Head Start and Early Head Start in Louisville, KY
21 centers in Louisville (Jefferson County). 21 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 12 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 2 programs, which report 860 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 sizeCenters in Louisville
Listed A to Z. A center may serve only some ages; the tags show which programs it runs.
Active Imaginations Child Development Center
Early Head Start8025 New La Grange Rd, Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 742-0010Bluegrass Academy Care - Jeffersontown
Early Head Start3830 Ruckriegel Pkwy, Ste 124, Louisville, KY 40299
(502) 297-8812Bright Expectations - Bluegrass Academy Care
Early Head Start9303 Hurstbourne Park Blvd, Louisville, KY 40220
(502) 491-3134Family & Children's Place Head Start Academy
Early Head StartHead Start946 S 25th St, Louisville, KY 40210
(502) 772-7324Family Scholar Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Head StartHead Start409 Reg Smith Cir, Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 852-3521Future Pioneers Learning Center
Early Head StartHead Start2814 Crums Ln, Louisville, KY 40216
(502) 447-3511Kids R Us Enrichment & Development Center, LLC
Early Head Start2718 Crums Ln, Louisville, KY 40216
(502) 384-0600Kreative Kidz Learning Center
Early Head Start2600 W Broadway, Ste 206, Louisville, KY 40211
(502) 778-1333Newburg Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Head StartHead Start1818 Rangeland Rd, Louisville, KY 40219
(502) 203-1857Pleasure Ridge Park HS/EHS
Early Head StartHead Start7304 Dixie Hwy, Louisville, KY 40258
(502) 333-4934Russell Head Start / Early Head Start
Early Head StartHead Start1219 W Jefferson St, Ste 104-105, Louisville, KY 40203
(502) 220-8269Talk Childcare To Me: Cane Run
Early Head StartHead Start4715 Cane Run Rd, Louisville, KY 40216
(502) 912-8192Talk Childcare To Me: Indian Trail
Early Head StartHead Start3817 E Indian Trl, Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 407-4607WesKids Child Development Center
Early Head StartHead Start5114 Preston Hwy, Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 968-8231Young Kids Academy - Auburndale
Early Head StartHead Start7604 3rd Street Rd, Louisville, KY 40214
(502) 365-1182Young Kids Academy Fern Valley
Early Head Start6501 Shepherdsville Rd, Ste 130, Louisville, KY 40228
(502) 966-3636
Where to apply in Louisville
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 Louisville.
- (502) 647-3533 ext. 226
Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative
- No line reported
Family & Children's Place
New to Head Start? Who qualifies, what it costs and how applying works
Help paying for child care
- Child care assistance (subsidies) by stateWhen Head Start is full or your income is a little higher
- 2026 federal poverty guidelinesThe income table Head Start uses
- Child care cost by countyWhat daycare costs in Kentucky
- How much childcare costsCenter, home daycare and nanny prices
- WIC income limitsFood help for pregnancy and children under 5