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Now accepting applications for children under 5 (children must be 4 or under on September 1st of the school year) for our Beach Park and Waukegan sites.

Beach Park accepts applications for children that are 3-5 years of age, and Waukegan accepts applications for children ages 2 years or younger. Diverse learner and disability supports are available.

To start the enrollment process, please complete this initial contact form and someone will contact you within 48 business hours. If you have immediate questions regarding the status of your application, please call (773) 496-5419 or email jramirez@startearly.org.

Income is an eligibility requirement for our Illinois State Board of Education and Head Start funded programs.

First Name (Required)

Middle Name

Last Name (Required)

Suffix

Birthday (Required)

Gender (Required)

Email Address (Required)

Confirm Email Address

It appears that you have previously submitted an application. If you wish to apply again, please contact us by phone or in person.

Mobile Phone

Opt In for Text Messages

Home Phone

Work Phone

Ext.

It appears that you have previously submitted an application. If you wish to apply again, please contact us by phone or in person.

Race (Required)

Hispanic (Required)

Lives with Family (Required)

English Proficiency (Required)

Other Language

Other Language Proficiency

Highest Grade Completed (Required)

Employment Status (Required)

Child's Relationship (Required)

Custody (Required)

Provides Financial Support (Required)

Teen Parent (Required)

If Teen Parent, Subsidized?

Is your family experiencing homelessness?

Living Address (Required)

Address Line 2

City (Required)

State (Required)

ZIP (Required)

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Mailing Address same as Living Address

Mailing Address

Address Line 2

City

State

ZIP

Is there another parent/guardian in the family?

First Name (Required)

Middle Name

Last Name (Required)

Suffix

Birthday (Required)

Gender (Required)

Email Address (Required)

Confirm Email Address

It appears that you have previously submitted an application. If you wish to apply again, please contact us by phone or in person.

Mobile Phone

Opt In for Text Messages

Home Phone

Work Phone

Ext.

It appears that you have previously submitted an application. If you wish to apply again, please contact us by phone or in person.

Race (Required)

Hispanic (Required)

Lives with Family (Required)

English Proficiency (Required)

Other Language

Other Language Proficiency

Highest Grade Completed (Required)

Employment Status (Required)

Child's Relationship (Required)

Custody (Required)

Provides Financial Support (Required)

Teen Parent (Required)

If Teen Parent, Subsidized?

Number of Parents/Guardians (Required)

Relationship to Participant(s) (Required)

Primary Language at Home (Required)

Is another language being acquired or learned at home?

Number in Household

Number in Family

Gross Annual Income

Is your family receiving cash benefits or other services under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program? (Required)

Is your family receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI)? (Required)

Is your family receiving services from WIC? (Required)

WIC ID (if applicable)

Is your family receiving services under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly referred to as Food Stamps? (Required)

Is at least one parent/guardian an active duty member of the United States military? (Required)

Is at least one parent/guardian a veteran of the United States military? (Required)

Add Emergency Contact

First Name (Required)

Middle Name

Last Name (Required)

Suffix

Nickname

Birthday (Required)

Gender (Required)

Race (Required)

Hispanic (Required)

English Proficiency (Required)

Other Language

Other Language Proficiency

Primary Health Coverage (Required)

Medicaid Eligibility (Required)

Is there anything else you want to tell us about your child?

Referral Source (Required)

Specify Referral Source (Required)

Concerns about child? (Required)

Which program are you applying for? (Required)

Location Preference

1st Location Preference

2nd Location Preference

3rd Location Preference

- Your Address - Available Locations

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Do you want to apply now for another child in your family?

Add Another Applicant

Are there other children in the family?

Add a Sibling

Thank you for completing the application. Once you submit your application, you will be redirected to a confirmation page with an “OK” button. Please click the “OK” button to continue to onto critical information about the enrollment process, contact details and documents you will need to collect to complete your enrollment process.

Someone will contact you within 48 hours about your application.

If you have immediate questions regarding the status of your application, please call (773) 496-5419 or email jramirez@startearly.org.

Required information is missing, see above.

Parent/Guardian

Address

Additional Parent/Guardian

Family Information

Emergency Contacts

Child (Applicant)

Location Preferences

Additional Applicant

Siblings