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Head Start and Early Head Start in Clifton, NJ

8 centers in Clifton (Passaic County). 2 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 7 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through one local program, which report 256 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 New Jersey

$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 Clifton

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

  • Calvary Baptist Church

    Early Head Start

    462 Lexington Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011

    Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc. · 32 funded slots

    (201) 397-2471
    CallDirections

  • Center for Family Resources #12

    Head Start

    165 Clifton Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011

    Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc. · 15 funded slots

    (973) 470-2393
    CallDirections

  • Center for Family Resources #4

    Head Start

    194 W 2nd St, Clifton, NJ 07011

    Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc. · 14 funded slots

    (973) 470-2382
    CallDirections

  • Center for Family Resources CELA A

    Head Start

    39 Allwood Rd, Clifton, NJ 07014

    Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc. · 30 funded slots

    (973) 778-0305
    CallDirections

  • Center for Family Resources CELA B

    Head Start

    290 Brighton Rd, Clifton, NJ 07012

    Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc. · 59 funded slots

    (973) 470-2060
    CallDirections

  • Center for Family Resources, Inc. - Clifton Father Mychal Judge

    Early Head StartHead Start

    712 Gregory Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011

    Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc. · 46 funded slots

    (973) 472-8880
    CallDirections

  • Center for Family Resources, Inc. - Clifton School # 17

    Head Start

    361 Lexington Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011

    Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc. · 30 funded slots

    (973) 907-3441
    CallDirections

  • Center for Family Resources, Inc. - Clifton School #14

    Head Start

    99 Saint Andrews Blvd, Clifton, NJ 07012

    Run by Center for Family Resources, Inc. · 30 funded slots

    (973) 591-5219
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Clifton

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 Clifton.

  • Center for Family Resources, Inc.

    8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (973) 962-0055

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