Admissions

Oui, vous devez quand même postuler ! Bien que nous soyons considérés comme un programme basé sur le revenu, nous sommes mieux décrits comme un programme basé sur les besoins. L'équipe d'inscription tient compte de la situation de chaque famille. Le revenu n'est pas le seul facteur qui entre dans la détermination de l'admissibilité.

Pour l'inscription, chaque enfant/prénatal aura besoin d'une demande et de justificatifs de revenus. Les vaccinations et le certificat de naissance peuvent être fournis à une date ultérieure.

Appliquez quand même ! Head Start peut vérifier le revenu de différentes manières. Si votre famille est sans abri, reçoit le TANF, a quelqu'un dans le ménage qui bénéficie du SSI ou reçoit des prestations SNAP, le personnel peut les utiliser pour vérifier. Si ceux-ci ne s'appliquent pas à vous, postulez quand même et le personnel travaillera avec vous sur le moyen le plus simple de ne documenter aucun revenu.

The Office of Head Start uses the McKinney Vento definition of homeless.

The term "homeless children and youths"--

(A) means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and (B) includes--

(i) children and youths 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; (ii) children and youths 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; (iii) children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and (iv) migratory children (as such term is defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii).

Information is taken directly from the National Center for Homeless Education: https://nche.ed.gov/mckinney-vento-definition/

No! Your child does not need to be potty trained to attend any of our program options (EHS and HS)! If that is a goal you are currently working on, or would like to work on, we are here to help. Our program provides all diapers, pull-ups, and wipes. If your child needs a specific type/brand, our team will work with your family to support your child.

For Early Head Start (ages 0-3): Yes, our program requires children to be immunized to be enrolled in our center-based licensed classrooms. Children also need to stay up-to-date on the Montana Vaccine Requirements for Childcare Attendance.

Effective July 1st, 2025, RHS Inc. will accept religious exemptions for vaccinations as required by Montana State licensing regulations for licensed child care centers in Montana. A notarized Affidavit of Exemption on Religious Grounds, Form HES 113 from the Montana DPHHS, will be required prior to the child's enrollment.

For Head Start (ages 3-5): No, immunizations are not required for your child to be enrolled. Our health team will ask for your child's immunizations for our health records, but no immunizations are required for enrollment.

Malheureusement, nous n'acceptons pas les enfants de plus de trois ans à Missoula. Missoula Early Head Start est un programme pour les enfants de 0 à 3 ans. Si vous avez un enfant de plus de trois ans et que vous résidez dans le comté de Missoula, nous vous recommandons de contacter Child Start pour le Head Start à Missoula. Vous pouvez également contacter les ressources de garde d'enfants, car elles sont très utiles pour trouver une garde d'enfants.