Tanana Chiefs Conference Birth to Five Head Start is committed to providing children with safe and nurturing environments where they can learn through exploration and play.
Working to give our absolute best to provide the highest quality services from the heart that our families and communities deserve.
Contact Us:
- Head_Start_Dept@tananachiefs.org
- TOLL FREE: 1-800-478-6822 ext. 3170
- Fairbanks: (907) 452-8251 ext. 3170
- FAX: (907) 459-395
These services are provided to children who are enrolled in the Centerbased or Homebased Programs:
- Nutritious foods that meet USDA guidelines
- Daily teeth brushing
- Safety information
- Hearing Screening
- Vision Screening
- Hemoglobin Screening
- Height/Weight
- Blood Pressure
- Developmental screenings & assessments
- Educational group activities
- Family Nights
- Parent Committee
- Policy Council
- Connection to resources based on interest
- Cultural experiences based on Athabascan Values
- And most of all, a HEAD START to being school ready
Tanana Chiefs Conference Birth to Five Head Start Program serves families with children birth to five years old. As an Early Head Start/Head Start (EHS/HS), we provide services through two delivery systems: Centerbased and Homebased. The Centerbased system uses a classroom to provide services; and the Homebased system provides services in the family’s home. Each of our communities that we are located in has unique program options to provide quality services to families.
If you’re interested in signing up for the Tanana Chief Conference Birth to Five Head Start Program, contact your TCC Head Start Village office to assist with enrollment.
We serve the follow communities: Allakaket, Grayling, Holy Cross, Huslia, McGrath, Minto, Nenana, Northway, Nulato, Tanacross, Tanana, Tetlin, and Tok.
Please contact our central office in Fairbanks, if you are unable to reach your local TCC Head Start office.
Please see the list below to see what option is available in your community.
Centerbased: Serves children ages birth to five in a classroom setting:
- Monday-Thursday
- Full Day: 6hr days
- Nenana
- Northway
- Tok
- Part Day: 4hr days
- Grayling
- Huslia
- McGrath
- Nulato
- Tanacross
Homebased: Serves all families with children birth to age 5 in their homes:
- 46 Weekly Home visits
- 22 socials per year
- Birth to 5 years old
- Allakaket
- Holy Cross
- Minto
- Tanana
- Tetlin
- Birth to 3 years old
- Grayling
- Huslia
Head Start is an income based program. As an American Indian / Alaska Native agency, we are able to serve up to 49% of children who are considered over the income guidelines, provided ALL of the children who are eligible to enroll have been enrolled. At a minimum this is 51%.
We reserve 10% of our funded slots for children with disabilities.
- TCC Infant Learning (ILP)
- Zero to Three
- National Education for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Dolly Parton Imagination Library
- Alaska Head Start Association
- August 2020 Annual Report
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at the USDA Website, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - Fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - Email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.