I – 079 Is there anything in the Head Start Act or Performance Standards that prevents a child from being enrolled in both Head Start and their State-funded preschool program?
There are neither statutory nor regulatory provisions precluding such an arrangement. However, Head Start programs should consider whether such an arrangement is appropriate if it means that some eligible children in their service area will get no Head Start or pre-K experience. That is, if one prospective child is attending state pre-K and the other is not, it would seem, in most cases, to be preferable to enroll the child that would otherwise receive nothing. Programs should also be sure to follow their selection criteria which, for some programs, would include some priority for children not enrolled in any pre-K program.
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