Head Start and Early Head Start in Denver, CO
47 centers in Denver. 30 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 32 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 11 programs, which report 1,776 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 Colorado
$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 sizeCenters in Denver
Listed A to Z. A center may serve only some ages; the tags show which programs it runs.
Catholic Charities ECE Programs at Mariposa
Early Head StartHead Start1240 W 10th Ave, Denver, CO 80204
(720) 328-4796Catholic Charities ECE Programs at Quigg Newton
Early Head StartHead Start4440 Navajo St, Denver, CO 80211
(720) 799-9496Clayton Educare School
Early Head StartHead Start3751 Martin Luther King Blvd, Denver, CO 80205
(303) 355-4411Family Star Montessori and Early Head Start
Early Head Start2246 Federal Blvd, Northwest Center, Denver, CO 80211
(303) 477-7827Family Star Montessori and Early Head Start
Early Head Start2940 Curtis St, Northeast Center, Denver, CO 80205
(303) 295-7711Little Folks Learning Center
Early Head Start925 S Niagara St, Ste 100, Denver, CO 80224
(303) 377-8888Little Folks Learning Center
Early Head StartHead Start925 S Niagara St, Ste 100, Denver, CO 80224
(303) 861-2602Rose on Colfax "Mercy Housing"
Early Head StartHead Start1500 Valentia St, Denver, CO 80220
(303) 861-2602VOA - Early Childhood Education center
Early Head StartHead Start321 S Yates St, Denver, CO 80219
(720) 644-6985
Where to apply in Denver
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 Denver.
- (303) 861-2602
Mile High Montessori Early Learning Centers
- (720) 423-2676
Denver Public Schools Head Start
- (303) 355-4411 ext. 432
Clayton Early Learning, Trustee George W. Clayton Trust
- (303) 742-0828 ext. 6714
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Denver
- (303) 355-4411 ext. 432
Clayton Early Learning
- (303) 477-7827
Family Star Montessori
- (303) 477-7827
Family Star, Inc.
- No line reported
Sewall Child Development Center
- (303) 691-9339
Ability Connection Colorado, Inc.
- (303) 477-7827
Family Star
- (720) 644-6985
Volunteers of America
New to Head Start? Who qualifies, what it costs and how applying works
Help paying for child care
- Child care assistance (subsidies) by stateWhen Head Start is full or your income is a little higher
- 2026 federal poverty guidelinesThe income table Head Start uses
- Child care cost by countyWhat daycare costs in Colorado
- How much childcare costsCenter, home daycare and nanny prices
- WIC income limitsFood help for pregnancy and children under 5