Head Start and Early Head Start in Alabama

202 centers in 127 cities and towns, run by 32 programs. 112 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 165offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. It's free if you qualify.

Source: Office of Head Start service locations, as of October 2026. Each program reports its own sites, so call before you visit. Closed sites are left out.

Who qualifies in Alabama

$27,320a year or less for a family of three, or $33,000 for four. That's the 2026 federal poverty line, Head Start's income limit.

You also qualify at any income if you get TANF or SSI, your child is in foster care, or your family is homeless.

Sources: 45 CFR 1302.12; HHS poverty guidelines

Poverty guidelines for every family size

Head Start by city in Alabama

9 cities have 3 or more centers and a page of their own, most centers first.

Montgomery19 centers
Birmingham13 centers
Mobile12 centers
Decatur3 centers
Dothan3 centers
Huntsville3 centers
Prichard3 centers
Theodore3 centers
Tuskegee Institute3 centers

Where to apply in Alabama

You apply to a program, not to one center. Each number here is the program's enrollment line: staff can tell you which of its centers have room and add you to a waiting list.

Community Action Partnership of North Alabama, Inc.
36 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(256) 260-3149
Alabama Department of Human Resources
16 centers · Early Head Start
(334) 242-1425
Montgomery Community Action Committee & CDC, Inc. Head Start
16 centers · Head Start
(334) 269-2229
Family Guidance Center of Alabama, Inc.
15 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(334) 270-4100 ext. 248
Talladega Clay Randolph Child Care Corporation
15 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(256) 362-3852 ext. 27
Mobile Community Action, Inc.
13 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(251) 457-5700 ext. 1102
Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services, Inc.
12 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(251) 473-1060
Organized Community Action Program, Inc.
11 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(334) 566-1712
Childcare Resources
8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(205) 941-6077
Community Service Programs of West Alabama, Inc.
6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(205) 469-0361
Chambers-Tallapoosa-Coosa Community Action Agency
5 centers · Head Start
(256) 825-4204 ext. 1
The Black Belt Community Foundation
5 centers · Head Start
(334) 874-1126
Mississippi Action for Progress, Inc.
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(601) 923-4100 ext. 4121
Tuskegee City Mayor's Office
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(334) 720-0600
Alabama Council on Human Relations
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(334) 821-8336
Innovative Network of Knowledge
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(830) 331-8908
Jefferson County Child Development Council, Inc.
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(205) 933-1095
Lowndes County Board of Education
3 centers · Head Start
(334) 548-2145 ext. 12001
Montgomery Community Action Committee & CDC, Inc. Early Head Start
3 centers · Early Head Start
(334) 269-2229
Berean Headstart
2 centers · Head Start
(334) 683-9574 ext. 1
Community Action Agency of South Alabama
2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(251) 626-2646
Enrichment Services Program, Inc.
2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(706) 649-1616
Fairfield City Schools
2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
No line reported
Gadsden-Etowah County Progress Council, Inc.
2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
No line reported
SE AL Regional Planning & Development Commission
2 centers · Head Start
(334) 794-4093 ext. 1417
Southeast Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission
2 centers · Early Head Start
(334) 794-4093 ext. 1417
University of Alabama, Birmingham
2 centers · Early Head Start
(205) 934-5736
Dothan City Board of Education
1 center · Head Start
(334) 794-1447
Family Service Center
1 center · Early Head Start
(334) 794-4929
Grow Early Learning, Alabama Region
1 center · Head Start
(251) 415-5002
Pickens Community Action Committee, Inc.
1 center · Head Start
(205) 367-8152 ext. 11
St. Clair County Head Start, Inc.
1 center · Head Start
(205) 338-9694 ext. 10

Centers in smaller towns in Alabama

140 centers in 118 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Albertville · 1

Albertville Head Start Early Learning Center-3410
Early Head Start and Head Start · 908 Cooley St
(256) 891-3423

Alexander City · 1

V. Robinson
Head Start · 277 Tallapoosa St
(256) 234-7583

Andalusia · 2

Andalusia HS/EHS Center
Head Start · 602 Seegers St
(334) 881-0181
Andalusia HS/EHS Center
Early Head Start · 602 Seegers St
(334) 881-0181

Anniston · 2

Constantine Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1200 Johnson Ave
(256) 237-8628
Hobson City Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 715 Martin Luther King Dr
(256) 831-8491

Arab · 1

Arab - 3409
Head Start · 324 Cullman Rd
(256) 931-0336

Ardmore · 1

Cedar Hill- 3501
Head Start · 27905 Cedar Hill Rd
(256) 423-1848

Ashland · 1

Ashland Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 41375 Highway 77
(256) 252-1122

