Parke County Head Start

Early Head Start home-based services provide a strong foundation for your child's early learning and development. Our home visitors partner with you to plan meaningful activities and identify the best ways to support your child's growth, learning, and school readiness in the comfort of your own home.

We provide service for expectant families and children ages 0-3. Applications can be completed at anytime!

For more information, visit www.CAPWI.org or call 765-793-4881.

It's Men's Health Month! Are you ready to learn more about the benefits of quitting to***co use? Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW for more information!

Stay safe and cool this summer with these water safety tips from the National Drowning Prevention Agency! ☀️💦

Enrollment Open House for Head Start, Early Head Start, and CAP Early Learning Center for the 2026-2027 school year in May 26 and 27 from 10:00 am-4:00 pm at the Center at 112 E York Street. Enter at door facing the playground. Get your applications done. Spots are filling fast!

We, here at Parke Head Start look forward to hearing from you! Please contact us at capwi.org, or call 765 569 3848 and select option 2. Thank you!

CAPWI Head Start & Early Head Start are now enrolling in Benton, Boone, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion, and Warren counties! Give your child a strong start from the very beginning. From infancy through preschool, Head Start and Early Head Start offer free, comprehensive child and family development services for income-eligible families. Our programs support your child’s learning, health, nutrition, and social-emotional growth while strengthening the whole family. Please visit our website at capwi.org or call (765) 793-4881 for more information.

We're enrolling for 2026-2027! 📢 Please help us spread the word.

CAPWI Head Start & Early Head Start are now enrolling in Benton, Boone, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion, and Warren counties! Give your child a strong start from the very beginning. From infancy through preschool, Head Start and Early Head Start offer free, comprehensive child and family development services for income-eligible families. Our programs support your child’s learning, health, nutrition, and social-emotional growth while strengthening the whole family. Please visit our website at capwi.org or call (765) 793-4881 for more information.

It's Teacher Appreciation Week! Here at CAPWI Head Start, we are grateful for every one of our teachers. Your impact will continue for many generations. Thank you for the time you spend teaching our children and helping them grow!

Happy National Home Visiting Week! As Head Start says:

“Head Start home visitors have been making house calls for longer than most people realize. In 1972, Head Start launched "Home Start", a project that sent staff directly into families' homes to deliver the full range of Head Start services. The idea was simple and ahead of its time: parents are a child's first and most important teacher, so support should come to them.
It worked! By 1973, every Head Start agency in the country could opt for a home-based program – years before home visiting became a recognized field of practice in early childhood.”

Thank you to our phenomenal Home Visitors for their dedication and positive impact on our families and children. This year, CAPWI Head Start Home Visitors have completed 1,780 home visits! We appreciate your commitment this week and every week!

Today we had our Annual Car Show. Families worked together with their child/children to creat cardboard box cars for the show. We had a wonderful turnout and the cars were wonderful. Our car show was judged by Brandon Grayless of DSM, a builder of race car engines, which the kids thought was very cool. Thanks so much parents for taking the time to get involved with this PAWS event.

At Head Start, we’re proud to offer highly trained, dedicated staff who support children’s growth every step of the way. Beyond the classroom, we also connect families with valuable community referrals and resources, because supporting the whole family matters.