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Head Start and Early Head Start in Idaho

82 centers in 51 cities and towns, run by 16 programs. 28 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 65offer 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 Idaho

$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 Idaho

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

Where to apply in Idaho

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.

  • Western Idaho Community Action Partnership

    12 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (208) 642-9086 ext. 1023

  • Community Council of Idaho, Inc.

    10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (208) 453-3059

  • Lewis-Clark Early Childhood Program

    10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (208) 743-6573 ext. 1007

  • North Idaho College Head Start

    10 centers · Head Start

    (208) 666-6755

  • College of Southern Idaho Head Start

    8 centers · Head Start

    (208) 736-0741 ext. 1111

  • College of Southern Idaho Early Head Start

    5 centers · Early Head Start

    (208) 736-0741 ext. 1111

  • Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership

    5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (208) 524-1462 ext. 1065

  • Friends of Children & Families, Inc.

    4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (208) 344-9187

  • Jannus, Inc.

    4 centers · Early Head Start

    (208) 765-6955

  • Bear River Early Head Start

    3 centers · Early Head Start

    (435) 755-0081

  • Bear River Head Start

    3 centers · Head Start

    (435) 755-0081

  • Nez Perce Tribe

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (208) 843-7330

  • Pocatello School District #25

    2 centers · Head Start

    (208) 233-6606

  • Coeur D'Alene Tribe, Early Head Start

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (208) 686-6507

  • Coeur D'Alene Tribe, Head Start

    1 center · Head Start

    (208) 686-6507

  • Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Business Council

    1 center · Head Start

    (208) 239-4500 ext. 4501

Centers in smaller towns in Idaho

62 centers in 46 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Aberdeen · 1

  • Manuel Cavazos CCI MSHS Center

    Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 555 S 4th E

    (208) 397-4190

American Falls · 2

  • American Falls Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 1220 Hillcrest Avenue

    (208) 226-2806

  • American Falls Head Start/Early Head Start

    Head Start · 1220 Hillcrest Avenue

    (208) 226-2806

Blackfoot · 1

  • Blackfoot Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 206 N Ash St

    (208) 782-1064

Boise · 1

  • Kindall Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 4707 W Camas St

    (208) 336-2923

Bonners Ferry · 1

  • Julien Bucher Early Learning Center

    Head Start · 6653 Chippewa Dr

    (208) 267-5756

Buhl · 1

Burley · 2

  • Burley Head Start

    Head Start · 800 E 16th St

    (208) 678-3669

  • Emiliano Zapata CCI MSHS Center

    Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 1319 Normal Ave

    (208) 678-3288

Craigmont · 1

Donnelly · 1

  • Valley County Head Start

    Early Head Start · 315 North J Corbett Lane

    (208) 325-8512

Emmett · 1

Fernwood · 1

Fort Hall · 1

  • Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Head Start

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 37 West Ross Fork Rd, 37 West Ross Fork Rd

    (208) 239-4500

Garden City · 1

Genesee · 1

Gooding · 1

  • El Jardin de los Nios CCI MSHS Center

    Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 202 14th Ave E

    (208) 934-4634

Grangeville · 1

Hansen · 2

  • Hansen Head Start/Early Head Start

    Head Start · 589 Main Street North

    (208) 423-9683

  • Hansen Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 589 Main Street North

    (208) 423-9683

Jerome · 2

  • Jerome Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 220 3rd Ave W

    (208) 324-2385

  • Jerome Head Start/Early Head Start

    Head Start · 220 3rd Ave W

    (208) 324-2385

Kamiah · 1

  • Kamiah Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 4th & Idaho St.

    (208) 935-2888

Kellogg · 2

Kooskia · 1

Lapwai · 2

  • Lapwai Center

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 117 Lolo St

    (208) 843-7330

  • Nez Perce Tribe ECDP

    Early Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 117 Lo Lo Street

    (208) 843-7330

Malad City · 2

Marsing · 2

Meridian · 1

Moscow · 1

  • Moscow

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 514 Northwood Dr

    (208) 883-3940

Mount Home · 1

  • El Arcoiris CCI MSHS Center

    Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 3505 Airbase Road

    (208) 587-9171

Mountain Home · 1

  • Mountain Home Center

    Head Start · 1745 American Legion Blvd

    (208) 587-3192

Nampa · 1

Orofino · 1

Paris · 1

Payette · 2

  • Payette Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 2281 7th Ave N

    (208) 642-4008

  • Payette Primary School

    Head Start · 1320 3rd Ave N

    (208) 642-3379

Plummer · 2

  • Coeur d' Alene Tribe Early Childhood Learning Center

    Early Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 350 Anne Antelope Ave.

    (208) 686-6507

  • Coeur d' Alene Tribe Early Childhood Learning Center

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 350 Anne Antelope Ave.

    (208) 686-6507

Pocatello · 2

  • Pocatello/Chubbuck School District #25 Head Start Lincoln Center

    Head Start · 330 Oakwood Dr

    (208) 233-6606

  • Pocatello/Chubbuck School District #25 Head Start Tyhee Center

    Head Start · 12743 W Tyhee Rd

    (208) 237-0551

Post Falls · 1

Preston · 2

Rathdrum · 2

  • Lakeland Head Start

    Head Start · 14797 N Kimo Ct

    (208) 687-1682

  • MSEHS Center - Kootenai - North

    Early Head Start · 14790 N Kimo Ct

    (208) 765-6955

Rexburg · 1

Rupert · 2

  • Rupert Head Start/Early Head Start

    Head Start · 124 8th St

    (208) 436-4553

  • Rupert Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 124 8th St

    (208) 436-4553

Saint Maries · 1

Sandpoint · 2

Shoshone · 1

  • Little Wood Head Start

    Head Start · 207 W A St, 207 West A Street

    (208) 886-7784

Soda Springs · 1

  • Soda Springs Public Library

    Early Head Start · 149 S Main St

    (435) 755-0081

Weippe · 1

Weiser · 2

Wilder · 1

  • Wilder Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 305 Avenue A

    (208) 482-7223

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Having a baby in IdahoBenefits, each with its source, checked October 2026Pregnancy MedicaidUp to 138% FPLWICYesPaid family leaveNoMedicaid pays for a doulaNoSee Idaho