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Last Updated: Oct 23, 2025, 02:50 PM

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Head Start Agency Calendar

Schedule

Agency Calendar Dates for the 2025-26 Year
Month Day Event
August 18 Center Staff Return
August 18 Pre-Service Training
August 20 Open House (11 am and 5 pm)
August 21-22 Home Visits
August 25 Children's First Day
September 1 Labor Day Holiday-No School
October 10-13 Staff Training-No School
November 11 Veterans Day Holiday-No School
November 24 Parent/Teacher Conferences-No School
November 25-26 Staff Training Days-No School
November 27-28 Thanksgiving Holiday-No School
December 24-31 Holiday/Administrative Closure-No School
January 1-2 New Year's Holiday-No School
January  5 Staff In-Service Training-No School
January 6 Children Return to School
January 19 Martin Luther King Holiday-No School
February 13 Staff Training Day, No School
February 16 Parent/Teacher Conferences-No School
March 9-13 Spring Break-No School
April 23-24 Home Visits-No School
May 14 Children's Last Day
May 15 Center Staff Last Day

Emergency Closing

  • The Head Start Director in the event of an emergency, is responsible for making the decision to cancel or postpone classes. Inclement weather, natural disasters, or damage to the center buildings are examples of reasons to shut down.
  • Contact will be made with as many parents as possible through the SchoolMessenger telephone notification system.  It is important for all families to keep their centers updated at any time their telephone number or contact information changes.
  • Closure announcements will be made on radio stations WCIL and WDDD, as well as television stations WSIL and KFVS.
  • When bad weather causes early dismissal or cancellation of classes, parents are responsible for picking up their child in the allotted time frame or for making arrangements for someone to be home when the child is dropped off by our buses.