Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission Head Start and Early Head Start
Cardington Head Start Classroom, 372 E Center St, Marion, OH 43302
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Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission Head Start and Early Head Start offers free, developmentally appropriate preschool, early education, and socialization services for low-income children and their families. The program includes both Head Start and Early Head Start (EHS), with EHS providing full-day, year-round services in small classrooms. Children in the program receive a nutritious, balanced, USDA-approved breakfast, lunch, and snack that meet at least one-third of their daily nutritional need, and Early Head Start infants are provided formula or may have breast milk supplied by parents.
• Ages: Birth–5 years old
• Schedule: Office hours are usually 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Price: Head Start is free for eligible low-income children and their families
Head Start is offered in licensed child care facilities that have a 5-star Step Up To Quality rating, with classrooms of 20 children in full-day and half-day programs. Early Head Start classrooms have 8 children with 2 teachers and are intended to foster positive parent-child and child-caregiver relationships. From pregnancy until a child's third birthday, Early Head Start services cover the whole spectrum of a family's requirements and offer intensive child development and family support services for low-income babies, toddlers, their families, and pregnant women and their families.
The Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission is a private non-profit corporation that provides services to benefit low-income people in central Ohio. The Commission was established in accordance with the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and has been in operation since November 16, 1965. OHCAC currently has total funding in the range of $15 million, with approximately 220 full and part-time employees serving the four counties of Crawford, Marion, Morrow, and Richland. The overall goal of the Commission is to help low-income persons break the cycle of poverty and better their economic situation, and it serves the community by offering the Head Start Program, which includes both Early Head Start and Head Start. Annually, the OHCAC Head Start Program conducts a complete self-evaluation of its operations to determine its success in fulfilling program goals and objectives, and this institution is an equal opportunity provider.
OHCAC Head Start programs prepare Central Ohio's most vulnerable young children to succeed in school and in life beyond school. One parent, Karen C., reports that her child is more socially involved, has progressed in learning abilities, and that she and her husband plan to enroll a future child in the program. Another parent, Marissa T., shares that her child has improved social abilities, gained intellectual confidence, become more self-reliant, and has been exposed to a wide range of meals, including a well-balanced breakfast and lunch. A third parent, Trina E., describes the program as a fantastic experience for her curious only child, noting that teachers have had a strong positive impact and that her daughter talks daily about what she has learned.
Last updated June 30, 2026.
• Ages: Birth–5 years old
• Schedule: Office hours are usually 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Price: Head Start is free for eligible low-income children and their families
Head Start is offered in licensed child care facilities that have a 5-star Step Up To Quality rating, with classrooms of 20 children in full-day and half-day programs. Early Head Start classrooms have 8 children with 2 teachers and are intended to foster positive parent-child and child-caregiver relationships. From pregnancy until a child's third birthday, Early Head Start services cover the whole spectrum of a family's requirements and offer intensive child development and family support services for low-income babies, toddlers, their families, and pregnant women and their families.
The Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission is a private non-profit corporation that provides services to benefit low-income people in central Ohio. The Commission was established in accordance with the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and has been in operation since November 16, 1965. OHCAC currently has total funding in the range of $15 million, with approximately 220 full and part-time employees serving the four counties of Crawford, Marion, Morrow, and Richland. The overall goal of the Commission is to help low-income persons break the cycle of poverty and better their economic situation, and it serves the community by offering the Head Start Program, which includes both Early Head Start and Head Start. Annually, the OHCAC Head Start Program conducts a complete self-evaluation of its operations to determine its success in fulfilling program goals and objectives, and this institution is an equal opportunity provider.
OHCAC Head Start programs prepare Central Ohio's most vulnerable young children to succeed in school and in life beyond school. One parent, Karen C., reports that her child is more socially involved, has progressed in learning abilities, and that she and her husband plan to enroll a future child in the program. Another parent, Marissa T., shares that her child has improved social abilities, gained intellectual confidence, become more self-reliant, and has been exposed to a wide range of meals, including a well-balanced breakfast and lunch. A third parent, Trina E., describes the program as a fantastic experience for her curious only child, noting that teachers have had a strong positive impact and that her daughter talks daily about what she has learned.
Last updated June 30, 2026.
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