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Head Start and Early Head Start in Maryland

171 centers in 69 cities and towns, run by 33 programs. 77 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 121offer 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 Maryland

$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 Maryland

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

Where to apply in Maryland

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.

  • Montgomery County Public Schools

    18 centers · Head Start · for Montgomery County, Maryland

    (240) 740-4530

  • YMCA OF Central Maryland, INC

    15 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (410) 801-1650

  • Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City

    12 centers · Head Start

    (667) 600-3783

  • Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City

    10 centers · Head Start

    (410) 396-7414

  • Montgomery County, Maryland

    9 centers · Early Head Start

    No line reported

  • Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc.

    8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (301) 334-9431 ext. 6127

  • Shore Up, Inc

    8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (410) 749-1142 ext. 345

  • St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, Inc.

    8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (410) 276-5724 ext. 114

  • The Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children

    8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (240) 637-4215

  • YMCA of Central Maryland, Inc. Baltimore City

    8 centers · Head Start

    (410) 400-1090

  • HRDC Head Start

    6 centers · Head Start

    (301) 777-5970

  • Maryland Family Network, Inc.

    6 centers · Early Head Start

    (410) 659-7701 ext. 132

  • Maryland Rural Development Corporation

    6 centers · Head Start

    No line reported

  • Head Start of Washington County, Inc.

    5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (301) 733-0088

  • Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee, Inc

    5 centers · Early Head Start

    (301) 274-4474 ext. 401

  • Calvert County Public Schools

    4 centers · Head Start

    (443) 550-8062

  • Community Action Council of Howard County

    4 centers · Head Start

    (410) 313-6443

  • Young Men's Christian Association of Frederick County

    4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (301) 378-9140

  • Associated Catholic Charities, Inc.

    3 centers · Early Head Start

    (667) 600-2571

  • Catholic Charities

    3 centers · Head Start

    (667) 600-2571

  • CDI HS/St. Mary?s County, MD

    3 centers · Head Start

    No line reported

  • HRDC Early Head Start

    3 centers · Early Head Start

    (301) 777-5970

  • Associated Catholic Charities

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    (667) 600-2160

  • Community Action Council of Howard County, MD. Inc.

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    (410) 313-6443

  • Easter Seals Serving DC|MD|VA

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    No line reported

  • Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee

    2 centers · Head Start

    (301) 274-4474 ext. 401

  • Anne Arundel Community Action Agency

    1 center · Early Head Start · for Maryland Family Network, Inc.

    (410) 867-8945

  • CentroNia

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (301) 543-8040

  • Community Works Bon Secours Baltimore Health Systems, Inc

    1 center · Early Head Start · for Maryland Family Network, Inc.

    (410) 801-5201

  • Downtown Baltimore Child Care Center

    1 center · Early Head Start · for Maryland Family Network, Inc.

    No line reported

  • Easter Seals Serving DC/Md/Va, Inc.

    1 center · Early Head Start

    No line reported

  • Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake

    1 center · Early Head Start · for Maryland Family Network, Inc.

    (410) 235-0555

  • Talbot County Health Department

    1 center · Early Head Start · for Maryland Family Network, Inc.

    (410) 820-6940

Centers in smaller towns in Maryland

67 centers in 56 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Aberdeen · 2

  • Administrative & Home-based Aberdeen Office

    Early Head Start · 15 S Parke St, Ste 100

    (667) 600-2160

  • MRDC Head Start - Custis Center

    Head Start · 115 Custis Street

    (410) 272-3520

Accident · 2

  • Accident Developmental Learning Center

    Early Head Start · 203 S South St

    (301) 746-8880

  • Accident Elementary School

    Head Start · 534 Accident Bittinger Rd

    (301) 746-8863

Adelphi · 2

  • Happy Family Child Care Center

    Early Head Start · 8915 Riggs Rd

    (301) 408-0020

  • KidsKare

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1822 Metzerott Rd, Community Center Building

    (240) 882-9483

Annapolis · 1

  • Y Head Start - Eastport Community Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1014 President St

    (410) 551-2444

Bladensburg · 1

  • Learning World Child Developmental Center

    Early Head Start · 4905 Quincy St

    (301) 277-0609

Brooklyn Park · 1

  • Y Head Start-Lloyd Keaser Center

    Head Start · 5757 Belle Grove Rd

    (410) 636-6587

California · 1

  • St. Andrews Head Start

    Head Start · 44078 Saint Andrews Church Rd

    (240) 284-0856

Callaway · 1

  • Temporary Home Services

    Head Start · 21030 Point Lookout Rd

Cambridge · 2

  • Dorchester Early Learning Center

    Early Head Start · 824 Fairmount Ave

    (410) 901-2015

  • St. Clair Head Start Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 824 Fairmount Ave

    (410) 749-1142

Catonsville · 1

  • Y Head Start, Emily Harris Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 27 Main Ave

    (410) 801-1650

Cecilton · 1

  • MRDC Head Start - Cecilton Center

    Head Start · 30 Levi Coppin St

    (410) 275-1986

Crisfield · 1

  • Crisfield Child Development Center

    Early Head Start · 210 N Somerset Ave

    (410) 968-0560

District Heights · 1

  • Easterseals Head Start Center?Marlboro Pike

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 6149 Marlboro Pike

Eden · 1

  • Eden Child Development Center

    Head Start · 30842 Eden Allen Rd

    (410) 749-1142

Edgewater · 2

  • Anne Arundel Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 135 Stepney Ln

    (443) 951-5775

  • Anne Arundel Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 135 Stepney Ln

