The last day to start and submit your online application for the 2024-25 school year is December 20th, 2024
If the child you are applying for is in foster care (see definition of foster care) or experiencing homelessness (see definition of homeless children) click here to help us identify these vulnerable children and speed up their intake appointments.
Definition of Foster care: Foster care means 24-hour substitute care for children placed away from their parents or guardians and for whom the state agency has placement and care responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, placements in foster family homes, foster homes of relatives, group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, child-care institutions, and pre-adoptive homes.
Definition of Homelessness: The term “homeless children and youths” means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes those who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals; who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; A child living with non-parent relatives due to loss of housing, economic hardship, substance misuse, or incarceration the child may be considered homeless.
If the child is in foster care, experiencing homelessness or applying from another Head Start, you can submit an application up until the last work day of March 2025 by calling 801-925-4073.
Why Apply?
Partner with us to set your child on path to succeed in school and beyond. We provide transformational family support to move your family toward meaningful engagement and self reliance. We invite you to submit an application. It may be helpful to review the frequently asked questions below before starting the application process. We gather a lot of information to learn how to best serve your child and family.
Before Appointment
Please read through the following materials before attending your appointment with the Family Advocate. DO NOT PRINT THEM OUT AND SIGN THEM. They are just for your reference at this point as you will be signing them electronically during your appointment. It will save you time during the appointment if you are aware before hand of what you are being asked to give permission to.
Health and Medical History
Nutrition Assessment
Health and Developmental Screening Consent Form
Authorization to Request and Disclose Information