East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) Head Start Enrolling Now

East Bay Community Action Program’s (EBCAP) Head Start is now taking applications for placement in its Head Start and Early Head Start classrooms for the 2021-2022 school year. Head Start offers a 6-hour a day comprehensive early childhood education program for children aged 3 to 5 beginning September 1st to mid-June. Each classroom is staffed with a qualified lead teacher, an associate teacher, and a classroom assistant. Classrooms do not exceed 18 children, and breakfast and lunch are provided daily. There is no cost for this program for qualifying families. At some locations parents can opt for before and after school, vacation weeks and summer childcare for a fee. Head Start also accepts and can assist families in applying for the RI Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) certificate. Centers are in East Providence, Warren, Tiverton, Middletown, and Newport. Apply online at www.ebcap.org, call 401-367-2001, or email headstartenrollmentinfo@ebcap.org. 

Linda Laliberte, Vice President of Head Start at EBCAP said, “We are proud to provide high-quality early education and development services to families residing in the east bay area communities of Rhode Island. EBCAP is recognized as a high-quality early childhood education provider by the Rhode Island Bright Stars quality rating system. All six of our centers have received a high-star rating, indicating quality standards of education and care and demonstrating excellence above and beyond state licensing standards.”

For children aged birth-to five and pregnant women, services can be provided to the family through a homebased service at no cost to qualifying families. Qualified home visitors meet with the family weekly to provide information on child development, daily routines, parenting and family goals, community resources and activities to engage children’s developing minds and bodies. For families who need childcare, EBCAP offers infant toddler care at its centers in Newport and East Providence. Classrooms are staffed with a qualified lead teacher, an associate teacher and a classroom assistant, group size in Early Head Start classrooms does not exceed 8 children. All meals, infant formula and diapers are included in the program. We accept and can assist families in applying for the RI Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) certificate.

Automatic eligibility is offered to families enrolled in RI Works (TANF), receiving Supplemental Security Income, or experiencing homelessness, and children in foster care. Families of children with special needs are also encouraged to apply and will be asked for income information.

For more information on how EBCAP can support you and your child and to apply for our program, visit our website at www.ebcap.org.  We can also assist with the application; call us at 401-367-2001 or email headstartenrollmentinfo@ebcap.org. 


East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) is a private, non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation that provides a wide array of health and human services to the residents of Rhode Island’s east bay including the municipalities of East Providence, Barrington, Warren, Bristol, Little Compton, Tiverton, Portsmouth, Middletown, Newport and Jamestown. Please visit our website to review employment opportunities. EBCAP is an equal opportunity employer.