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Head Start and Early Head Start in Nebraska

142 centers in 68 cities and towns, run by 20 programs. 59 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 111offer 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 Nebraska

$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 Nebraska

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

Where to apply in Nebraska

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.

  • Omaha Public Schools

    29 centers · Head Start

    (531) 299-0303

  • Central Nebraska Community Action Partnership

    16 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (308) 745-0780 ext. 191

  • Blue Valley Community Action, Inc

    15 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (402) 729-2278

  • Educational Service Unit No. 13

    12 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (308) 635-3696

  • Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska

    10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (308) 865-5690

  • Head Start Child & Family Development Program Inc.

    10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (402) 462-4187 ext. 148

  • Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc.

    9 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (402) 862-2411 ext. 107

  • Sarpy County/ESU #3 Head Start

    8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    No line reported

  • Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative

    7 centers · Early Head Start

    (531) 999-3946

  • Northeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc

    7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (402) 385-6300

  • Northwest Communtiy Action Partnership

    7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (308) 432-3393 ext. 102

  • Community Action Partnership of Lancaster & Saunde

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (402) 875-9327

  • Educare of Omaha, Inc.

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start · for Omaha Public Schools

    (402) 502-0352

  • Educare of Lincoln, Inc.

    1 center · Early Head Start

    No line reported

  • Midland University

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (402) 721-9022

  • Omaha Tribe of Nebraska

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (402) 837-4110

  • Plattsmouth Community School District

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (402) 296-5250

  • Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (402) 857-2738

  • The Salvation Army Early Head Start

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (402) 898-5920

  • Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

    1 center · Head Start

    (402) 878-4370

Centers in smaller towns in Nebraska

79 centers in 60 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Ainsworth · 1

  • Ainsworth Head Start and Early Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 119 N Main St, # 233

    (308) 387-1035

Alliance · 1

  • Alliance

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1028 E 3rd St

    (308) 762-2251

Auburn · 2

Bayard · 1

Beatrice · 2

  • Gage County - Beatrice Head Start 0-3 (2015 N. 6th St, Beatrice NE 68310)

    Early Head Start · 5109 W Scott Rd suite 211

    (402) 223-6035

  • Gage County - Beatrice Head Start 3 - 5 (320 N 5th St, Beatrice )

    Head Start · 320 N 5th St

    (402) 223-6035

Bridgeport · 2

  • Bridgeport Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 818 O St

    (308) 262-0507

  • Bridgeport Public School Preschool

    Head Start · 800 Q St

    (308) 262-1574

Broken Bow · 1

  • Broken Bow Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 924 E South E St, # 276

    (308) 872-6540

Burwell · 1

  • Burwell Head Start and Early Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 237 I St

    (308) 346-4977

Cairo · 1

Central City · 2

Clay Center · 1

Cozad · 1

Fairfield · 1

  • Sandy Creek Early Learning Center

    Head Start · 30671 Highway 14

    (402) 726-2412

Falls City · 2

Franklin · 2

  • Franklin Early Learning Center

    Head Start · 1001 M St

    (308) 425-6283

  • Franklin/Webster County EHS/HS

    Early Head Start · 715 15th Ave

    (308) 425-9990

Fremont · 1

  • Dodge County Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1024 W 23rd St

    (402) 721-9022

Fullerton · 1

  • Fullerton Head Start and Early Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 612 5th St

    (308) 536-3127

Geneva · 2

  • Fillmore County Early Head Start Start 0-3

    Early Head Start · 829 F St

    (402) 759-1699

  • Fillmore County Head Start 0 - 5 (1600 I Street)

    Head Start · 1600 I St

    (402) 759-3699

Gordon · 2

Grand Island · 1

  • Hall County Head Start -- Piper

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 310 Piper St

    (308) 385-5058

Gurley · 1

  • Leyton Little Warriors Preschool

    Head Start · 521 Rose St

    (308) 377-2301

Hastings · 1

Hebron · 2

  • Thayer County Head Start 0 - 3 (320 Lincoln Ave.)

