Recruitment - Breckinridge-Grayson Programs partners with numerous community agencies to ensure families needing Head Start services are targeted. We have formal agreements with the Health Departments, Community Based Services, First Steps, county school boards, Community Action Agencies, pediatricians, and many others. Newspaper ads, flyers, banners, and posters inform families of potential openings in the program. Families must complete an application for enrollment; which includes all of the eligibility requirements. Completed applications are kept until an opening in the program is declared. The program is required to keep a wait list for each program option to ensure vacancies are filled in a timely manner. Selection - Children are given points in a variety of areas according to their family's circumstances. The areas for receiving points include: Parent Status, Disability, Income, Age, Health, Social Services, and Family Crisis. The points are totaled and children's names are
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