Analise Mahnken rocks 8-month-old Amaya Toledo to sleep after feeding from a bottle at the Ignacio Head Start program. Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy is now accepting applications for the Head Start and Early Head Start Program for the 2017-18 school year.
Analise Mahnken rocks 8-month-old Amaya Toledo to sleep after feeding from a bottle at the Ignacio Head Start program. Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy is now accepting applications for the Head Start and Early Head Start Program for the 2017-18 school year.Durango Herald file

The Head Start Program serves children ages 3 to 5, and the Early Head Start Program serves prenatal women and six-week- to three-year-old children. Families of children with special needs or low-income families are encouraged to apply.

The service area for applicants has recently expanded: boundaries are within the Southern Ute Indian Reservation and Ignacio School District, and the area of Bayfield School District south of U.S. Highway 160, west of County Road 509, and east of County Road 526 and County Road 523. Low-income families outside the service area will be considered.

To apply, visit a family advocate at the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy, 275 Mouache Drive, Ignacio.

For more information, call 563-4566.