    Early Head Start · 320 Lincoln Ave

    (402) 768-6727

  • Thayer County Head Start 3-5 (1020 Eads Ave)

    Head Start · 1020 Eads Ave

    (402) 768-6727

Holdrege · 1

Humboldt · 1

Kearney · 2

La Vista · 1

Lawrence · 1

Lewiston · 1

Lexington · 1

Loup City · 2

  • Loup City Early Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 140 N 6th St, # 509

    (308) 745-0780

  • Loup City Head Start

    Head Start · 626 N St

    (308) 745-0780

Macy · 1

  • Omaha Tribe Early Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 300 Chief St

    (402) 837-4110

McCook · 1

Minatare · 1

Minden · 1

Mitchell · 1

  • Mitchell Tiger Cub Preschool Partnership

    Head Start · 1437 13th Ave

    (308) 623-2828

Morrill · 1

  • Morrill Early Learning Center (Previously Tri-Community) - Morrill Partnership

    Head Start · 508 Jefferson

    (308) 247-2176

Nebraska City · 2

  • Nebraska City Head Start #1

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 111 N 11th St, Ste A

    (402) 862-5883

  • Nebraska City Head Start #2

    Head Start · 603 N 20th St

    (402) 873-6447

Niobrara · 2

  • Niobrara Public School

    Head Start · 247 N Highway 12

    (402) 857-3323

  • Santee Sioux Nation Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 425 Frazier Ave N, Ste 2

    (402) 857-2738

Norfolk · 2

  • Little Panthers

    Head Start · 2500 W Norfolk Ave

    (402) 644-2501

  • Norfolk Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 301 E Omaha Ave

    (402) 371-8030

North Platte · 2

  • Early Head Start - North Platte

    Early Head Start · 920 E 11th St

    (308) 534-2800

  • North Platte Head Start

    Head Start · 502 Rodeo Rd

    (308) 252-1304

Ogallala · 1

Oneill · 1

  • O'Neill Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 202 S 10th St

    (402) 336-4309

Ord · 1

  • Ord Head Start and Early Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 814 S 16th St, Suites 1

    (308) 728-7039

Papillion · 2

  • Papillion La Vista Early Childhood Center (PLECC)

    Early Head Start · 1211 N Monroe St

    (402) 597-4946

  • Sarpy County Child Development Center

    Early Head Start · 701 Olson Dr, Ste 113

    (402) 339-6592

Plattsmouth · 1

  • Plattsmouth ECC

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 902 Main St

    (402) 296-5250

Red Cloud · 2

  • Red Cloud Learning Center

    Head Start · 334 N Cherry St

    (402) 746-2301

  • Webster County EHS socialization site

    Early Head Start · 754 Highway 281

    (402) 746-4265

Saint Paul · 1

  • St. Paul Head Start and Early Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 920 Jackson St

    (308) 754-7802

Schuyler · 1

  • Schuyler Head Start and Early Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1014 W 9th St

    (402) 352-5084

Scottsbluff · 2

  • Scottsbluff Bear Cub Partnership

    Head Start · 2617 College Park

    (308) 635-6200

  • Western Nebraska Child Development Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 3118 17th Ave

    (308) 635-3231

Seward · 1

  • Seward County Head Start 3-5 (459 S 6th Street)

    Head Start · 459 S 6th St, Ste 2

    (402) 643-6272

South Sioux City · 2

Superior · 1

  • Nuckolls County HS/EHS

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 254 W 4th St

    (402) 879-3432

Table Rock · 1

Valentine · 1

Wayne · 1

Winnebago · 1

  • Winnebago Head Start Program/Educare of Winnebago

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 317 Frenchman Street

    (402) 878-4370

Wisner · 1

Wymore · 1

  • Gage County - Wymore Head Start 3-5 (517 N 12th Street)

    Head Start · 416 S 17th St

    (402) 645-3441

York · 1

  • York County Head Start 0-5 (225 West 5h Street)

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 225 W 5th St

    (402) 362-4299

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