Mid-America Head Start

Mid-America Head Start and Early Head Start serve more than 2,700 infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers in Clay, Jackson and Platte counties in Missouri. We are dedicated to improving the well-being of low-income families by working with each family to identify their specific needs.

In 2005, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) named Mid-America Regional Council as the lead grantee for the Head Start program in the three Missouri counties in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Four delegate agencies - The Family Conservancy, the Independence School District, the Kansas City, Missouri, School District and the YMCA of Greater Kansas City - provide the direct services to the children and families for Mid-America Head Start.

Major strategic goals for Mid-America Head Start and the four delegates include:

• Closing the school readiness gap.
• Focusing on families and involve families in all aspects of Head Start programs.
• Involving and engaging the community. 
• Building sustainable funding and support for the program.
• Building a common value of excellence.