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Head Start and Early Head Start in Kansas City, KS

10 centers in Kansas City (Wyandotte County). 6 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 10 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 4 programs, which report 1,096 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 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

Centers in Kansas City

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

  • Bethel Early Childhood Center

    Head Start

    7850 Yecker Ave, Kansas City, KS 66109

    Run by Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, USD #500 · 199 funded slots

    (913) 627-3000
    CallDirections

  • Delightful Learning Center

    Early Head StartHead Start

    1118 N 7th St, Kansas City, KS 66101

    Run by The Family Conservancy · 47 funded slots

    (913) 382-3652
    CallDirections

  • Early Learners Academy

    Early Head StartHead Start

    1220 Troup Ave, Kansas City, KS 66104

    Run by The Family Conservancy · 57 funded slots

    (205) 246-1975
    CallDirections

  • El Centro

    Head Start

    1340 S 30th St, Kansas City, KS 66106

    Run by The Family Conservancy · 26 funded slots

    (913) 677-1115
    CallDirections

  • Futures First

    Early Head StartHead Start

    444 Minnesota Ave, Ste 200, Kansas City, KS 66101

    Run by Mid America Regional Council · 120 funded slots

    (913) 342-1110
    CallDirections

  • Kansas City Kansas Early Childhood Center

    Head Start

    1708 N 55th St, Kansas City, KS 66102

    Run by Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, USD #500 · 203 funded slots

    (913) 627-6590
    CallDirections

  • Little Hands Learning Childcare 2 LLC

    Early Head StartHead Start

    1500 N 38th St, Kansas City, KS 66102

    Run by The Family Conservancy · 18 funded slots

    (913) 914-2547
    CallDirections

  • Morse Early Childhood Center

    Head Start

    912 S Baltimore St, Kansas City, KS 66105

    Run by Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, USD #500 · 97 funded slots

    (913) 627-6550
    CallDirections

  • Project EAGLE Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    444 Minnesota Ave, Ste 100, Kansas City, KS 66101

    Run by University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute · 299 funded slots

    (913) 281-2648
    CallDirections

  • The Rock at Stony Point

    Early Head StartHead Start

    800 N 78th St, Kansas City, KS 66112

    Run by The Family Conservancy · 30 funded slots

    (913) 808-5363
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Kansas City

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 Kansas City.

  • The Family Conservancy

    5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (913) 342-1110 ext. 1997

  • Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, USD #500

    3 centers · Head Start

    (913) 627-5257

  • Mid America Regional Council

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (816) 841-3382

  • University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (913) 281-2648 ext. 130

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Other benefits in Kansas

Having a baby in KansasBenefits, each with its source, checked October 2026Pregnancy MedicaidUp to 171% FPLWICYesPaid family leaveNoMedicaid pays for a doulaYesSee Kansas