Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Head Start and Prekindergarten programs are recruiting income-eligible children who will be four years old by September 1, 2006. There also are a limited number of openings for Head Start-eligible children who will be three years old by September 1, 2006. These classes will begin in fall 2006.

In addition, limited Head Start community-based, full-day/full-year, three-and four-year-old openings are available for parents receiving Working Parents Assistance (WPA) or Purchase of Care (POC).

MCPS Prekindergarten and Head Start programs provide comprehensive family programs including preschool education, health and social services, and parent involvement for low-income families, including children with disabilities.

Registration will take place at the following locations and times:

Rocking Horse Road Center
March 18
9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Rocking Horse Road Center
March 23
3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

East County Community Center
April 4
11:00 a.m-2:30 p.m.

Rocking Horse Road Center
April 19
3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Martin Luther King Swim Center
April 26
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Rocking Horse Road Center
April 29
9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Long Branch Community Center
May 12
9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Rocking Horse Road Center
May 20
9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Upper County Community Center
May 25
12:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

For directions to registration sites, additional registration times, information on documents needed for registration, and other information regarding the programs, contact the Montgomery County Public Schools Head Start Unit at 301-230-0676 or visit the MCPS Web site.