Covington Pike Head Start

Covington Pike Head Start is a Porter-Leath preschool location in Memphis, managed by Dr. Bridget Lee. Porter-Leath's preschool covers Early Head Start, Head Start, pre-K and tuition-based classrooms, with Head Start for income-eligible 3 and 4 year olds in Shelby County and pre-K for 4 year olds who live in specific ZIP codes. Families fill out a Head Start application and then schedule an in-person enrollment interview. Children enjoy a USDA-approved breakfast, lunch and snack each day, prepared in an on-site kitchen, and there is an outdoor playground. Classrooms build language, reading, writing, math and science skills, and AmeriCorps members and Foster Grandparents add literacy activities. Porter-Leath is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Rated 4.3 from 4 Google reviews, 3 of them five stars and 1 at two stars.