Head Start and Early Head Start in Detroit, MI
55 centers in Detroit (Wayne County). 45 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 32 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 8 programs, which report 3,130 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 Michigan
$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 Detroit
Listed A to Z. A center may serve only some ages; the tags show which programs it runs.
All of God's Children Developmental Learning Center
Early Head Start1619 E State Fair, Detroit, MI 48203
(313) 933-0300Angel's of Essence Child Care Centre
Early Head Start19322 Wyoming St, Detroit, MI 48221
(313) 341-4740Cecil
Early Head StartHead Start5716 Cecil St, Detroit, MI 48210
Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS)
Early Head Start16630 Wyoming St, Detroit, MI 48221
(313) 341-9568COTS -Bright Beginnings Development Center
Head Start16630 Wyoming St, Detroit, MI 48221
(313) 530-2233Covenant House
Early Head StartHead Start1450 25th St, Detroit, MI 48216
Detroit Academy of Arts and Science
Early Head StartHead Start2985 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
(313) 259-1744Hartford
Early Head StartHead Start13735 W 7 Mile Rd, Detroit, MI 48235
Kristy's early Childhood Development center
Early Head Start21501 W 7 Mile Rd, Detroit, MI 48219
(313) 933-0300Marygrove Early Education Center
Early Head StartHead Start8251 W McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48221
McClellan Early Childhood Center
Early Head StartHead Start3917 McClellan St, Detroit, MI 48214
(313) 285-1893Pathways to Promise Early Childhood Learning Center at CDC
Early Head Start1550 Taylor St, Detroit, MI 48206
(313) 873-0064Regent Park Early Learning Center
Early Head StartHead Start16257 Bringard Dr, Detroit, MI 48205
(313) 499-1074Salvation Army
Early Head StartHead Start3737 Humboldt St, Detroit, MI 48208
St. Suzanne
Early Head StartHead Start19321 W Chicago St, Detroit, MI 48228
United Children and Family Head Start Administrative Office
Early Head StartHead Start9641 Harper Ave, Detroit, MI 48213
(313) 432-1000
Where to apply in Detroit
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 Detroit.
- (313) 962-5255 ext. 1621
Matrix Human Services
- (313) 835-4400 ext. 121
New St. Paul Head Start Agency, Inc.
- (313) 933-0300
The Order of the Fishermen Ministry Head Start Program, Inc.
- No line reported
Starfish Family Services
- (313) 432-1000
Metropolitan Children and Youth, Inc.
- No line reported
Early Head Start MiSide
- No line reported
Head Start MiSide
- (313) 549-8952
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency
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 Michigan
- How much childcare costsCenter, home daycare and nanny prices
- WIC income limitsFood help for pregnancy and children under 5