Athens · 2

Piney Chapel- 3503
Head Start · 20839 Elkton Rd
(256) 606-3112
Tanner- 3504
Early Head Start and Head Start · 13529 Lucas Ferry Rd
(256) 998-5010

Attalla · 1

Lula Andrews Brown Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 300 Cullman Ave SW
(256) 546-7431

Auburn · 1

Frankie B. King Center
Head Start · 950 Shelton Mill Rd
(334) 821-8336

Bay Minette · 2

GRECS Learning Adventures
Early Head Start · 115 N Dobson Ave
(985) 703-2012
Learning Adventure LLC
Head Start · 115 N Dobson Ave
(251) 473-1060

Bessemer · 1

Canaan Baptist Church Kindergarten
Early Head Start and Head Start · 824 15th St N
(205) 428-5565

Blountsville · 2

Blountsville- 2504
Head Start · 260 Page St
(205) 429-4224
Susan Moore-2503
Head Start · 3996 Susan Moore Rd
(205) 466-5212

Brewton · 1

Brewton HS/EHS Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1207 Belleville Ave
(251) 867-9552

Brighton · 1

Childcare Resources Great Start -Head Start program
Head Start · 900 Palmer Ave
(205) 917-4533

Brilliant · 1

Brilliant - 2604
Head Start · 10180 Al 129
(205) 486-2332

Brundidge · 1

Brundidge Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 552 Veterans Blvd
(334) 735-5496

Butler · 1

Choctaw Head Start
Head Start · 201 Tom Orr Dr
(334) 217-0210

Calera · 1

Calera Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 802 8th Avenue, 802 8th Avenue
(205) 558-8867

Camden · 1

Free Will Head Start Center
Head Start · 68 Hawthorne
(334) 874-1126

Camp Hill · 1

Mt. Lovely Head Start
Head Start · 21900 Sen Claude Pepper Dr
(334) 518-3834

Carrollton · 1

Pickens Co. Community Action Committee/CDC, Inc. Head Start Early Learning Center
Head Start · 101 Commerce Ave
(205) 367-8166

Center Point · 1

Dr. Craig Pouncy Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 520N 23rd Ave NW
(659) 240-8988

Centre · 2

CAPNA - Learning Well
Early Head Start · 600 Piedmont Hwy
(256) 927-8961
Knowledge- 3104
Head Start · 600 Piedmont Hwy
(256) 266-1199

Centreville · 1

Bibb County Head Start
Head Start · 1006 Walnut St
(205) 926-7557

Childersburg · 1

Childersburg Head Start
Head Start · 261 Pinecrest Dr
(256) 378-5308

Citronelle · 1

Citronelle Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 19275 N 4th St
(251) 866-9967

Clanton · 1

E.M. Henry Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 413 14th St S, 413 14th Street South
(205) 258-5413

Columbiana · 1

Columbiana Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 201 Washington St, 201 Washington Street
(205) 558-8885

Cordova · 1

Cordova EHS Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 65 3rd Ave
(205) 300-7801

Crossville · 1

Crossville-3201
Head Start · 80 Gaines St
(256) 528-2183

Danville · 1

Speake
Head Start · 7323 Highway 36
(256) 974-9201

Daphne · 1

GRECS ELC Daphne
Early Head Start · 28848 N Main St, 1829 S US Highway 31
(251) 473-1060

Double Springs · 1

Double Springs-2401
Head Start · 129 Old School Rd
(205) 489-2728

Elba · 1

Elba Head Start
Head Start · 145 Tiger Dr
(334) 897-2814

Enterprise · 1

Enterprise Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1617 E Park Ave
(334) 347-4434

Eutaw · 1

Greene County Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1227 US Highway 43 South
(205) 372-2810

Evergreen · 1

Conecuh County Early Learning Academy
Early Head Start and Head Start · 11456 Highway 31
(251) 578-3149

Fairfield · 2

Forest Hills Child Development Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 7000 Grasselli Rd
(205) 264-9655
Robinson Primary School
Head Start · 301 61st St
(205) 264-9655

Fairhope · 1

ELC Fairhope Head Start/EHS Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 24044 US Highway 98
(251) 517-5034

Fayette · 1

CSP WEST AL - Tiny Tots Child Development Ctr
Early Head Start · 803 2nd Ave SE
(205) 932-7908

Florala · 1

Florala Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 22975 7th Ave, 22975 7th Street
(334) 858-3060

Florence · 2

Lauderdale ELC-3709
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1410 Glory Way
(256) 964-6611
Westminster-3707
Head Start · 1520 Rickwood Rd
(256) 712-5699

