Loudoun County Public Schools STEP & Head Start programs provide a quality preschool experience with comprehensive services at no cost to qualifying families. Your family may qualify for these programs if you: 

• reside in Loudoun County, Virginia

• have a child who will be 4 by September 30, or 3 if you live in certain areas of Sterling or Western Loudoun

• meet income guidelines, or

• receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and/or homeless per definition of the McKinney-Vento Act

• have a child with a diagnosed disability or an IEP (Individualized Education Plan)

Though families may qualify, spaces are limited and selection is based on need, not “first come, first served”.

Loudoun County Public Schools STEP & Head Start programs provide a quality preschool experience with comprehensive services at no cost to qualifying families. Your family may qualify for these programs if you: 

• reside in Loudoun County, Virginia

• have a child who will be 4 by September 30, or 3 if you live in certain areas of Sterling or Western Loudoun

• meet income guidelines, or

• receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and/or homeless per definition of the McKinney-Vento Act

• have a child with a diagnosed disability or an IEP (Individualized Education Plan)

Though families may qualify, spaces are limited and selection is based on need, not “first come, first served”.

Loudoun County Public Schools STEP & Head Start programs provide a quality preschool experience with comprehensive services at no cost to qualifying families. Your family may qualify for these programs if you: 

• reside in Loudoun County, Virginia

• have a child who will be 4 by September 30, or 3 if you live in certain areas of Sterling or Western Loudoun

• meet income guidelines, or

• receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and/or homeless per definition of the McKinney-Vento Act

• have a child with a diagnosed disability or an IEP (Individualized Education Plan)

Though families may qualify, spaces are limited and selection is based on need, not “first come, first served”.

It is the purpose of the LCPS Head Start program to promote social competence and enhance school readiness of low-income children by focusing on their cognitive, social and emotional development in a learning environment that supports their growth in:

• language and literacy

• math and science

• art and physical skills; and

through the provision of:

• health services

• educational services

• nutritional services

• social services

• and disabilities services

The services provided are based on family needs and goals. The Head Start staff follow the guidelines in the Head Start Program Performance Standards and the Head Start Act to provide services.

Vision Statement

In the spirit of cooperation and collaboration with Head Start families, Head Start staff, Loudoun County Public Schools, and Community Partners, we will encourage children and families and each other to be healthy, happy, self-confident, socially well-adjusted, curious, creative, self-sufficient and independent individuals, who are optimistic about life's possibilities.