home visits with the teacher
- Assigned Family Worker to support parent education, parent-child activities, health screenings, and resources.
- Full Day Program:
- For children ages 6 months to 5 years old
- 8.5 hours per day
- Classes are open year-round
- Free supplies, including diapers and formula
- For working families receiving childcare subsidy (ERDC or TANF/Jobs)
- Assigned Family Worker to support parent education, parent-child activities, health screenings, and resources.
- Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships (EHS-CCP):
- For children ages 6 weeks through 3 years old
- Full-day year-round childcare services
- EHS-CCP services provided within local childcare centers and certified family childcare homes
- For working families receiving childcare subsidy (ERDC or TANF/Jobs)
- For pregnant and teen parents, including fathers, currently attending high schools
Please Note:
Language Specific Classrooms are available for Burmese and Spanish. Language Specific Caseloads are offered in Spanish, Russian and Arabic.
If you have any questions or need more information about our programs, please call our main line 503-491-6111.
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Our Locations
Mt. Hood Community College Head Start and Early Head Start programs serve families who live in East Multnomah County, in the Parkrose, David Douglas, Centennial, Gresham-Barlow, Reynolds and Corbett school districts.
Not sure which school district do you live in?
Go to Portland Maps, search your address and find out what district you are in!
- If you are not in East Multnomah County, find the Head Start program for your area here:
- Albina
- Portland Public Schools
- Clackamas
- Siletz Tribal Head Start
- Oregon Child Development Coalition
- Head Start Locator