The Minnesota Early Head Start program for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers and the Minnesota Head Start program for children ages 3-5 help insure healthy prenatal outcomes for pregnant women and facilitates the development of infants, toddlers and young children. These Minnesota programs also assist parents to be the best possible parent they can be.

Minnesota Early Head Start Program
Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning, please call:
651-582-8200

Early Head Start Programs in Other States

Click here to find early head start programs in other states

Additional Areas of Interest

Minnesota child nutrition programs include free and low-cost food, nutrition information, and preschool and school nutrition programs.

Minnesota Food Banks distribute free food to those in need.

Minnesota Food Stamp Program helps persons with low-incomes to obtain food.

Minnesota WIC provides free food, nutrition counseling, and referrals at no charge.

Minnesota Department of Education can provide you with information about school nutrition and pregnancy programs.

Minnesota Department of Health can provide nutrition information and help as well as help with pregnancy and post-pregnancy concerns.

Minnesota Medicaid can help you with answers about free services offered to you and your child.

Minnesota child welfare agency can help with pregnancy, parenting, and foster care.

Minnesota Low Income Energy Assistance Program can help you is you are having trouble meeting your heating and cooling energy bills.

Minnesota unemployment insurance can help you if you have been laid off form work

Government Assistance Programs

We are completely and totally committed to doing everything possible to assist pregnant women, mothers and children (Click here to read more about our commitment to help you). With that in mind we have created one of the most complete sources of information to assist you and your child. Please click the following link to see our complete list of government assistance programs.