Application

The application process is a 2 Step Process.  Both steps must be completed before your child’s application will be considered for acceptance.  If your child will be 3 or 4 years old on or before August 31, 2026 AND you live in the Kannapolis City Schools District (Address Lookup Tool) please complete the pre-application-STEP 1 (ENGLISH Pre-Application   SPANISH Pre-Application), upload your documents and one of our Family Advocates will be in touch with you within 72 business hours to set up a face-to-face application appointment-STEP 2.

The online pre-application (Step 1) will take approximately 30-45 minutes to complete. Once you submit your pre-application online, your assigned Family Advocate will be in touch with you to set up a face-to-face application appointment-STEP 2.

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• Birth Certificate
• Child’s Immunization Record / Current Physical Exam / Current Dental Record
• Medicaid and/or Private Insurance Card
• Proof of Residence in the Kannapolis City School District (current utility bill in parent’s name, Lease, Mortgage Statement, etc….)
• Proof of Family Income (W-2 form, 1099, Income Tax Return, Child Support Letter,  SSI, SNAP Award Letter, etc…) 
• Copy of Parent ID
• Copies of additional documents (Proof of outside therapies, IEP, IFSP, Custody Agreement, Foster Care Placement, etc.)

Please use these tips for uploading documents from your phone.  

How To Use A Document Scanner on an iPhone and iPad

How To Scan Documents with Google Drive - Android

If you still cannot upload your documents, we can help!  You can bring your copies with you to your face-to-face application appointment and your Family Advocate can assist you.

The Kannapolis Head Start program allows attachments to be in many formats, including PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, and GIF. The maximum file size for each attachment may not exceed 16M.

Yes. You may still submit a pre-application (Step 1) without uploading documents, but your pre-application will be incomplete. Applications will be processed once all documents have been submitted and the face-to-face application appointment has been made with a Family Advocate (Step 2).

No worries!  If you have trouble uploading documents or completing the pre-application (Step 1), your assigned Family Advocate will assist you at your face-to-face appointment (Step 2).

No. If you completed a pre-application for 2026-2027 program year or earlier, our system will not allow you to complete a second pre-application.  You will need to contact us to set up a face-to-face appointment.

You will be assigned a Family Advocate who will contact you within approximately 72 business hours via telephone and/or email. The Family Advocate will work with you to review the pre-application, ensure that you have submitted the required documents or will collect required documents from you, and gather additional information as needed.

Once your Family Advocate has been assigned and has made contact, you will be able to ask questions and check the status of your application with your Family Advocate via telephone or email.

Once I complete the pre-application (Step 1), the face-to-face application appointment (Step 2) and turn in all of my required documents, will my child be automatically accepted into the program?

Not quite.  Each application that is completed with our program will be put on our waiting list.  In June or July of 2026, we will accept eligible applicants from our waiting list to fill our open student slot positions.  Not all of our applicants will be found eligible (age, address, income, etc.) and therefore will not be guaranteed a slot with our program.