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Head Start and Early Head Start in Kansas

128 centers in 69 cities and towns, run by 27 programs. 55 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 108offer 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 Kansas

$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 Kansas

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

Where to apply in Kansas

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.

  • East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation

    14 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (866) 242-5481 ext. 7400

  • Heartland Early Education

    12 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (785) 309-5000

  • Southeast Kansas Community Action Program, Inc.

    12 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (620) 724-8204

  • Northeast Kansas Community Action Program, Inc.

    10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (785) 742-2222 ext. 160

  • Child Start, Inc. Early Head Start

    8 centers · Early Head Start

    (316) 682-1853 ext. 2278

  • Child Start, Inc. Head Start Program

    8 centers · Head Start

    (316) 682-1853 ext. 2254

  • Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center

    8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (785) 672-3125 ext. 160

  • Kansas Children's Service League

    7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (620) 276-3232 ext. 1109

  • Arkansas City Schools USD 470

    6 centers · Head Start

    (620) 441-2075

  • The Family Conservancy

    6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (913) 342-1110 ext. 1997

  • McPherson USD 418

    5 centers · Head Start

    (620) 241-9590

  • Clay County Child Care Center dba Little Learners Childhood Connections

    4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (785) 632-2195

  • HUTCHINSON USD 308: Lil' Hawks ECP

    4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (620) 615-5782

  • USD #489 Early Childhood Connections

    4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (785) 623-2430

  • Futures Unlimited, Inc.

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (620) 326-8906 ext. 204

  • Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, USD #500

    3 centers · Head Start

    (913) 627-5257

  • Dodge City Public Schools, USD# 443

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (620) 371-1220

  • Olathe Unified School District #233

    2 centers · Head Start

    (913) 780-7418

  • Unified School District 383

    2 centers · Head Start

    (785) 587-2830 ext. 2228

  • Bonner Springs Head Start

    1 center · Head Start · for Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, USD #500

    (913) 441-2828 ext. 1702

  • Community Action Inc.

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (785) 836-4500

  • Growing Futures Early Education Center

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (913) 649-9714

  • Mid America Regional Council

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (816) 841-3382

  • Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (785) 966-2527

  • Topeka Unified School District #501

    1 center · Head Start

    (785) 438-4530

  • Unified School District 373

    1 center · Head Start

    (316) 284-6510

  • University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (913) 281-2648 ext. 130

Centers in smaller towns in Kansas

69 centers in 58 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Atchison · 1

  • Atchison Co. Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 751 S 8th St, Na

    (913) 367-7114

Atwood · 1

  • Rawlins County

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 205 N 4th St

    (785) 513-3125

Augusta · 2

Belleville · 1

  • Republic County Head Start

    Head Start · 1813 E Frontage Rd, N/a

    (785) 527-2300

Bonner Springs · 1

Burlington · 1

  • Coffey County Home Based

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 409 Neosho St

    (785) 364-8223

Chanute · 1

Clay Center · 2

  • Clay County Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 1021 4th St

    (785) 632-5399

  • Clay County Head Start

    Head Start · 314 Court St, N/a

    (785) 632-2195

Colby · 1

  • Thomas County

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 210 N Grant Ave

    (785) 460-6067

Columbus · 1

  • The Virginia Crossland Early Learning Center -

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 601 S East Ave

    (620) 724-8204

Dodge City · 2

  • Bright Beginnings Early Childhood Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 200 W Comanche St, Ste A

    (620) 371-1220

  • Sunnyside Full Day Head Start

    Head Start · 511 Sunnyside Ave

    (620) 371-1000

El Dorado · 2

Ellis · 1

  • Washington Grade School - Ellis

    Head Start · 100 E 13th St

    (785) 726-3136

Ellsworth · 1

  • Heartland Early Education - Ellsworth

    Head Start · 313 W 14th St

    (785) 472-5254

Enterprise · 1

  • Heartland Early Education - Enterprise

    Head Start · 115 North St

    (785) 263-8188

Fort Scott · 1

Galena · 1

Garden City · 2

  • Cedar Location

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 603 E Cedar St

    (620) 272-9611

  • East location

    Head Start · 4101 E US Highway 50, Lot 620

    (620) 277-7148

Garnett · 1

  • Anderson County Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 707 Queens Hwy

