Ready Regions 4, 5, 6 – All programs - Virginia Head Start Association

Advancing Community Excellence (HS)

https://www.wjcc-caa.org/
7489 Richmond Rd #515, Norge, VA 23127
(757) 229-9332
Serving: Williamsburg, James City County

Bridges Head Start (Parent Child Development Corporation) (HS/EHS)

https://www.pcdcva.org/
602 Main Street, West Point VA 23181
(804) 843-2289
Serving: King William, King & Queen, Charles City, New Kent, Mathews, Middlesex, Gloucester

Mile High Kids (HS)

P.O. Box 518, Warsaw, VA 22572
(804) 333-3980
Serving: Westmoreland, Richmond, Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland, Town of Colonial Beach

Caroline County Preschool (HS)

https://ccps.us/federal-programs/caroline-county-preschool
16261 Richmond Turnpike, Bowling Green, VA 22427
(804) 724-3595
Serving: Caroline County

Chesterfield Public Schools Head Start (HS)

mychesterfieldschools.com/curriculum/student-support-services/head-start/
10045 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832
(804) 706-6061
Serving: Southern part of Chesterfield County

Child Development Resources (EHS)

www.cdr.org
150 Point O’Woods Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188
(757) 566-3300
Serving: Cities of Williamsburg and Poquoson, James City County, and York County

East Coast Migrant Head Start Project (HS)

www.ecmhsp.org
20344 Lankford Highway, Parksley, VA 23421
(757) 709-4817
Serving: East Coast

Eastern Shore AAA/CAA Project Head Start (HS)

www.esaaa-caa.net/
5432 Bayside Road, Exmore VA 23350
(757) 787-8774
Serving: Accomack, Northampton

Hampton Roads Community Action Program, Inc. (HS/EHS)

www.hrcapinc.org
610 Hampton Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607
(757) 246-9170
Serving: Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake

Hanover Preschool Initiative (HS)

https://hcps.us/parents_students/programs/hanover_preschool_programs/hanover_preschool_programs
Hanover County School Board, 200 Berkley Street, Ashland, VA 23005
(804) 365-4506
Serving: Hanover

Henrico Early Learning Preschool (HS)

https://henricoschools.us/preschool/
5915 Nine Mile Road, Henrico VA 23223
(804) 328-8106
Serving: Henrico

Hopewell Public Schools Head Start (HS)

www.hopewell.k12.va.us
Woodlawn Learning Center, 1100 Dinwiddie Avenue, Hopewell, VA 23860
(804) 541-6414
Serving: City of Hopewell

Mile High Kids Community Development (HS)

https://www.milehigh-kids.org/
2712 Southern Blvd., Suite 201, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452
(757) 962-8005
Serving: Virginia Beach

Petersburg Public Schools Head Start (HS)

https://www.petersburg.k12.va.us/westview
1100 Patterson St, Petersburg, VA 23803 (804) 861-1274
(804) 861-1274
Serving: Petersburg

Richmond City Public Schools (HS/EHS)

https://www.rvaschools.net/academics/rpspreschool/early-head-start-ehs-head-start-hs
2120 Fendall Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222
(804) 780-7794
Serving: Richmond City, Powhatan, Goochland

The Improvement Association (HS)

www.impassoc.org
1750 East Atlantic Street, Emporia, VA 23847
(434) 634-2490
Serving: City of Emporia, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Brunswick, Surry, Sussex Counties

Western Tidewater EHS/The Children’s Center (HS/EHS)

www.childrenscenterva.com
700 Campbell Avenue, Franklin, VA 23851
(757) 562-6806
Serving: Franklin City, Suffolk City, and Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties

York County Head Start (HS)

http://www.yorkcounty.gov/headstart
1490 Government Road, Suite 5, Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 890-4111
Serving: York

Latest News

28 Nov 2023

Major Updates Proposed to Head Start Program Performance Standards

Major Updates Proposed to Head Start Program Performance Standards On Monday, November 20 the Office of Head Start on issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) with major updates to […]

21 Aug 2023

Welcome our New Board President!

Kim Hill Elected President Of Virginia Head Start Association Board Of Directors Kim Hill, People Incorporated’s Associate Director of Child and Family Development, has been elected as the new President […]

05 Apr 2023

2023 VAHSA Health Institute

The Virginia Head Start Association recently hosted our Health Conference in Charlottesville, Virginia, welcoming health specialists, family service Head Start specialists, and other health professionals. The conference was pleased to […]

03 Jan 2023

Welcome 2023!

27 Dec 2022

2023 Health Institute Announced!

23 Nov 2022

Learn about the Chickahominy Indian Tribe of Charles City, Virginia Childcare programs

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we want to share a profile of some attendees to our Annual Conference, The Chickahominy Tribe of Charles City, Virginia. While it is […]

18 Oct 2022

We have an Online Store!

We are proud to announce that we now have an online store! Just click on the SHOP button on the top right of our website and browse through our numerous […]

17 Aug 2022

We need Parent Reps on our Board!

Meet our Northwest parent Board Rep: Kerri Banks Kerri is our Northwest region Parent rep on our board. She is a parent with Skyline CAP Program. Kerri started with Head […]

14 Jul 2022

Meet our Board Members

While you can see all of our Board and meeting minutes on our Leadership page here: https://headstartva.org/about-us/our-leadership/ We want to share a little bit more about a few of our […]

06 Jul 2022

New Program Directors 2022!

We have many new program Directors for 2022 and we would like to welcome and support them here on our VAHSA website. If you know of anyone who should be […]

28 Apr 2022

Scholarship Winners

We are pleased to announce the 2022 winners of our Annual Nancy Elmore Scholarship recipients. The Nancy Elmore Scholarship is a wonderful opportunity for two people to receive some financial […]

15 Mar 2022

An introduction to Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)

Reconceptualizing Social Determinants of Health and Working Towards Systemic Change . . . is one of the many engaging offerings we have lined up for our Virtual Health […]

20 Feb 2020

Parent Ambassadors Visit The General Assembly

The 2020 VAHSA Parent Ambassadors visited Richmond on January 22 to share their compelling stories with State Delegates and Senators about how Head Start has impacted their lives. They valued […]

19 Feb 2020

Playdate at the Capitol – February 17, 2020

Our group with First Lady Pam Northam Virginia Head Start Parent Ambassadors joined other ECE stakeholders in advocating for early childhood education at the State Capitol. They brought their children […]

02 Mar 2019

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes: Teaching Children at Head Start

By Jennifer Lazzo Head Start. It’s an easily recognizable name, but do you know what the program is designed to do? Head Start provides young children from low-income families and children […]

21 Jun 2018

Establishment of The Governor’s Executive Leadership Team on School Readiness

The Governor and First Lady announced an Executive Directive to establish an Executive Leadership Team on School Readiness, which will be co-chaired by Commissioner Duke Soren and Chief School Readiness […]

20 Jun 2018

Virginia’s First Lady visits programs across Virginia

Virginia First Lady Pamela Northam, and Chief School Readiness Officer Jenna Conway, visit Head Start classrooms and other early childhood facilities in a Back to School Tour. In June 2018, […]

15 Jun 2018

Dr. Deborah Bergeron visits Prince William County Head Start Program

Dr. Deborah Bergeron, Director of the Office of Head Start, visited Prince William County Head Start program on June 5, 2018. Dr. Bergeron visited three Head Start classrooms to learn […]

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