Mt. Hood Community College Head Start

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.
For more information, visit the Mt. Hood Community College website
Head Start
Part Day, Part Year:
- For children 3-5 years old
- 3.5 hour classrooms, Monday – Thursday (4 days a week)
- Classroom open from September to June
- 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
7-Hour Classroom, Part Year:
- For children 3-5 years old
- 7 hour classroom, Monday – Friday (5 days a week)
- Classroom open from September to June
- 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
Full Day, Full Year – Student Program and ERDC Classrooms:
- For children ages 6 months to 5 years old
- 8.5 hours per day
- Classroom open all year
- 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
- For full-time students of Mt. Hood Community College or families receiving Employment Related Daycare (ERDC) subsidy.
If you have any questions or need more information about our programs, please call our main line 503-491-6111
Eligibility Criteria
You are eligible for our program if you are pregnant or have children under 5 years old by September 1st and you…
- Receive TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, SNAP Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (Oregon Trail Card), or SSI Supplemental Security Income benefits, or
- Are houseless or experiencing housing instability, or
- Have an income below the Federal Income Guidelines, or
- Have a child in foster care
Please Note:
For the Full-Day Childcare Program, families must also be working and receiving a childcare subsidy or be a full time MHCC student.
The following providers participate in Mt. Hood Community College Head Start
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Cascade Crossing
10619 E Burnside St.,
Portland OR 97216(503) 408-7139Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Davis (Elementary)
19501 NE Davis St.,
Gresham OR 97230(503) 665-9193Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Division
18630 SE Division St.,
Gresham OR 97230(503) 328-0120Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Early Childhood Center
26000 SE Stark St. Building 21,
Gresham OR 97230(503) 491-7169Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Fairview
22737 NE Halsey St.,
Fairview OR 97024(503) 492-4848Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Gateway
10317 E Burnside St.,
Portland OR 97216(503) 988-4360Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Gethsemane
11560 SE Market St.,
Portland OR 97216(503) 894-9440Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Gresham United Methodist Church
620 NW 8th St.,
Gresham OR 97030(503) 489-0121Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Hazelwood
35 NE 148th Ave, st 100,
Portland OR 97220(503) 517-0299Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Kelly Place
303 NE Division St.,
Gresham OR 97030(503) 669-5499Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Knott Center
11456 NE Knott St.,
Portland OR 97220(503) 254-6454Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Maywood (Administrative Office)
10100 NE Prescott St,
Portland OR 97220(503) 491-6111Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Mt. Hood
26000 SE Stark St. Building 21,
Gresham OR 97030(503) 491-6060Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Rockwood 181
124 NE 181st Ave, Suite 130,
Portland OR 97230(503) 489-0321Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Rockwood UMC “Stark”
17805 SE STARK St,
Portland AL 97233(503) 489-0122Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Russellville
10420 E Burnside St.,
portland AL 97220(503) 262-8710Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Sunrise
377 SE 192nd Ave,
Portland OR 97233(503) 491-6815Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Troutdale
27000 SE Stark St.,
Troutdale OR 97060(503) 489-0204Mt. Hood Community College Head Start -
Willow Tree
311 NE Division St.,
Gresham OR 97030(503) 465-8440Mt. Hood Community College Head Start