Northwest Tennessee Head Start

Northwest Tennessee Head Start in McKenzie is part of a federal program that supports school readiness for children from birth to age five in low-income families. It is run by the Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council, which operates both Head Start and Early Head Start, and it combines early childhood education with health, nutrition and parent involvement services. Enrollment starts with an application and a published set of eligibility requirements. Children are ranked on a waiting list for each center by the points they are assigned and are enrolled in that order. A parent handbook for 2026-27 is available in English and in Spanish. Statewide, Head Start runs 936 classrooms in 367 centers. Rated 5.0 from one Google review, and the center has a wheelchair accessible entrance and parking.