Head Start and Early Head Start in Atlanta, GA
49 centers in Atlanta (Fulton County). 16 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 46 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 5 programs, which report 2,578 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 Georgia
$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 Atlanta
Listed A to Z. A center may serve only some ages; the tags show which programs it runs.
Andrew & Walter Young YMCA
Early Head StartHead Start2220 Campbellton Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30311
(404) 581-4963ARTHUR M. BLANK at E. A. WARE
Early Head StartHead Start569 Martin Luther King Jr Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
(404) 420-5800Barack & Michelle Obama Center
Early Head StartHead Start195 Tuskegee St SE, Atlanta, GA 30315
(470) 355-7220Easter Seals CDC at Premier Academy-Minnie Howell
Early Head StartHead Start399 Macedonia Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30354
(404) 366-3700Easter Seals CDC at Premier Academy-Minnie Howell
Early Head Start399 Macedonia Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30354
(404) 675-9301Easter Seals Child Development Center at Sylvan Hills
Early Head StartHead Start1757 Melrose Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 758-7774Our House Central
Early Head StartHead Start201 Washington St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303
Premier Academy - Minnie Howell Partnership
Early Head StartHead Start120 Renaissance Pkwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 366-3700Purpose Built Schools - Slater Elementary
Head Start1320 Pryor Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 802-4050Sheltering Arms East Lake Center - EHS & PHS
Early Head StartHead Start350 E Lake Blvd SE, Atlanta, GA 30317
(404) 373-6430Sheltering Arms Educare Atlanta EHS & PHS
Early Head StartHead Start404 Fulton St SW, Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 582-9100Sheltering Arms Elaine P. Draeger Model Teaching Center - EHS & PHS
Early Head StartHead Start385 Centennial Olympic Park Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
(404) 523-4831Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy - Aps
Head Start1654 S Alvarado Ter SW, Atlanta, GA 30311
(404) 802-8100Woodson Park Academy
Early Head StartHead Start1571 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 802-7750
Where to apply in Atlanta
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 Atlanta.
- (404) 420-5800 ext. 5801
YMCA/Early Childhood Development Co, LLC
- (404) 214-2016
Easter Seals North Georgia
- (404) 523-2767
Sheltering Arms (the)
- (404) 214-2016
Easter Seals of North Georgia
- No line reported
Our House, Inc.
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 Georgia
- How much childcare costsCenter, home daycare and nanny prices
- WIC income limitsFood help for pregnancy and children under 5