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Head Start and Early Head Start in Baltimore, MD

45 centers in Baltimore. 11 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 37 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 9 programs, which report 2,251 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 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

Centers in Baltimore

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

  • Bon Secours Family Support Center

    Early Head Start

    26 N Fulton Ave, Baltimore, MD 21223

    Run by Community Works Bon Secours Baltimore Health Systems, Inc for Maryland Family Network, Inc. · 54 funded slots

    (410) 362-3629
    CallDirections

  • CCHSBC Arundel Site

    Head Start

    2400 Round Rd, Baltimore, MD 21225

    Run by Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City · 45 funded slots

    (667) 600-3690
    CallDirections

  • CCHSBC Bay Brook Site

    Head Start

    4301 10th St, Baltimore, MD 21225

    Run by Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City · 15 funded slots

    (667) 600-2335
    CallDirections

  • CCHSBC Dukeland Site

    Head Start

    1501 N Dukeland St, Baltimore, MD 21216

    Run by Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City · 60 funded slots

    (667) 600-3779
    CallDirections

  • CCHSBC George Washington Site

    Head Start

    800 Scott St, Baltimore, MD 21230

    Run by Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City · 30 funded slots

    (667) 600-3715
    CallDirections

  • CCHSBC Harlem Park Site

    Head Start

    1500 Harlem Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217

    Run by Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City · 45 funded slots

    (667) 600-3771
    CallDirections

  • CCHSBC Hollins Site

    Head Start

    1800 Hollins St, Baltimore, MD 21223

    Run by Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City · 15 funded slots

    (667) 600-3769
    CallDirections

  • CCHSBC Lafayette Site

    Head Start

    2848 W Lafayette Ave, Baltimore, MD 21216

    Run by Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City · 45 funded slots

    (667) 600-3791
    CallDirections

  • CCHSBC Nevada Site

    Head Start

    2401 Nevada St, Baltimore, MD 21230

    Run by Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City · 30 funded slots

    (667) 600-3740
    CallDirections

  • CCHSBC Sethlow Site

    Head Start

    2707 Sethlow Rd, Baltimore, MD 21225

    Run by Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City · 30 funded slots

    (667) 600-3748
    CallDirections

  • CCHSBC Sterrett Site

    Head Start

    915 Sterrett St, Baltimore, MD 21230

    Run by Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City · 30 funded slots

    (600) 667-3783
    CallDirections

  • CCHSBC Washburn Site

    Head Start

    224 Washburn Ave, Baltimore, MD 21225

    Run by Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City · 30 funded slots

    (667) 600-3744
    CallDirections

  • CCHSBC Wilkens Site

    Head Start

    2612 Wilkens Ave, Baltimore, MD 21223

    Run by Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City · 45 funded slots

    (667) 600-3764
    CallDirections

  • Dayspring at Bowleys Lane

    Head Start

    5010 Bowleys Ln, Baltimore, MD 21206

    Run by Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City · 87 funded slots

    (410) 485-1010
    CallDirections

  • Dayspring at Dukeland

    Head Start

    2803 N Dukeland St, Baltimore, MD 21216

    Run by Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City · 68 funded slots

    (443) 835-3700
    CallDirections

  • Dayspring at Dunbar

    Head Start

    621 N Eden St, Ste 1, Baltimore, MD 21205

    Run by Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City · 47 funded slots

    (410) 522-1324
    CallDirections

  • Dayspring at Gardenville

    Head Start

    5427 Belair Rd, Baltimore, MD 21206

    Run by Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City · 54 funded slots

    (410) 488-1100
    CallDirections

  • Dayspring at Harford Heights

    Head Start

    1919 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21213

    Run by Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City · 105 funded slots

    (410) 558-3706
    CallDirections

  • Dayspring at Patterson

    Head Start

    1125 N Patterson Park Ave, Baltimore, MD 21213

    Run by Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City · 70 funded slots

    (410) 563-3459
    CallDirections

  • Dayspring at Saint William of York

    Head Start

    600 Cooks Ln, Baltimore, MD 21229

    Run by Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City · 68 funded slots

    (410) 233-5490
    CallDirections

  • DBCC at Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Early Childhood Center

    Head Start

    2100 Ashland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205

    Run by Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City · 17 funded slots

    (410) 396-7414
    CallDirections

  • Dukeland Early Head Start

    Early Head Start

    2893 N Dukeland St, Baltimore, MD 21216

    Run by Maryland Family Network, Inc. · 27 funded slots

    (443) 835-3700
    CallDirections

  • Patterson Park

    Head Start

    242 S Patterson Park Ave, Baltimore, MD 21231

    Run by St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, Inc. · 93 funded slots

    (410) 276-5724
    CallDirections

  • Pimlico

    Head Start

    5001 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215

    Run by St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, Inc. · 85 funded slots

