Local Head Start
Head Start serves children from birth to age 5 in low-income families. Each state entry below gives a link to find a local Head Start program, and the phone number of the State Head Start Collaboration Office.
A State Head Start Collaboration Office facilitates partnerships between Head Start agencies and other state entities that provide services to benefit children from families with low incomes.1
Local programs are run by local grantees, not by the state office. Call the local program to ask about enrollment and waitlists. The national Head Start helpline is (866) 763-6481.
| ALABAMA | (334) 202-4770 |
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| Find local program | Alabama Head Start grantees (PDF) |
| ALASKA | (907) 465-8707 |
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| Find local program | Alaska pre-elementary program database |
| ARIZONA | (602) 542-8812 |
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| Find local program | Arizona Head Start Association |
| ARKANSAS | (501) 320-8953 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| CALIFORNIA | (916) 651-6631 |
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| Find local program | Search for a Head Start in California |
| COLORADO | (303) 866-4804 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| CONNECTICUT | (860) 929-0051 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| DELAWARE | (302) 735-4096 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | (202) 316-7162 |
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| Find local program | Head Start in DC (OSSE) |
| FLORIDA | (866) 357-3239 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| GEORGIA | (470) 421-2117 |
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| Find local program | Georgia Head Start locator |
| HAWAII | (808) 784-5354 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| IDAHO | (208) 407-4800 |
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| Find local program | Find a program by zip code (Idaho) |
| ILLINOIS | (217) 785-3292 |
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| Find local program | Illinois Head Start grantee directory |
| INDIANA | (463) 276-2577 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start in Indiana (county picker) |
| IOWA | (515) 336-3281 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program in Iowa (county map) |
| KANSAS | (785) 368-6354 |
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| Find local program | Kansas Head Start locations |
| KENTUCKY | (502) 782-1263 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| LOUISIANA | (225) 342-1835 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| MAINE | (207) 816-2334 |
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| Find local program | Maine Head Start grantees by region |
| MARYLAND | (410) 767-0602 |
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| Find local program | Locate a Head Start program in Maryland |
| MASSACHUSETTS | (978) 826-1335 |
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| Find local program | Massachusetts Head Start member agencies |
| MICHIGAN | (517) 335-8125 |
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| Find local program | Michigan Head Start program locator |
| MINNESOTA | (651) 539-7719 |
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| Find local program | Minnesota Head Start programs and service areas (PDF) |
| MISSISSIPPI | (601) 576-6084 |
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| Find local program | Mississippi Head Start directory |
| MISSOURI | (573) 884-3080 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| MONTANA | (406) 444-4168 |
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| Find local program | Montana Head Start programs by region |
| NEBRASKA | (531) 207-9832 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| NEVADA | (702) 668-4325 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | (603) 271-4242 |
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| Find local program | New Hampshire Head Start programs |
| NEW JERSEY | (609) 376-3452 |
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| Find local program | New Jersey Head Start programs |
| NEW MEXICO | (505) 629-9483 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| NEW YORK | (518) 474-9352 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| NORTH CAROLINA | (919) 795-9473 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| NORTH DAKOTA | (701) 328-1640 |
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| Find local program | North Dakota Head Start Association |
| OHIO | (380) 267-2531 |
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| Find local program | Ohio Head Start Association |
| OKLAHOMA | (405) 949-1495 |
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| Find local program | Find a program in Oklahoma |
| OREGON | (971) 600-4071 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| PENNSYLVANIA | (814) 327-3263 |
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| Find local program | Pennsylvania Head Start Association |
| RHODE ISLAND | (401) 462-1321 |
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| Find local program | Rhode Island Head Start Association |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | (803) 898-2550 |
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| Find local program | South Carolina Head Start grantees by county |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | (605) 773-4640 |
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| Find local program | South Dakota Head Start programs |
| TENNESSEE | (615) 532-4731 |
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| Find local program | Tennessee Head Start preschool programs |
| TEXAS | (713) 500-3835 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| UTAH | (801) 718-7211 |
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| Find local program | Utah Head Start grantee list |
| VERMONT | (802) 241-0801 |
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| Find local program | Find a program in Vermont |
| VIRGINIA | (804) 726-7468 |
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| Find local program | Head Start in your area (Virginia) |
| WASHINGTON | (360) 742-4715 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start or ECEAP program (Washington) |
| WEST VIRGINIA | (304) 993-5807 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| WISCONSIN | (608) 422-7158 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
| WYOMING | (307) 777-2057 |
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| Find local program | Find a Head Start program (national locator) |
Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:
Footnotes
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Office of Head Start , Head Start Collaboration Offices and State Systems. ↩
About this information
SingleMotherGuide.com is an independent state-by-state reference guide and is not affiliated with any government agency. Program amounts and income limits are compiled from official federal and state sources, which are cited on the page, and are reviewed periodically and updated as those sources change.
The information is provided for general guidance and is not legal or financial advice. The administering agency makes the final determination of eligibility and benefit amounts. To report an error, please contact us.
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- Ada Hu