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Head Start and Early Head Start in Bowling Green, KY

3 centers in Bowling Green (Warren County). 2 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 3 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 2 programs, which report 203 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 Kentucky

$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 Bowling Green

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

  • Little Scholars Head Start and Child Care

    Head Start

    701 Brownslock Rd, Apt 809, Bowling Green, KY 42101

    Run by Community Action of Southern Kentucky, Inc. · 34 funded slots

    (270) 782-3162
    CallDirections

  • Warren County Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    200 4th Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42101

    Run by Community Action of Southern Kentucky, Inc. · 92 funded slots

    (270) 783-4484
    CallDirections

  • Western Kentucky University Child Care Jones Jaggers Center

    Early Head StartHead Start

    325 University Dr, Jones Jaggers Hall Room 125, Bowling Green, KY 42101

    Run by Western Kentucky University · 77 funded slots

    (270) 745-4042
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Bowling Green

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 Bowling Green.

  • Community Action of Southern Kentucky, Inc.

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (270) 782-3162 ext. 231

  • Western Kentucky University

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (270) 745-4042

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Other benefits in Kentucky

Having a baby in KentuckyBenefits, each with its source, checked October 2026Pregnancy MedicaidUp to 218% FPLWICYesPaid family leaveVoluntaryMedicaid pays for a doulaNoSee Kentucky