Head Start is a comprehensive child development program serving low income preschool children and their families since 1965. A range of individualized services are provided including education, mental health, nutrition, and parent involvement. The entire range of Head Start services is responsive and appropriate to each child and family's developmental, ethnic, cultural and linguistic heritage and experience.

All Head Start programs must adhere to Program Performance Standards. The Head Start Program Performance Standards define the services that Head Start Programs are to provide to the children and families they serve. They constitute the expectations and requirements that Head Start grantees must meet. They are designed to ensure that the Head Start goals and objectives are implemented successfully, that the Head Start philosophy continues to thrive, and that all grantee and delegate agencies maintain the highest possible quality in the provision of Head Start services.

KenCrest Children and Family Services provides Head Start services to 304 children and their families in centers throughout Philadelphia.