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News/Updates

Car Seat Check-Ups for 2025 – Please Click on the below link for all the 2026 dates

Car Seat Check Dates for 2026

The Next Car Seat Check-Up Event is on June 4, 2026 at West River Ice Center 3-6pm,  please call for an appointment to 701-227-3010.

BABY’S FIRST RIDE 2026 CAR SEAT CLASS – CLICK on this link for the Class Dates and Information.

Early Head Start:

Closed May 8, 2026 -Professional Development

Closed May 22, 2026 for Professional Development

Closed May 25 for Memorial Day

Head Start Preschool

May 14 Picnic/Carnival – 5-7pm – Heart River Park

Kids Last Day – May 21, 2026

Conferences – May 26th through May 29, 2026

Hettinger County Head Start Preschool

Kids Last Day – May 13, 2026

HC Conferences – May 14th & May 15th

DICKINSON Socializations:

May 15, 2026 – 11am-12:30pm

RHAME Socializations:

May 15th at the Rhame School – 10am-1pm.

***Socializations are a great way for your child(ren) to interact with others their age and for the adults to communicate as well! It’s a chance to get out of the house, enjoy a snack, play games, sing songs, and of course a little parental education is involved. Sign up with your home visitor (Desi, Tennille or Kirsten). We hope to see you there!

JOB OPENINGS FOR HEAD START/COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP – CLICK ON BELOW TO GET – Current openings: Family Partnership Coordinator, Head Start Preschool Teacher, Head Start Preschool Teacher Assistant, Infant/Toddler Teacher, Early Head Start Teacher Assistant, Substitute Assistants, Bus Driver, Kitchen/Classroom Assistant

*********Head Start Program/Community Action Job Openings (CLICK HERE)

Providing Resources to “Enhance the Lives of Preschool Children and Their Families”

The Head Start Program is home to the Community Action Partnership Head Start Preschool and Early Head Start programs.  We serve children from birth to five years of age from eligible families in a variety of program options throughout eight counties in southwestern North Dakota. Our programs work with parents to help them set and meet goals related to their own education and financial self sufficiency.  We provide parents with resources that assist them in completing their most important job, that of raising a healthy child who is “ready to learn” when they enter kindergarten.  We serve children from a variety of backgrounds.

• Early Head Start program enrolls expectant mothers and provides them with education and resources to prepare for the birth of their infant.

• The Head Start Preschool provides high quality early care and education for eligible families with children ages birth to five years. Parents must be working or in school a minimum of 30 hours per week.

• Home Base Program provides qualified In Home Family Specialists that engage parents in their child’s learning and development by providing family-friendly activities in the home to promote and strengthen parent-child interactions.

Head Start programs are more important now than ever…………….

Children need a strong foundation in order to be successful in elementary school.  Our efforts are definitely contributing to better family outcomes and school readiness.

*** This website is supported by Grant Number 08CH011727from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of Community Action Partnership Head Start and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.