    (410) 867-8945

Edgewood · 2

  • Edgewood EHS Center

    Early Head Start · 1980 Brookside Dr

    (410) 612-1760

  • MRDC Head Start - Edgewood Center

    Head Start · 1319 Woodbridge Station Way, Ste 101

    (410) 612-9001

Elkton · 1

Ellicott City · 1

  • Ellicott City Head Start

    Head Start · 8510 High Ridge Rd

    (410) 313-2750

Emmitsburg · 1

  • Emmitsburg Center

    Head Start · 300 S Seton Ave, Emmitsburg Community Center

    (301) 600-6343

Essex · 1

  • Y Head Start, Back River Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 799 Back River Neck Rd

    (410) 801-1650

Federalsburg · 1

  • MRDC Head Start - Federalsburg Center

    Head Start · 26245 Williamsburg Rd

    (410) 754-3453

Friendsville · 1

  • Friendsville Elementary School

    Head Start · 841 1st Ave, Friendsville Elementary School

    (301) 746-5100

Frostburg · 1

Grantsville · 1

  • Grantsville Early Child Development Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 120 Grant Street

    (301) 895-5498

Grasonville · 1

  • Queen Anne's County Head Start

    Early Head Start · 5441 Main St

    (410) 749-1142

Greensboro · 1

  • MRDC Head Start - Greensboro Center

    Head Start · 101 Cedar Ln

    (410) 482-2585

Hyattsville · 1

  • St. Ann?s Center for Children, Youth and Families

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 4901 Eastern Ave

    (301) 559-5500

Indian Head · 2

Kitzmiller · 1

  • Kitzmiller Early Learning Center

    Head Start · 288 W Main St

    (301) 453-3595

LA Plata · 1

Landover · 1

Lansdowne · 1

  • Y Head Start, Riverview Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 3290 Kessler Rd

    (410) 801-1650

Laurel · 1

  • Arco Iris Bilingual Children's Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 14502 Greenview Dr, Ste 102

    (301) 483-8800

Leonardtown · 1

  • Point Lookout Head Start

    Head Start · 26845 Point Lookout Rd, Unit 2

    (240) 883-6778

Lexington Park · 1

  • Little Peoples

    Early Head Start · 21161 Lexwood Dr, Ste A

    (301) 274-4474

Lonaconing · 2

  • Susan K. Westfall Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 16915 Lower Georges Creek Rd SW

    (301) 783-1803

  • Susan K. Westfall Head Start/Early Head Start

    Head Start · 16915 Lower Georges Creek Rd SW

    (301) 783-1803

Lusby · 1

  • Patuxent Elementary Calvert County Public Schools Head Start

    Head Start · 11655 Hg Trueman Rd

    (443) 550-8062

Mitchellville · 1

  • Little Smiling Faces

    Early Head Start · 12112 Central Ave

    (240) 637-4215

Newark · 1

  • Snow Hill Child Development Center

    Early Head Start · 6352 Worcester Hwy

    (410) 632-3624

Nottingham · 1

  • Y Head Start, Kenwood Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 4601 Fullerton Ave

    (410) 801-1650

Owings · 1

  • Windy Hill Elementary Calvert County Public Schools

    Head Start · 9550 Boyds Turn Rd

    (443) 550-8062

Pasadena · 1

  • Y Head Start-Freetown Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 282 Whitaker Rd

    (410) 360-8885

Prince Frederick · 1

  • Barstow Elementary Calvert County Public Schools Head Start

    Head Start · 295 Williams Rd

    (443) 550-8062

Princess Anne · 1

  • Princess Anne Child Development Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 12459 Independence Ct

    (410) 651-4385

Randallstown · 1

  • Y Head Start, Randallstown Center

    Head Start · 5115 Old Court Rd, Mt. Olive United Methodist Church

    (410) 801-1650

Riverdale · 1

  • Refreshing Spring

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 6200 Riverdale Rd

    (301) 891-1900

Rosedale · 1

  • Y Head Start, Eastern Family Resource Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 9150 Franklin Square Dr

    (410) 801-1650

Salisbury · 1

  • Salisbury Child Development Center

    Early Head Start · 520 Snow Hill Rd

    (410) 749-0391

Severn · 1

  • Y Head Start -Meade Village Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1710 Meade Village Cir

    (410) 551-2444

Sunderland · 1

  • Sunderland Elementary Calvert County Public Schools Head Start

    Head Start · 150 Clyde Jones Rd

    (443) 550-8062

Takoma Park · 2

  • CentroNia MD Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 1345 University Blvd E

    (301) 543-8040

  • Rolling Terrace ES

    Head Start · 705 Bayfield St

    (240) 740-1950

Taneytown · 2

  • ACC Inc. Early Head Start of Carroll County @ Trinity

    Early Head Start · 38 W Baltimore St

    (443) 630-1926

  • ACC Inc. Head Start of Carroll County @ Taneytown

    Head Start · 4501 Stumptown Road

    (443) 630-1940

Temple Hills · 1

  • Easterseals Head Start Center?Allentown Road

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 6400B Allentown Rd

Towson · 1

  • Y Head Start, Mt. Calvary Life & Education Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 349 Eudowood Ave

    (410) 801-1650

Waldorf · 2

  • Inspiring Dreams

    Early Head Start · 11695 Doolittle Dr

    (240) 585-5242

  • Vision and Dreams

    Early Head Start · 2200 Old Washington Rd

    (240) 448-3830

White Plains · 1

  • J Woodall

    Head Start · 10515 Theodore Green Blvd, Ste 201

    (301) 392-5711

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