Head Start
Lewis Elementary School
115 S Oak Ave, Fort Meade, FL 33841
Run by School Board of Polk County
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Fort Meade, Florida
1 open Head Start and Early Head Start location in Fort Meade, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Head Start
115 S Oak Ave, Fort Meade, FL 33841
Run by School Board of Polk County
Head Start serves children ages 3 to 5 (ask the center about its birthday cutoff date). Early Head Start serves pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 3. Both are free for families who qualify.
Families usually qualify when household income is at or below the federal poverty guideline for their family size, or when the family gets public assistance such as TANF or SSI, the child is in foster care, or the family is experiencing homelessness. Programs may also enroll some children from families just above the guideline, and each program sets its own application steps and waitlist, so ask the center.
Official HHS poverty guidelines (current year) · Head Start's own center locator
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