Oktibbeha Head Start Center
Serving Oktibbeha County
About
The Oktibbeha County Head Start and Early Head Start Center, operated by the Institute of Community Services (ICS), provides free early childhood education and comprehensive child development programs. Their services promote school readiness through structured early literacy, cognitive, and social emotional learning routines tailored for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. In addition to classroom instruction, the center supplies enrolled children with free daily meals, health screenings, and necessary supplies like diapers and formula, while offering parenting support and health connections for expectant mothers.
Essential details
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm.
Call for availability
Free
By availability
Who is eligible
This program is designed for pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool children ages eight weeks to five years from income eligible families in Starkville and Oktibbeha County.