Fort Deposit · 1

Fort Deposit Head Start
Head Start · 200 Gilmer Hill Rd
(334) 227-8704

Fort Payne · 2

CAPNA - Ft. Payne Dekalb County CDC
Early Head Start · 659A Wallace Ave NE
(256) 845-8240
Fort Payne- 3202
Early Head Start and Head Start · 701 1st St E
(256) 845-5951

Fyffe · 1

Fyffe-3203
Head Start · 733 Main St
(256) 623-2620

Gadsden · 1

J. W. Stewart Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 513 Henry St
(256) 546-7431

Georgiana · 1

Georgiana Head Start
Head Start · 529 S Palmer Ave
(334) 376-5331

Goodwater · 1

Goodwater Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 725 Nebo Street
(256) 743-1274

Grand Bay · 2

GULF REGIONAL - Small Wonders Child Care
Early Head Start · 11100 Highway 188
(251) 865-9595
Lighthouse Academy
Early Head Start · 9930 Cody Driskell Rd
(251) 957-0641

Greenville · 1

Greenville Head Start
Head Start · 211 School Highlands Rd
(334) 382-8034

Guntersville · 1

CAPNA - Guntersville Child Dev Center
Early Head Start · 1648 Obrig Ave
(256) 489-7529

Haleyville · 1

Haleyville-2403
Head Start · 2324 14th Ave
(205) 485-9545

Hamilton · 1

Hamilton - 2603
Head Start · 784 10th Ave SW
(205) 952-9015

Hanceville · 1

Garden City-2310
Head Start · 208 4th St SW
(256) 352-2531

Hartselle · 1

Hartselle- 2103
Early Head Start and Head Start · 801 Bethel St NE
(256) 773-1006

Harvest · 2

CAPNA- Arlean's Little Treasures
Early Head Start · 110 Stetson Dr
(256) 323-4025
Harvest- 3602
Head Start · 9784 Wall Triana Hwy
(256) 713-0284

Hayneville · 2

Central Head Start
Head Start · 141 Main St
(334) 563-7590
Jackson-Steele Head Start
Head Start · 570 Freedom Rd
(334) 874-4792

Heflin · 1

Heflin Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1156 Ross St
(256) 463-2243

Hollywood · 1

Hollywood-3310
Head Start · 6199 County Road 33, # 5
(256) 565-0234

Hueytown · 1

Jolly Bunny's
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1400 Hueytown Rd
(205) 475-1877

Hurtsboro · 1

Marian Wright Edelman Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 403 Red Fox Drive
(334) 821-8336

Irvington · 1

Bayou La Batre Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 7775 Deakle Rd
(251) 824-3113

Jackson · 1

Jackson Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 131 Mayton Dr
(251) 473-1060

Jasper · 2

INK Jasper Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1700 Highway 78 E
(205) 275-3259
UAB EHS at Jasper Area Family Services Center
Early Head Start · 1400 19th St W
(205) 522-3685

Jemison · 1

Jemison Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1917 Hwy.191
(205) 437-9787

Lafayette · 1

Lafayette Head Start
Head Start · 52 Alabama Ave W
(334) 864-2876

Lanett · 1

Bowen East
Head Start · 1319 Magnolia Rd
(334) 576-7254

Linden · 2

G.P. Austin Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 717 Martin Luther King Dr
(334) 454-0312
G.P. Austin Head Start Program
Head Start · 717 Martin Luther King Dr
(334) 422-4015

Lineville · 1

Lineville Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 88584 Highway 9
(256) 488-2012

Lisman · 1

Lisman Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 9841 Crowell Dr
(205) 696-1111

Livingston · 2

Livingston Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 714 Country Club Rd
(205) 652-4477
Livingston Head Start
Head Start · 1351 N Washington St
(205) 652-2858

Logan · 1

Harmony - 2306
Head Start · 36 County Road 974
(256) 747-8502

Luverne · 1

Luverne Head Start
Head Start · 207 Votec Dr
(334) 335-3909

Marion · 2

Berean Baptist Head Start (5301)
Head Start · 315 Centreville St
(334) 683-4811
Berean Baptist Head Start (5303)
Head Start · 200 W Monroe St
(334) 683-4443

Mc Intosh · 1

Frankie J. Briggs Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 3728 Topton Rd
(251) 944-8902

Midland City · 1

Midland City Head Start
Head Start · 346 3rd St
(334) 566-1712

Millbrook · 1

Robinson Springs Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 5720 Main St, 5720 Main Street
(334) 557-0100

Monroeville · 2

Monroe County Early Learning Academy
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1941 Drewry Rd
(251) 575-4349
Monroeville Head Start
Head Start · 1945 Drewry Rd
(251) 575-4349

