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Luzerne County Head Start, Inc. will hold an “open recruitment” at area centers. Applications will be taken for the 2012-2013 school year for Head Start, PA Pre-K Counts and the Early Head Start year-round program.

Head Start is a federally and state-funded pre-school program that provides a range of free services to 3- and 4-year-old children and their families in Luzerne and Wyoming counties. The program gives low-income children a chance to achieve their full potential and attain school readiness. PA Pre-K Counts is a state-funded preschool program that provides similar free services to 3 and 4-year-olds residing in the Wilkes-Barre Area, Wyoming Valley West and Pittston Area School Districts. Income eligibility is set higher and no transportation is included.

In addition to taking Head Start applications, PA Pre-K Counts applications will also be accepted at the Pittston and Plains Centers.

The Pittston center will accept Early Head Start applications.

Parents or caregivers planning to attend a recruitment session are requested to bring proof of child’s age, child’s current shot record, documentation of child’s diagnosed disability/special needs (if applicable), medical insurance coverage and verification of one year’s income (previous 12 months or last calendar year). Recruitment sessions will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 6 a the Pittston Center; from 2 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7 at St. Rocco’s School, Tompkins and Oak Streets, Pittston for children living in the Pittston and Dupont areas; and from 2 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11 at the Plains Housing Authority, 100 Second St., Wilkes-Barre, for children living in the Plains area.