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Head Start and Early Head Start in Indiana

216 centers in 130 cities and towns, run by 46 programs. 89 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 179offer 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 Indiana

$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 Indiana

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

Where to apply in Indiana

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.

  • Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties Head Start Consortium

    22 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (574) 393-5864

  • Geminus Corporation

    20 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (888) 893-6891

  • Community Action Program of Evansville and Vanderburgh County, Inc.

    12 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (812) 492-3907

  • Southeastern Indiana Economic Opportunity Corp

    12 centers · Head Start

    (812) 926-1585 ext. 203

  • Family Development Services, Inc.

    11 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (317) 803-3803

  • Community Action of Northeast Indiana, Inc. d/b/a Brightpoint

    10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (260) 420-2833 ext. 274

  • Community Action Program, Inc. of Western Indiana

    7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (765) 793-4881

  • Interlocal Community Action Program, Inc.

    7 centers · Head Start

    (765) 529-4403

  • Lincoln Hills Development Corporation

    7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    No line reported

  • Bauer Family Resources, Inc.

    6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (765) 449-0487

  • Early Learning Indiana, Inc.

    6 centers · Early Head Start

    (317) 676-9187

  • Hoosier Uplands Head Start

    5 centers · Head Start

    (812) 849-4447

  • Human Services, Inc.

    5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (812) 372-8407

  • Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission

    5 centers · Head Start

    (219) 253-6658

  • Telamon Corporation - IN EHS CCP - 2202X53

    5 centers · Early Head Start

    (765) 221-1005 ext. 7111

  • Kosciusko County Head Start

    4 centers · Head Start

    (574) 267-2451 ext. 1461

  • Marion Community Schools

    4 centers · Head Start

    (765) 662-2546 ext. 8080

  • Ohio Valley Opportunities, Inc.

    4 centers · Head Start

    (812) 265-4877

  • Pace Community Action Agency, Inc.

    4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (812) 882-7927

  • Richmond Community Schools Corporation

    4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    No line reported

  • Tri-Cap Head Start

    4 centers · Head Start

    (812) 482-2233

  • Western Indiana Community Action Agency, Inc.

    4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (812) 232-3917

  • Area Five Agency on Aging and Community Services, Inc.

    3 centers · Head Start

    (574) 722-4451 ext. 1206

  • Bauer Family Resources

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    No line reported

  • Fremont Community Schools

    3 centers · Head Start

    (260) 495-4775

  • Hoosier Uplands Economic Development Corporation

    3 centers · Early Head Start

    (812) 849-4447

  • Marshall Starke Development Center

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (574) 936-7885

  • Merrillville Head Start

    3 centers · Head Start · for Geminus Corporation

    (219) 756-5940

  • SCUS Head Start Programs, Inc

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (260) 726-5635

  • South Central Community Action Program, Inc.

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (812) 339-3447 ext. 332

  • Telamon Corporation - IN RHS & EHS - 2202X94

    3 centers · Head Start

    (765) 221-1005 ext. 7111

  • Carey Services, Inc.

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    (765) 668-8961 ext. 177

  • Community Action of Northeast Indiana, Inc. d/b/a Brightpoin

    2 centers · Head Start

    No line reported

  • Community Action of Southern Indiana, Inc.

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (812) 288-6451 ext. 2152

  • Kokomo School Corporation Head Start Program

    2 centers · Head Start

    (765) 454-7082

  • Paladin, Inc.

    2 centers · Head Start

    No line reported

  • Telamon Corporation - IN EHS (Madison) - 2202X54

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    (765) 221-1005 ext. 7111

  • Cdi EHS

    1 center · Early Head Start

    No line reported

  • Community Care in Union County, Inc.

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (765) 458-7491

  • Fayette County School Corporation

    1 center · Head Start

    (765) 827-0191 ext. 1

  • Floyd County Community Action Agency

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (812) 271-4140

  • Hammond Head Start

    1 center · Head Start · for Geminus Corporation

    (219) 989-7345 ext. 3570

  • Kosciusko County Early Head Start

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (574) 267-2451 ext. 1463

  • Lake Ridge Schools Head Start

    1 center · Head Start · for Geminus Corporation

    (219) 989-7823

  • Pathfinder Services, Inc.

