They also manage the child care subsidy program in the counties where they operate. Energy Express, through the involvement of college students, parents, and the community, promotes the school success of rural and low-income children through summer learning experiences and nutritious meals. The cost of care is shared by the family's health insurance, Medicaid, or other health care resources. HCS pays only after these resources have been used. Head Start is a national grant program providing comprehensive child development services.
Local grantees receive funds directly from the federal government.
These services are provided primarily to children, age three to five, who are from low-income situations, and their families. Ten percent of the children enrolled may be above income, and ten percent must have developmental delays or disabilities. To help enrolled children achieve their full potential, Head Start programs provide comprehensive health, nutritional, educational, social and other services. Children are determined eligible through multidisciplinary evaluation process. Once eligible, an Individualized Education Plan is developed with goals and objectives, then the special and related services needed to meet the child's educational needs are determined.