NOW ENROLLING FOR THE HEAD START 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR

Please read the requirements below to see if you qualify. If you meet the qualifications, please CLICK HERE to apply.  For the Ferguson-Florissant School District Head Start Program located at Bermuda Elementary School, 5835 Bermuda Drive, St. Louis, MO 63121 under location preferences, select "Head Start Full Day 2025-2026" and then "#3 Ferguson-Florissant".  You will receive a follow-up phone call within two business days to have an intake appointment scheduled. 

Five full days of preschool classes for 3- and 4-year-olds are available through a partnership with Head Start.  Families receive PAT personal visits.  Head Start eligibility is necessary.

In order to be eligible for this program there are two requirements that must be met:

• You must reside within the Ferguson-Florissant School District.
• Meet the income eligibility guidelines

To qualify, families must make either the eligible income amount or lower according to their household size.  If you receive SNAP (food stamps), you automatically qualify for the income eligibility. If you receive some form of public assistance (TANF-Cash or Child Care Subsidy) or (SSI Income), make over this amount, or have a special situation, please call to see if you qualify. 

 Number in Family        Eligible Income

   1                                                     $15,650

   2                                                     $21,150

   3                                                     $26,650

   4                                                     $32,150

   5                                                     $37,650

   6                                                     $43,150

   7                                                     $48,650

   8                                                     $54,150

For family units with more than 8 members, add $5,500 for each additional person. 

If you are eligible, call the Head Start office at 314-687-1972.

×  Complete online School District Registration for the 25/26 school year  
 
×  Schedule an appointment to complete the Head Start paper application

×  Provide proof of income (Food Stamp Budget Summary, W-2's, 2024 Tax Return, Check Stubs, School Schedule, Public Assistance, ect)

×  One current check stub

×  Parent's Picture ID

×  Child's Original Birth Certificate (with raised seal, State issued)

×  Child's Health Insurance Card

×  Child & enrolling parent's social security cards

×  Physical exam within the last 12 months
 
×  Immunization record  (complete from infancy, required by the State) – 
     Including:  
 

 
×  Lead & Hemoglobin Blood work results within the last 12 months
 
×  Dental Exam within the last 12 months
 
If you would like more information about our full-day options through the Head Start Partnership, please call send an e-mail to kmcgee@fergflor.org