Skip to main content
The Mom Site

Head Start and Early Head Start in Anchorage, AK

9 centers in Anchorage. 6 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 6 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 3 programs, which report 520 funded slots here. 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 Alaska

$34,150a year or less for a family of three, or $41,250 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

Centers in Anchorage

Listed A to Z. A center may serve only some ages; the tags show which programs it runs.

  • Administrative Offices and Home Visiting Site

    Early Head Start

    101 Davis St, Anchorage, AK 99508

    Run by Kids' Corps, Inc. · 12 funded slots

    (907) 279-2021
    CallDirections

  • Boniface Center

    Head Start

    1905 Twining Dr, Anchorage, AK 99504

    Run by Kids' Corps, Inc. · 45 funded slots

    (907) 570-2575
    CallDirections

  • Chugach Square Mall

    Early Head StartHead StartAmerican Indian and Alaska Native

    6901 E Tudor Rd, Ste 7, Anchorage, AK 99507

    Run by Cook Inlet Native Head Start · 116 funded slots

    (907) 433-1600
    CallDirections

  • Clare Swan Early Learning Center

    Early Head StartAmerican Indian and Alaska Native

    800 Northway Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508

    Run by Cook Inlet Tribal Council Clare Swan Early Learning Center · 72 funded slots

    (907) 793-3626
    CallDirections

  • Fairview Center

    Early Head StartHead Start

    1327 Nelchina St, Anchorage, AK 99501

    Run by Kids' Corps, Inc. · 61 funded slots

    (907) 272-0133
    CallDirections

  • Mt. View Center

    Early Head Start

    3350 Commercial Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501

    Run by Kids' Corps, Inc. · 24 funded slots

    (907) 222-1222
    CallDirections

  • Muldoon Center

    Head Start

    1251 Muldoon Rd, Ste 112, Anchorage, AK 99504

    Run by Kids' Corps, Inc. · 32 funded slots

    (907) 333-5433
    CallDirections

  • Naqayeht'ana T'uh

    Early Head StartHead StartAmerican Indian and Alaska Native

    370 W 16th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501

    Run by Cook Inlet Native Head Start · 143 funded slots

    (907) 433-1601
    CallDirections

  • Ridgeline Terrace

    Head Start

    185 Ridgeline Loop, Anchorage, AK 99501

    Run by Kids' Corps, Inc. · 15 funded slots

    (907) 344-1040
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Anchorage

You apply to the program, not to one center. Each number here is the program's enrollment line: staff check whether you qualify, tell you which centers have room, and add you to the waiting list if they're full. Counts are centers in Anchorage.

  • Kids' Corps, Inc.

    6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (907) 279-2021

  • Cook Inlet Native Head Start

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (907) 433-1610

  • Cook Inlet Tribal Council Clare Swan Early Learning Center

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (907) 793-3626

New to Head Start? Who qualifies, what it costs and how applying works

Help paying for child care

Other benefits in Alaska

Having a baby in AlaskaBenefits, each with its source, checked October 2026Pregnancy MedicaidUp to 230% FPLWICYesPaid family leaveNoMedicaid pays for a doulaNoSee Alaska