Child Start, Inc.
Wichita, KS
- UEI
- E59NGS7ZVUD1
- CAGE
- 0XRR0
- Primary NAICS
- 624410 Child Care Services
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1002 S Oliver St, Wichita, KS 67218, USA
- Website
- childstart.org
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Family Services
- SIC code
- 83 Social Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head start and early head start | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $7,115,773 | |
| Head start and early head start | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $206,606,017 | |
| American rescue plan | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $871,527 | |
| Head start | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $5,734,732 | |
| Head start and early head start | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $49,262,186 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State Department Of Education | 263KS303N1099 | $32,777 | |
| Kansas State Department Of Education | 263KS303N1099 | $40,046 |
Latest 2 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Child Start, Inc., a non-profit organization headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, delivers early childhood development and Head Start services to federal recipients as a prime grant recipient (24% of recent awards) and predominantly as a subrecipient (76% of recent awards) under state-level education and nutrition programs. The organization operates within the federal early childhood education ecosystem, serving low-income children and families through direct service delivery funded by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture.
Child Start's federal footprint is concentrated in two agencies and two funding streams. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service funds 30 awards; the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families funds 11 awards combined, accounting for 100% of recent activity in the source. The organization acts as prime recipient on Head Start grants from HHS/Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600) and as subrecipient on Block Grants and Preschool Development Grants Birth Through Five administered by the Kansas State Department of Education. Representative prime work includes a $7.1 million Head Start Project Grant from HHS for the period July 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, supporting comprehensive early childhood services including educational instruction, health and nutritional support, social-emotional development programming, and family engagement across Kansas. Child Start has accumulated over $62 million in cumulative federal Head Start and Early Head Start funding across its history.
Subrecipient awards flow through the Kansas State Department of Education; the source lists 31 sub-awards spanning Block Grants and Preschool Development Grants Birth to Five, with awards issued monthly from 2022 through 2026. This cadence indicates stable, recurring funding routed through state educational intermediaries rather than direct federal procurement. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $346.3 million over the organization's active period in federal grant records.
Activity volume shows recent acceleration: two awards in 2021, one in 2022, 12 in 2024, 13 in 2025, and six through July 2026. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating a long tail of multi-year grant performance. Child Start's service delivery model emphasizes direct work with preschool-age children (three to four years old) and Early Head Start participants (infants, toddlers, and pregnant women), with documented experience in parent partnership, child care provider collaboration, and early educator engagement throughout Kansas targeting disadvantaged populations.
Quick answers
Is Child Start, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Child Start, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through April 16, 2027.
What is Child Start, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Child Start, Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is Head start and early head start (07CH013618), from Office of Grants Management (ACF), on July 1, 2026.
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See Child Start, Inc.'s full federal record
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