Moulton · 1

Moulton- 2201
Early Head Start and Head Start · 979 Rosenwald St
(256) 974-0961

Moundville · 1

Moundville Head Start - Robert B. Lake
Head Start · 39760 Highway 69
(205) 371-4255

Mount Vernon · 1

Mt. Vernon Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1200 Park Street
(251) 829-6936

Munford · 1

Munford Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 90 Main St
(256) 854-2174

Notasulga · 1

Notasulga
Early Head Start and Head Start · 8645 Tuskegee St, ----
(334) 401-8002

Oneonta · 1

Ratchford - 2501
Early Head Start and Head Start · 600 Jackson Ave W
(205) 625-6254

Opelika · 1

Darden Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 601 S 4th St
(334) 821-8336

Opp · 1

Opp Head Start
Head Start · 503 Brown St
(334) 493-4451

Orrville · 1

Keith Head Start
Head Start · 1166 County Road 115
(334) 380-4298

Ozark · 1

Ozark Head Start
Head Start · 405 Marvin Parker Rd
(334) 774-3667

Phenix City · 2

Higginbotham
Early Head Start and Head Start · 2605 College Dr
(706) 649-1616
New Beginnings
Early Head Start · 3511 Retail Dr
(334) 298-0980

Piedmont · 1

Bethune Head Start & Community Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 205 US Highway 278 Byp E
(256) 362-3852

Pine Hill · 1

F.S. Ervin Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 500 Leroy Randolph Rd, Bldg 3
(334) 963-4702

Prattville · 1

Prattville Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 869 Jensen Rd, 869 Jensen Road
(334) 310-1700

Ragland · 1

St Clair County Head Start
Head Start · 21685 US Highway 231 N., 21685 U.S. Hwy 231 N.
(205) 338-9694

Roanoke · 1

Peachtree Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 444 Peachtree St
(256) 362-3852

Rockford · 1

Central Head Start and Pre-KCenter
Early Head Start and Head Start · 97 Coosa County Road 75
(256) 362-1390

Russellville · 1

Russellville - 2702
Head Start · 976 Ronnie McDowell Ave
(256) 332-5912

Sawyerville · 1

Sawyerville Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 3642 County Road 17
(334) 624-4014

Scottsboro · 1

Scottsboro - 3302
Early Head Start and Head Start · 3517 S Broad St
(256) 259-4181

Selma · 2

Easter Seals Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 2906B Citizens Pkwy
(334) 375-8464
Easter Seals Head Start Program
Head Start · 2906B Citizens Pkwy
(334) 730-4475

Semmes · 1

ALDS Semmes MSHS
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 3810 Wulff Rd E
(251) 645-5246

Sheffield · 1

Sheffield- 2801
Early Head Start and Head Start · 701 E 17th St
(256) 383-3577

Somerville · 1

Cotaco-2105
Head Start · 100 Cotaco School Rd
(256) 778-8083

Sumiton · 1

East Walker Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 385 Bryan Rd, Ste 180
(205) 275-6726

Sylacauga · 1

Drew Court Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1 Crestline Ave
(256) 369-2894

Sylvania · 1

Sylvania-3208
Head Start · 63 West St
(256) 638-7803

Talladega · 2

Frank Curry CDC
Early Head Start and Head Start · 229 Broadway Ave
(256) 761-2911
Talladega Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 617 Coosa St W
(256) 362-1706

Tallassee · 2

Tallassee Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 902 Hickory St, 903 Hickory Street
(334) 991-4520
Wall Street Head Start
Head Start · 415 Wall St
(334) 283-5789

Tarrant · 1

Tarrant Elementary School
Head Start · 1269 Portland St
(205) 910-2817

Town Creek · 1

Hazlewood-2203
Head Start · 334 Hazelwood St
(256) 573-5023

Trinity · 1

East Lawrence
Head Start · 263 Co Road 370
(256) 905-2514

Troy · 1

Troy Head Start
Head Start · 201 Martin Luther King Dr
(334) 566-6959

Tuscaloosa · 2

Alberta Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 2200 2nd St E
(205) 554-0550
CSP WEST AL - Tender Loving Care
Early Head Start · 929 25th Ave E
(205) 556-5955

Union Springs · 1

Union Springs Head Start
Head Start · 501 Locke Terrace Court
(334) 738-4669

Vernon · 1

Lamar County Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 9655 Highway 18
(205) 695-6588

Wedowee · 1

Folsom Head Start and Community Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 2250 County Road 29
(256) 363-2018

Wetumpka · 1

J.R. Foster Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 262 Queen Ann Rd, 262 Queen Ann Road
(334) 557-1604

York · 1

York Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 902 4th Ave
(205) 377-8010

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