    (410) 542-4242
    CallDirections

  • Sherman Early Learning Center

    Head Start

    900 E 33rd St, Baltimore, MD 21218

    Run by YMCA of Central Maryland, Inc. Baltimore City · 45 funded slots

    (410) 889-9622
    CallDirections

  • Somerset

    Head Start

    1010 Somerset St, Baltimore, MD 21202

    Run by St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, Inc. · 94 funded slots

    (410) 826-4800
    CallDirections

  • Southeast Baltimore EHS

    Early Head Start

    1101 Valley St, Baltimore, MD 21202

    Run by Maryland Family Network, Inc. · 47 funded slots

    (443) 923-4300
    CallDirections

  • St Vincent de Paul EHS Pimlico

    Early Head StartHead Start

    4330 Pimlico Rd, Ste C, Baltimore, MD 21215

    Run by St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, Inc. · 70 funded slots

    (410) 466-1383
    CallDirections

  • SVDP Arlington

    Early Head StartHead Start

    3705 W Rogers Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215

    Run by St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, Inc. · 60 funded slots

    (410) 578-0244
    CallDirections

  • SVDP Arundel

    Early Head Start

    2400 Round Rd, Baltimore, MD 21225

    Run by St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, Inc. · 20 funded slots

    (410) 578-0244
    CallDirections

  • SVDP Sarah's Hope

    Early Head Start

    1114 N Mount St, Baltimore, MD 21217

    Run by St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, Inc. · 11 funded slots

    (410) 578-0244
    CallDirections

  • Union Baptist Head Start at Druid Hill Ave

    Head Start

    1211 Druid Hill Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217

    Run by Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City · 175 funded slots

    (410) 523-8793
    CallDirections

  • Union Baptist Head Start at Eutaw Marshburn

    Head Start

    1624 Eutaw Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217

    Run by Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City · 68 funded slots

    (410) 669-0978
    CallDirections

  • Waverly EHS at Coppin University

    Early Head Start

    2500 W North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21216

    Run by Maryland Family Network, Inc. · 33 funded slots

    (410) 659-7701
    CallDirections

  • Waverly EHS of Goodwill

    Early Head Start

    829 Montpelier St, Baltimore, MD 21218

    Run by Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake for Maryland Family Network, Inc. · 17 funded slots

    (410) 235-0555
    CallDirections

  • Weinberg Early Childhood Center

    Early Head Start

    2100 Ashland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205

    Run by Downtown Baltimore Child Care Center for Maryland Family Network, Inc. · 31 funded slots

    (443) 642-4103
    CallDirections

  • Y Head Start at Belair

    Head Start

    4605 Belair Rd, Baltimore, MD 21206

    Run by YMCA of Central Maryland, Inc. Baltimore City · 30 funded slots

    (410) 325-1269
    CallDirections

  • Y Head Start at Dickey Hill

    Head Start

    5025 Dickey Hill Rd, Baltimore, MD 21207

    Run by YMCA of Central Maryland, Inc. Baltimore City · 15 funded slots

    (410) 448-2467
    CallDirections

  • Y Head Start at Edmondson

    Head Start

    4501 Edmondson Ave, Baltimore, MD 21229

    Run by YMCA of Central Maryland, Inc. Baltimore City · 15 funded slots

    (410) 400-1089
    CallDirections

  • Y Head Start at Elgin

    Head Start

    2030 Elgin Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217

    Run by YMCA of Central Maryland, Inc. Baltimore City · 90 funded slots

    (410) 669-1471
    CallDirections

  • Y Head Start at Fayette

    Head Start

    1116 E Fayette St, Baltimore, MD 21202

    Run by YMCA of Central Maryland, Inc. Baltimore City · 60 funded slots

    (410) 276-8690
    CallDirections

  • Y Head Start at Sherwood

    Head Start

    1235 Sherwood Ave, Baltimore, MD 21239

    Run by YMCA of Central Maryland, Inc. Baltimore City · 30 funded slots

    (410) 323-3065
    CallDirections

  • Y Head Start at West Preston

    Head Start

    507 W Preston St, Baltimore, MD 21201

    Run by YMCA of Central Maryland, Inc. Baltimore City · 45 funded slots

    (410) 225-9125
    CallDirections

  • Y Head Start, Campfield Center

    Early Head StartHead Start

    6838 Alter St, Baltimore, MD 21207

    Run by YMCA OF Central Maryland, INC · 66 funded slots

    (410) 801-1650
    CallDirections

  • Y Head Start, Fleming Center

    Head Start

    641 Main St, Baltimore, MD 21222

    Run by YMCA OF Central Maryland, INC · 34 funded slots

    (410) 801-1650
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Baltimore

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 Baltimore.

  • 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

  • YMCA of Central Maryland, Inc. Baltimore City

    8 centers · Head Start

    (410) 400-1090

  • St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, Inc.

    7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (410) 276-5724 ext. 114

  • Maryland Family Network, Inc.

    3 centers · Early Head Start

    (410) 659-7701 ext. 132

  • YMCA OF Central Maryland, INC

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (410) 801-1650

  • 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

  • Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake

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

    (410) 235-0555

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