Project Grant 03CH012986

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $827,975.00 Early Head Start project grant (CFDA 93.600) to Higher Horizons Day Care Center, a non-profit organization in Falls Church, Virginia. This 5-year grant, effective from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, will enable Higher Horizons to provide comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and social services to promote school readiness for low-income expectant parents, infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Higher Horizons also holds additional Early Head Start and Head Start grants as a direct recipient and subrecipient, funding services for 140 children annually. The organization uses this federal grant funding to deliver high-quality early childhood programming that supports the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of children from disadvantaged backgrounds prior to kindergarten entry.