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  Adams County Head Start

ABOUT US

Head Start is a federally funded program for eligible preschool children and their families.  The program began in the summer of 1965 as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty.  Nationally, Head Start has served over 40 million children since 1965.  Head Start is administered by the Administration of Children and Families (ACF) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Adams County Children’s Educational and Special Services (A.C.C.E.S.S., Inc) is the Head Start grantee in Adams County, PA, and has been since 1982.  Adams County Head Start currently serves 198 children and their families each year, supporting the educational, mental, social, and emotional development of children 3-5 years.  In addition to educational services, the program provides children and their families with health, nutrition, social, and other services.

ACHS recognizes that parents are their child’s first and most important teachers and welcome parent involvement in all areas of the program.

Locations

​​Classrooms are available in the following areas:
  • Biglerville
  • Gettysburg
  • Littlestown
  • McSherrystown
  • New Oxford
  • Orrtanna
  • York Springs  

Contact Us
EMPLOYMENT
​MISSION STATEMENT
​ANNUAL REPORT
USDA STATEMENT
RESOURCES:
  • Federal Poverty Guidelines
  • How to Enroll​
  • ADA and IDEA
  • PA Head Start Association



ADAMS COUNTY HEAD START

705 Old Harrisburg Rd #5
​Gettysburg, PA 17325

(717) 337-1337
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Locations
    • Forms & Handbooks
    • Mission Statement
  • Services
    • Education
    • Family Advocacy
    • Health & Dental
    • Nutrition
    • Mental Health
    • Disabilities
    • Transportation
    • Closings & Delays
  • Enrollment
  • Calendar
  • Contact Us
  • Gallery
  • Pre-K Counts- Biglerville Elementary