Office of Head Start - Services Snapshot - National All Programs (2023-2024) - Key demographics and services data

Oct 15, 2026

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Office of Head Start Services Snapshot compiles key 2023–2024 national data for Head Start, Early Head Start, and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start. It summarizes funded enrollment slots and total cumulative enrollment, then details participant demographics by age, homelessness and foster care, prior enrollment status, ethnicity and race, and family primary language. The snapshot also reports health services coverage and disability-related service information by comparing beginning versus end-of-enrollment outcomes using PIR-derived cumulative enrollment subsets.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages4

Reading Time10 min

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Funded enrollment

Funded enrollment by program option

Detail: Center-based funded enrollment

Total cumulative enrollment

Participants by age

Homelessness services

Foster care

Prior enrollment

Ethnicity and race

Primary language of family at home

Health services

Disabilities services

Office of Head Start-Services Snapshot NATIONAL ALL PROGRAMS (2023-2024) This National Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for children from birth to age five and pregnant women served by Head Start, Early Head Start, and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of Head Start. Funded enrollment Number of enrollment slots the program is funded to serve. | | \# of funded enrollment slots | % of funded enrollment slots | | --- | --- | --- | | Total Funded Enrollment | 774,450 | 100% | Funded enrollment by program option | | \# of funded enrollment slots | % of funded enrollment slots | | --- | --- | --- | | Center-based option | 690,123 | 89.1% | | Home-based option | 59,252 | 7.7% | | Family child care option | 10,096 | 1.3% | | Locally designed option | 8,712 | 1.1% | | Total funded pregnant women | 6,267 | 0.8% | Detail-Center-based funded enrollment | | \# of center-based funded enrollment slots | % of center-based funded enrollment slots | | --- | --- | --- | | Number of slots equal to or greater than 1,020 annual hours for Head Start preschool children or 1,380 annual hours for Early Head Start infants and toddlers | 612,487 | 88.8% | | Of these, the number that are available for the full-working-day and full-calendar-year | 106,384 | | | Number of slots with fewer than 1,020 annual hours for Head Start preschool children or 1,380 annual hours for Early Head Start infantsand toddlers | 77,636 | 11.2% | | Of these, the number that are available for 3.5 hours per day for 128 days | 43,113 | | | Of these, the number that are available for a full working day | 6,789 | | Total cumulative enrollment Actual number of children and pregnant women served by the program throughout the entire program year, inclusive of enrollees who left during the program year and the enrollees who filled those empty places. Due to turnover, more children and families may receive Head Start services cumulatively throughout the program year (all of whom are reported in the PIR) than indicated by the funded enrollment numbers. | | \# of participants | % of participants | | --- | --- | --- | | Total cumulative enrollment | 805,660 | 100% | | Children total cumulative enrollment | 792,147 | 98.3% | | Pregnant women total cumulative enrollment | 13,513 | 1.7% | NATIONAL ALL PROGRAMS (2023-2024) Page 1 Participants by age | | \# of participants | % of participants | | --- | --- | --- | | Under 1 year | 60,963 | 7.6% | | 1 year old | 78,390 | 9.7% | | 2 years old | 118,647 | 14.7% | | 3 years old | 264,996 | 32.9% | | 4 years old | 263,355 | 32.7% | | 5 years and older | 5,796 | 0.7% | | Pregnant women | 13,513 | 1.7% | Homelessness services | | \# of children | % of children | | --- | --- | --- | | Total number of children experiencing homelessness that were served during the enrollment year | 58,287 | 7.4% | Foster care | | \# of children | % of children | | --- | --- | --- | | Total number of enrolled children who were in foster care at any point during the program year | 25,344 | 3.2% | Prior enrollment Children who were enrolled previously in Early Head Start, Head Start, or some combination for at least half of the time that classes or home visits were in session. | | \# of children | % of children | | --- | --- | --- | | The second year | 221,778 | 28.0% | | Three or more years | 72,112 | 9.1% | Ethnicity and race | | \# of Hispanic or
Latino
Origin participants | % of Hispanic or
Latino
Origin participants | \# of NonHispanic or Non-Latino Origin
participants | % of NonHispanic or Non-Latino Origin
participants | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | American Indian or Alaska Native | 7,282 | 0.9% | 21,793 | 2.7% | | Asian | 795 | 0.10% | 16,282 | 2.0% | | Black or African American | 10,797 | 1.3% | 226,082 | 28.1% | | Native Hawaiian o

FAQs

What does the Services Snapshot summarize for 2023-2024?

It summarizes key demographics and services for children from birth to age five and pregnant women served by Head Start, Early Head Start, and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs.

How do funded enrollment and total cumulative enrollment differ?

Funded enrollment reflects the number of enrollment slots the program is funded to serve. Total cumulative enrollment shows the actual number of children and pregnant women served throughout the entire program year, accounting for turnover and replacement enrollees.

What participant characteristics are included in the snapshot?

It includes age distribution, homelessness and foster care status, prior enrollment, ethnicity and race, and the primary language of the family at home.

Oct 15, 2026

Uploaded by Fahsai