Who Head Start Preschool is For

Families with children from ages 3 to 5 living in Clare and Gladwin Counties. Our staff can help determine if your family is eligible.

Why It Matters

Preschool sets the stage for success in kindergarten and beyond. Children who attend our program:​
  • Begin school ready to learn
  • Develop key social and emotional skills
  • ​Build early literacy and math foundations

​We’re here to support children and families every step of the way.

What You Can Expect

With caring teachers, safe spaces, and family-centered support services, we help children grow, thrive, and enter kindergarten confident and excited to learn.
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  • Safe, nurturing classroom environments
  • Qualified teachers and trained staff
  • Developmentally appropriate lessons and play
  • Activities that support social, emotional, and academic growth
  • Family engagement opportunities and community support
  • ​Help connecting to other Mid Michigan Community Action programs if needed

Get Started

To get started, call 989-386-8075 or apply online.

Our team is happy to answer your questions and guide you through the process.

There's More to Explore

Not sure if Head Start Preschool is right for you or have more questions? Give us a call at 989-386-8075.

​Prefer to explore Early Head Start for those who are pregnant and children from birth through age 3? Click the button below to check it out!

Mid Michigan Community Action Preschool Locations

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    [email protected]​

https://www.fns.usda.gov/civil-rights/nds

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.