    (784) 448-2815

Girard · 1

  • All Counties Home Base 3-5

    Head Start · 401 N Sinnett St

    (620) 724-4471

Goodland · 1

  • Sherman County

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1311 Main St

    (785) 672-3125

Hays · 1

  • USD #489 Early Childhood Connections

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 2501 E 13th St, Ste 1

    (785) 623-2430

Haysville · 2

  • Haysville Early Care and Education Center

    Head Start · 984 E Grand Ave

    (316) 358-7675

  • Haysville Early Care and Education Center

    Early Head Start · 984 E Grand Ave

    (316) 682-1853

Hill City · 1

Hillsboro · 1

Holton · 1

  • ALJ Child & Family Development Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 130 S Iowa Ave, Na

    (785) 364-2109

Horton · 1

  • South Brown County Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 444 E 15th St

    (785) 486-2965

Independence · 1

Iola · 1

  • Iola SEK-CAP Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 525 Kennedy Ave

    (620) 365-7189

La Crosse · 1

  • LaCrosse Elementary - LaCrosse

    Head Start · 400 Washington St

    (785) 222-2528

Lansing · 1

  • Leavenworth Co. Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1104 Industrial St, Na

    (913) 651-5692

Leoti · 1

  • Broadway Location

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 108 W Broadway

    (620) 375-4933

Liberal · 2

  • 50 Village Location

    Head Start · 50 Village Plz

    (620) 624-9220

  • Kansas Location

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 930 N Kansas Ave

    (620) 604-5020

Manhattan · 2

  • College Hill Early Learning Center

    Head Start · 2600 Kimball Ave

    (785) 587-2830

  • Eugene Field Early Learning Center

    Head Start · 1700 Leavenworth St

    (785) 587-2045

Marion · 1

  • Marion Elementary School

    Head Start · 1400 E Lawrence St

    (620) 382-6012

Marysville · 1

  • Marshall County Head Start

    Early Head Start · 405 N 4th St, Na

    (785) 562-1014

Mayetta · 1

  • PBP Early Childhood Ed. Ctr.

    Early Head Start and Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 15380 K Rd

    (785) 966-2527

Minneapolis · 1

  • Ottawa County Head Start

    Head Start · 612 N Rothsay Ave, N/a

    (785) 392-2794

Newton · 1

Oakley · 1

  • Logan County

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 412 W 2nd St

    (785) 671-4276

Oberlin · 1

Osage City · 1

  • Osage Co. Home Based

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 530 Holliday St

    (785) 528-5184

Osawatomie · 1

Oskaloosa · 1

  • Jefferson County Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 204 Warren St

    (785) 742-2222

Oswego · 1

Overland Park · 1

  • Growing Futures Early Education Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 8155 Santa Fe Dr

    (913) 649-9714

Parsons · 1

Pittsburg · 2

Riverton · 1

  • Riverton

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 6865 SE Highway 66

    (620) 848-3679

Russell · 1

  • Simpson Elementary - Russell

    Head Start · 1323 N Main St

    (785) 483-6180

Sabetha · 1

  • North Brown Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 110 260th St

    (785) 336-2927

Saint Francis · 1

  • Cheyenne County

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 307 E Webster St

    (785) 332-3110

Seneca · 1

  • Nemaha-Seneca Head Start

    Head Start · 209 N 8th St, Pioneer Building

    (785) 336-2927

Sharon Springs · 1

Topeka · 2

  • Sheldon Head Start

    Head Start · 1155 SW Seabrook Ave, Na

    (785) 438-4530

  • Susan M. Wheatley Center for Early Childhood Education

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 2400 SE Highland Ave

    (785) 836-4500

Troy · 1

  • Doniphan Co. Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 111 S Main St

    (785) 985-2619

Ulysses · 2

  • Baughman location

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 837 N Baughman St

    (620) 424-4320

  • College Location

    Head Start · 921 N College St

    (620) 356-4180

Wamego · 1

  • Pottawatomie County Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1911 Grandview Dr, Na

    (785) 457-0122

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