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Head Start and Early Head Start in Cicero, IL

6 centers in Cicero (Cook County). 4 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 374 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 Illinois

$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

Centers in Cicero

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

  • Cicero Children & Family Center

    Early Head StartHead Start

    5310 W 24th Pl, Cicero, IL 60804

    Run by El Valor Corporation · 173 funded slots

    (773) 242-2710
    CallDirections

  • Clyde Park

    Head Start

    2724 S 61st Ave, Cicero, IL 60804

    Run by The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn, Inc. for El Valor Corporation · 20 funded slots

    (708) 222-4508
    CallDirections

  • Clyde Park at Ogden

    Head Start

    5202 W 29th Pl, Cicero, IL 60804

    Run by The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn, Inc. for El Valor Corporation · 36 funded slots

    (708) 722-5437
    CallDirections

  • Dream Catcher Daycare Center Inc

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2337 S Central Ave, Cicero, IL 60804

    Run by El Valor Corporation · 26 funded slots

    (708) 298-9155
    CallDirections

  • Happy Days Cicero

    Early Head StartHead Start

    5721 W 35th St, Cicero, IL 60804

    Run by Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Inc. · 44 funded slots

    (708) 652-3577
    CallDirections

  • Patricia Makris Child Development Center

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2831 S 49th Ave, Cicero, IL 60804

    Run by The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn, Inc. for El Valor Corporation · 75 funded slots

    (708) 652-1284
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Cicero

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 Cicero.

  • The Children's Center of Cicero-Berwyn, Inc.

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start · for El Valor Corporation

    No line reported

  • El Valor Corporation

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (312) 666-4511

  • Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Inc.

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (708) 330-4490

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Other benefits in Illinois

Having a baby in IllinoisBenefits, each with its source, checked October 2026Pregnancy MedicaidUp to 213% FPLWICYesPaid family leaveNoMedicaid pays for a doulaYesSee Illinois