Early Head Start
Enhanced Early Learning Settings
- Supports early learning environments by providing comprehensive and continuous services.
- Provides responsive caregiving from qualified teachers.
- Increases access to high-quality, full-day, full-year childcare for families who are working and attending school full-time.
- Utilizes a research-based curriculum that promotes the development of children’s social emotional, cognitive, physical, language, math, and literacy skills.
- Prepares infants and toddlers for the transition into Head Start and preschool.
Direct Family-Specific Benefits
- Assistance with personal education, i.e., continuing education, resume assistance, technical training, etc.
- Referral services for food, housing, medical and dental care, etc.
- Foster healthy and supportive relationships.
- Family engagement opportunities i.e., arts and crafts activities and parent meetings.
- Family Support workers that assist families with health tracking to ensure children are meeting the Early Periodic Screening Diagnostic Testing schedule.
- Referral services for a range of individual child and family needs.
- Opportunities for parents to participate in school decision making.
- A variety of parent training including child development, behavior management, nutrition, child abuse, school readiness, etc.
Eligibility Requirements
Families are selected for our Early Head Start Childcare Partnership program based on a preset point system; not the order in which we receive your application.
Verification of all family income of Parent(s) or Guardian(s) for the past 12 months such as: Most current Income Tax form (1040, 1040A, W-2) Check Stubs SSI, SSA, or Social Security Benefits – current award letter(s) Child Support.
Unemployment Compensations – Current Unemployment Letter of Eligibility TANF or SNAP (Public Assistance)
Required Documents for Enrollment
- Child’s Birth Certificate or proof of birth from the hospital
- Homeless Documentation
- Foster Care Documentation or Court Ordered Guardianship
- Physical
- Immunization Record
- Verification of Dental Exam (If child is 1 years of age and older)
- Valid Driver’s Licenses or State Issue I.D.
- Medicaid or Insurance Card
Resource Links
Early Head Start Enrollment EHS-CCP Online Application for children 0-3 years of age
Early Head Start Partners
Lasting Impressions – Grace
735 Main Street NW
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
815-937-3553
Lasting Impressions – Station St
1237 W. Station Street
Kankakee, IL 60901
815-936-1242
Mary’s Little Lambs Early Learning Center
525 E. Fair Street
Kankakee, IL 60901
815-802-0553
Play Palz – Bourbonnais
115 Mooney Drive
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
815-929-0101
Play Palz – Chebanse
190 Concordia Drive
Chebanse, IL 60922
815-697-3800
Play Palz – Downtown
270 N. Schuyler Street
Kankakee, IL 60901
815-936-0101
Play Palz – Kankakee
201 N. Wall Street
Kankakee, IL 60901
815-939-0101