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (260) 356-0123

  • Telamon Corporation

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (765) 221-1005 ext. 7111

Centers in smaller towns in Indiana

128 centers in 114 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Alexandria · 1

  • Udder Angels Preschool and Learning Center

    Early Head Start · 625 W Adams St

    (765) 499-7994

Angola · 1

Arlington · 1

Aurora · 1

Bedford · 1

Berne · 1

Boonville · 1

  • TRI-CAP Head Start Boonville

    Head Start · 499 W State Route 62

    (812) 897-0364

Brazil · 1

  • W.I.C.A.A. Clay County Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 800 W Jackson St

    (812) 420-3715

Bremen · 1

Bristol · 1

Brookville · 1

  • Brookville Head Start Center

    Head Start · 10160 Oxford Pike

    (812) 584-3728

Camden · 1

  • Bauer Head Start at Camden Elementary School

    Head Start · 205 E Cumberland St

    (765) 449-0487

Carlisle · 1

  • Carlisle Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 204 W Eaton St

    (812) 398-3851

Cayuga · 1

  • North Vermillion Head Start

    Head Start · 114 N Division St

    (765) 492-7319

Cedar Grove · 1

Cedar Lake · 1

  • Cedar Lake Early Learning Academy

    Early Head Start · 13410 Wicker Ave

    (219) 390-7308

Charlestown · 1

  • Pleasant Street Head Start Center

    Head Start · 820 Pleasant St

    (812) 288-6451

Clinton · 1

  • South Vermillion Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 312 Blackman St, Ste A

    (765) 205-4150

Columbia City · 1

Columbus · 1

  • Cross Cliff Birth to Five Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 4355 E 600 N

    (812) 376-9608

Connersville · 1

  • Fayette County Head Start

    Head Start · 1800 N Eastern Ave

    (765) 827-0191

Corydon · 1

  • Harrison County Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1170 Monroe St

    (800) 467-1435

Covington · 1

  • Fountain/Warren Head Start Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1327 2nd St

    (765) 793-0473

Crawfordsville · 1

  • Crawfordsville Head Start Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 2985 Industrial Blvd

    (765) 362-3575

Crown Point · 1

Danville · 1

  • Danville Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 20 S County Road 300 E

Demotte · 2

Dillsboro · 1

East Chicago · 2

  • Merchants of Hope Enrichment Academy

    Head Start · 3741 Guthrie St

    (219) 398-9810

  • Robertson Child Development Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 4860 Olcott Ave

    (219) 398-7732

East Enterprise · 1

English · 1

  • North Crawford Head Start Center - Joan Ritchie Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 518 W 5th St

    (800) 467-1435

Frankfort · 1

  • Bauer Head Start at Hawthorne Hall

    Head Start · 2120 S State Road 39

    (765) 449-0487

Franklin · 1

  • Franklin Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 486 N Morton St

    (317) 346-0000

Fremont · 1

Garrett · 1

  • Garrett 504

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 504 S 2nd St

    (260) 420-2833

Goodland · 1

Greencastle · 1

  • W.I.C.A,A, Putnam County Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1 N Calbert Way

    (812) 232-3917

Greenfield · 2

Greensburg · 1

  • Decatur Head Start

    Head Start · 422 E Central Ave, Greensburg Learning Center

    (812) 663-4450

Griffith · 1

  • Safe Haven Academy, II

    Early Head Start · 1234 N Broad St

    (219) 923-5150

Hammond · 2

  • Morton Elementary - HAMMOND DELEGATE

    Head Start · 7006 Marshall Ave

    (219) 989-7345

  • Safe Haven Academy

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 5927 Columbia Ave

    (219) 937-8909

Hanover · 1

Hartford City · 2

  • Carey Services, Inc.

    Early Head Start · 509 W Franklin St

    (765) 348-2523

  • SCUS Head Start Hartford City

    Head Start · 1620 N Jefferson St

    (765) 623-4501

Highland · 1

Huntington · 2

  • Huntington Head Start

    Head Start · 3615 N Norwood Rd

    (260) 454-8550

  • Pathfinder Services Kids Kampus Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 435 Campus St

    (260) 356-0123

Jasper · 1

Jeffersonville · 1

  • Jeffersonville-Spring Hill Head Start Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 201 E 15th St

    (812) 288-6451

Kendallville · 1

Knightstown · 1

Knox · 1

Kokomo · 2

  • Admin Office/CHMC Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 1220 E Laguna St, Ste B

    (765) 416-1296

  • Darrough Chapel Early Learning Center

    Head Start · 900 S Goyer Rd

    (765) 454-7082

LA Porte · 1

Lagrange · 1

  • LaGrange Head Start Center

    Head Start · 603 N Townline Rd

    (260) 463-2363

Lake Station · 2

Laketon · 1

Lakeville · 1

Laurel · 1

Lawrenceburg · 1

Lebanon · 1

  • Boone County Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 2791 N Lebanon St

