Southern Ute Montessori School recently announced that applications for its Head Start and Early Head Start programs are now being accepted for the 2018-19 school year.
The Head Start program is for children 3 to 5 years old, and the Early Head Start program is for prenatal women and 6-week- to 3-year-old children. Families of children with special needs and low-income families are encouraged to apply.
Also, the service area for programs has expanded. It now includes boundaries of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation and Ignacio School District, and an area of Bayfield School District south of U.S. Highway 160, west to County Road 509 and east to County Roads 526 and 523. Low-income families who live outside the service area will be considered.
For more information, call 563-4566.