Layla Arthurs (left) and Jimena Gonzalez Coello do some drawing during the Friday water day. Though New Castle County Head Start is free to low-income families, Executive Director Jeffrey E. Benatti says enrollment has declined due to public schools offering similar programs but lacks the comprehensive programs that Head Start offers to the children and families. (Photo: Suchat Pederson, The News Journal)

New Castle County Head Start, a federally-funded education program for children ages 3-5 with disabilities or who come from low-income homes, has expanded its services to families of children aged 0-3. It now offers supports such as weekly home visits to monitor physical, cognitive, social and emotional development. This comes in response to multiple Delaware school districts offering low- to no-cost pre-K programs for children with special needs.