Alpha Kappa Alpha Head Start preschool has been serving Casa de Oro since 1995. Located in an adjacent lot behind Casa de Oro Elementary School, the facility helps prepare kids ages 3 to 5 for Kindergarten with developmentally appropriate curriculum.
Head Start accepts applications throughout the year, but has a capacity for 88 students. The center features a large playground area with a jungle gym, large sandboxes, slides and a seesaw. The children also participate in various games, arts and crafts to help enrich their lives.
Head Start also offers social services to help children and families, including job referrals, breakfast, lunch, snacks and clothing. It partners with Casa do Oro Elementary to provide speech therapy for kids, and offers special courses for special education and disabled children. The director is Deborah Durham.