Located in the East Main Street Plaza, Riverhead Head Start is one of 19 Head Start locations in Suffolk County. The Head Start program, which operates nationwide, was started in 1965 to give children from low-income families opportunity for pre-school. The program currently serves more than 1,500 children in Suffolk County, and is funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. For more information about the early childhood opportunities offered at this center, visit the Head Start Web site.