    (765) 535-7930

Leopold · 1

  • North Perry Head Start Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 11180 French Ridge Road

    (800) 467-1435

Liberty · 1

  • Phyllis Howard Community Care Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 302 Harrison St

    (765) 458-7491

Linton · 1

  • Linton Head Start 2

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 11 7th St NW

    (812) 699-4429

Logansport · 1

Loogootee · 1

Madison · 1

  • O.V.O. Madison Head Start Center

    Head Start · 575 Ovo Dr

    (812) 265-8240

Marengo · 1

  • South Crawford Head Start

    Early Head Start · 2675 S State Road 66

    (800) 467-1435

Martinsville · 1

  • Martinsville Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 60 E Cunningham St

Mentone · 1

  • Mentone Head Start - Mentone Elementary School

    Head Start · 301 E Jackson St, Mentone Elementary School

    (574) 353-9964

Michigan City · 1

Middletown · 1

Milroy · 1

Mitchell · 2

Monticello · 1

Moores Hill · 1

Mooresville · 1

  • Mooresville Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 6 Moore St

Mount Vernon · 2

  • Mt. Vernon - Main Street

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1113 Main St

    (812) 838-1583

  • Trinity Head Start

    Head Start · 505 Mulberry St

    (812) 307-3492

Nappanee · 1

New Albany · 1

  • Chidlren's Academy of New Albany Early Learning Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1111 Pearl St

    (812) 271-4140

New Castle · 1

Newburgh · 1

Noblesville · 1

  • Hamilton County

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 17645 Oakmont Dr

    (317) 219-3839

North Vernon · 1

  • O.V.O. North Vernon Head Start Center

    Head Start · 3040 N State Highway 3

    (812) 346-8965

Oakland City · 1

Owensville · 1

Oxford · 1

  • Oxford Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 105 South Howard Street

    (765) 385-0712

Paoli · 2

Peru · 1

  • KSC Head Start Peru Site @ South Peru School

    Head Start · 19 Park Dr

    (765) 454-7082

Petersburg · 1

  • TRI-CAP Head Start Petersburg

    Head Start · 809 E Illinois St

    (812) 354-8721

Plymouth · 1

  • Kaleidoscope Children's Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1901 Pidco Dr

    (574) 936-7885

Portage · 1

  • Stepping Stones Early Learning Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 5997 Carlson Ave

    (219) 241-8229

Portland · 1

  • SCUS Head Start Portland

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 406 E Arch St

    (260) 726-5819

Princeton · 1

  • Gibson County - Princeton Ford Street

    Head Start · 402 N Ford St

    (812) 385-8305

Rensselaer · 1

Rising Sun · 1

Rochester · 1

Rockport · 1

  • South Spencer Head Start -Terry Davis Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 501 Washington St

    (800) 467-1435

Rockville · 1

  • Parke Head Start/CAP Early Learning Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 112 E York St

    (765) 569-3848

Salem · 2

Scottsburg · 1

  • O.V.O. Scottsburg Center

    Head Start · 1172 W Community Way

    (812) 752-7409

Seymour · 1

Shelbyville · 1

  • Shelby Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1609 S Miller St

    (317) 392-1592

South Bend · 1

  • Lafayette Elementary School

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 245 N Lombardy Dr

    (574) 393-5864

Sunman · 1

Tell City · 2

  • Perry County Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 321 9th St

    (800) 467-1435

  • South Perry Head Start -Gary V Zellers Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1830 Tell St

    (800) 467-1435

Terre Haute · 2

  • Vigo County Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 489 2nd Ave

    (812) 232-3917

  • WICAA-Vigo County Head Start

    Head Start · 705 S 5th St

    (812) 232-3917

Valparaiso · 1

  • Porter County Early Learning Academy

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 370 W US Highway 6

    (219) 685-1460

Vevay · 1

Vincennes · 1

  • Vincennes Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 525 N 4th St

    (812) 882-7927

Walkerton · 1

Washington · 1

  • Washington Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 2103 Cosby Rd

    (812) 254-6098

Waterloo · 1

  • Waterloo

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 300 S Washington St

    (260) 420-2833

West Harrison · 1

  • St. Leon Head Start

    Head Start · 7484 Christina Dr, Ste 105

    (812) 926-3190

Winamac · 1

Winchester · 1

  • SCUS Head Start Winchester

    Head Start · 325 S Oak St, Ste 104

    (765) 546-9221

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