Shoshone Bannock Tribes – Head Start

The Head Start Program provides comprehensive health and education services to 75 low-income children 3-5 years of age. Income and age eligibility is required for enrollment. Head Start is federally funded for 65 children by the Office of Head Start (OHS)-Administration for Children and Families (ACF). In addition to OHS funding, 10 child-positions are provided through an Idaho State Head Start contract. The average waiting list of age and income eligible children is 20. There are four classroomsstaffed by one Teacher meeting education requirements of OHS, one co-teacher, and Volunteers. Shoshone Bannock Head Start has received awards and acknowledgement for their 2012 Flawless Monitoring Review, which qualified them for a 5-year non-competitive Head Start Grant cycle.