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Mt. Hood Community College Head Start

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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.

Programs

All programs offer:

  • Learn-by-playing approach to building 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

⇾ Part Day, Part Year Program:

  • For children 3-5 years old
  • 3.5 hour classrooms, Monday – Thursday (4 days a week)
  • Classroom open from September to June

⇾ 7-Hour Classroom, Part Year Program:

  • For children 3-5 years old
  • 7 hour classroom, Monday – Friday (5 days a week)
  • Classroom open from September to June

⇾ Full Day, Full Year Program – MHCC Student Program and ERDC:

  • For children ages 6 months to 5 years old
  • 8.5 hours per day
  • Classroom open all year
  • For full-time students of Mt. Hood Community College or families who are working and receiving Employment Related Daycare (ERDC) subsidy.

Apply Online

Contact:

503-491-6111
Mt. Hood Community College website

Is my family eligible?

Your family may be eligible for Mt. Hood Community College Head Start if you meet some of the following requirements:

  • Your family resides within East Multnomah County (Parkrose, David Douglas, Centennial, Gresham-Barlow, Reynolds, and Corbett school districts)
  • Your family qualifies for or receives the following assistance services: ERDC, SSI, SNAP, TANF.
  • Your family is student of mhcc, caring for a foster child, or experiencing houselessness.
  • Your family income is less than 130% of the Federal Poverty Level
Household size Household income
2 $26,572
3 $33,566
4 $40,560
5 $47,554
6 $54,548
7 $61,542
8 $68,536

The following providers participate in Mt. Hood Community College Head Start

Providers listed on Preschool Marketplace are referrals, not recommendations.

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