Oahe Child Development Center, Inc.

Oahe Child Dev. Ctr. Head Start is a non-profit organization located in Pierre, South Dakota, registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since 2009. As a tax-exempt corporate entity, the organization focuses on providing comprehensive early childhood education and support services primarily to low-income families in South Dakota. The organization is dedicated to delivering holistic developmental services that support children from disadvantaged backgrounds, with a particular emphasis on preparing them for kindergarten through targeted educational and social-emotional development programs.

The organization has been a recipient of federal grant awards, primarily from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Head Start. Its most recent significant award is a $1,488,186 project grant (Award ID: 08CH013107) effective from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2030, which supports comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and family well-being services. Additionally, Oahe Child Dev. Ctr. Head Start has received sub-grant awards from the South Dakota Department of Education for the School Lunch program, with multiple awards dating from January 2021 to October 2024. These sub-grants demonstrate the organization's involvement in supporting nutrition programs for children, complementing their primary early childhood development mission. The organization's federal grant awards consistently focus on enhancing cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of children from birth to kindergarten age, with a particular focus on serving low-income and disadvantaged populations in South Dakota.