Eligibility / Enrollment

Service Area
Grant County Head Start conducts recruitment for the Pregnancy to Three Program within the city limits of Moses Lake, Quincy, Ephrata and Soap Lake. Children from outside those city limits may apply depending upon the parent or the school district’s willingness to transport child if necessary.

Eligibility
Pregnant women and/or families with a child under 3 years of age who meet the Federal criteria for low income are eligible for Early Head Start. The standard for a family of two (Single parent with one child) is $ 12,490 per year. If this particular family pays rent of $500 per month, nearly half of their total income would be used up in rent, and the remaining $6,490 would have to cover groceries, diapers, fuel/transportation, laundry, and every other need that families have. Families who qualify for Head Start: P-3 services are very low income.

In Grant County, Washington many families qualify under the low income criteria. For that reason priority is given to families who face certain risks or difficulties. These risks include teen or very young parents, families with housing concerns, women who are currently pregnant, parent’s who do not have a high school diploma or GED, those with language barriers who speak something other than English, and those with special needs (handicapping conditions). Family Services of Grant County’s goal is to provide a “helping hand” to parents who face hardships in their lives that may affect their child’s future success.