Head Start and Early Head Start in New York

596 centers in 235 cities and towns, run by 127 programs. 293 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 445offer 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 New York

$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 New York

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

Brooklyn97 centers
Bronx46 centers
New York32 centers
Buffalo25 centers
Syracuse17 centers
Staten Island12 centers
Ithaca9 centers
Elmira8 centers
Rochester8 centers
Spring Valley7 centers
Albany6 centers
Utica6 centers
Jamaica5 centers
Schenectady5 centers
Batavia4 centers
Binghamton4 centers
Cheektowaga4 centers
Corning4 centers
Long Island City4 centers
Monroe4 centers
Mount Vernon4 centers
Olean4 centers
Plattsburgh4 centers
Troy4 centers
Yonkers4 centers
Albion3 centers
Auburn3 centers
Bath3 centers
Corona3 centers
Cortland3 centers
Dunkirk3 centers
Haverstraw3 centers
Hollis3 centers
Lockport3 centers
Middletown3 centers
Peekskill3 centers
Port Chester3 centers
Saratoga Springs3 centers
White Plains3 centers

Where to apply in New York

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.

Yeled v'Yalda Early Childhood Center, Inc.
21 centers · Head Start
(718) 686-3700 ext. 2400
People's Equal Action and Community Effort, Inc.
19 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(315) 470-3300 ext. 703
Grand Street Settlement, Inc.
17 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(646) 201-4202
L.I Child and Family Development Services, Inc
17 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(631) 758-5200 ext. 0122
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates, Inc.
14 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(607) 776-2125 ext. 7102
CAO Head Start
13 centers · Head Start
(716) 881-5150 ext. 4358
Community Action Organization of Erie County Inc.
12 centers · Early Head Start
(716) 881-5150 ext. 4318
Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango, Inc.
12 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(607) 334-7114
Head Start of Rockland, Inc
11 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(845) 429-4122
Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc.
11 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(315) 624-9930 ext. 2251
NYS Federation of Growers' & Processors' Associations, Inc.
11 centers · Head Start
(315) 568-8774
Police Athletic League, Inc.
11 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(718) 342-4725
Family Services of Westchester, Inc.
10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(914) 761-2731
Westchester Community Opportunity Program, Inc. (WestCO
10 centers · Early Head Start
(914) 592-5600
Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center
10 centers · Early Head Start
(718) 686-3700 ext. 2400
C.E.O. for the Greater Capital Region, Inc.
9 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(518) 272-6012
Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, Inc.
9 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(718) 722-6026
St. Lawrence County Community Development Inc.-Head Start
9 centers · Head Start
(315) 386-8574
Action for a Better Community, Inc
8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(585) 325-5116 ext. 3300
Community Action of Orleans and Genesee, Inc.
8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(585) 589-5683
The Children's Aid Society
8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(718) 764-2409
B'Above Worldwide Institute Inc.
7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(718) 805-2252 ext. 783
Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc.
7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(716) 366-3333
Community Action Organization of WNY, Inc.
7 centers · Early Head Start
(716) 881-5150 ext. 4358
Community Action Planning Council of Jefferson County
7 centers · Head Start
(315) 782-4900 ext. 241
Delaware Oppportunities, Inc.
7 centers · Head Start
(607) 746-1640 ext. 641
Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County,
7 centers · Head Start
(516) 292-9710 ext. 1328
Grand Street Settlement
7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(646) 201-4202
Joint Council For Economic Opportunity , Inc
7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(518) 561-6310
LifeWorks Community Action, Inc.
7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(518) 288-3206 ext. 110
Tompkins Community Action, Inc
7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(607) 273-8816 ext. 108
Albany County Opportunity, Incorporated
6 centers · Head Start
(518) 463-3175
B'Above Worldwide Institute
6 centers · Early Head Start
No line reported
Cattaraugus & Wyoming Counties Project Head Start
6 centers · Head Start
(716) 373-2447
Economic Opportunity Program of Chemung, Inc
6 centers · Head Start
(607) 734-6208 ext. 276
Holy Cross Head Start, Inc
6 centers · Head Start
(716) 852-8373 ext. 224
Warren County Head Start Inc
6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(518) 798-7555 ext. 228
ACCORD Corporation
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(585) 268-7605 ext. 1523
Adirondack Community Action Programs, Inc.
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(877) 873-2979 ext. 232
Astor Services
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(845) 452-4167
Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center,
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(347) 763-8629 ext. 100
Cardinal McCloskey School and Home for Children
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(718) 993-7700 ext. 901
Cayuga/Seneca Community Action Agency, Inc.
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(315) 252-0038 ext. 207
East Side House Settlement Head Start / Day Care
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(718) 292-5335
Ithaca City School District
5 centers · Head Start · for Tompkins Community Action, Inc
(607) 274-2208
Lewis County Head Start
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(315) 376-7531
Opportunities for Otsego, Inc.
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(607) 433-8068
Oswego County Opportunities, Inc
5 centers · Head Start
(315) 598-4711 ext. 1058
Regional Economic Community Action Program Inc
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(845) 421-6208
Shira Head Start
5 centers · Early Head Start
(718) 435-7700
United Academy Head Start
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(718) 517-8001 ext. 10
Washington County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc/dba L.E.A.P.
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(518) 747-2816
Wayne County Action Program, Inc.
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(315) 333-4155 ext. 3201
Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov, Inc.
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
No line reported
Association to Benefit Children
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(646) 459-6091
Child Development Center of Mosholu Montefiore Comm. Ct
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(718) 654-0563
Columbia Opportunities, Incorporated
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(518) 828-6312 ext. 220
Economic Opportunity Program of Chemung County, Inc
4 centers · Early Head Start
(607) 734-6174 ext. 276
Family Enrichment Network
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(607) 723-8313 ext. 822
Fort George Community Services, Inc.
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(646) 666-0772
Fulmont Community Action Agency, Inc.
4 centers · Head Start
(518) 842-8225
Kiryas Joel Municipal Local Development
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(845) 783-3651
RUMC-Staten Island Early Head Start.
4 centers · Early Head Start
No line reported
RUMC-Staten Island Head Start
4 centers · Head Start
No line reported
Schoharie County Child Development Council, Inc.
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(518) 234-7521
Shira Association Inc.
4 centers · Head Start
(718) 435-7700
The Child Center of NY, Inc.
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(347) 287-0175
The Hudson Guild
4 centers · Head Start
(212) 760-3036
United Academy Inc
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(718) 517-8001 ext. 10
Cattaraugus County Project Head Start, Inc.
3 centers · Early Head Start
(716) 373-2447
Committee for Early Childhood Development D.C.C., Inc.
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(718) 464-2422
Community Parents, Inc.
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(718) 771-4002
Cortland County Communication Action Program, Inc.
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(607) 299-4795
Family Enrichment Network, Inc.
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(607) 723-8313 ext. 822
Rising Ground Inc
3 centers · Early Head Start
(718) 407-0468
Schenectady Community Action Program
3 centers · Early Head Start
(518) 377-8539
Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc.
3 centers · Head Start
(518) 377-8539
University Settlement Society of New York
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(212) 453-4511
Brooklyn Chinese-American Association
2 centers · Head Start
(718) 438-0008
Cardinal McCloskey School & Home for Children
2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(718) 993-7700 ext. 901
Child Development Center of the MMCC
2 centers · Early Head Start
(718) 654-0563
CIC Head Start
2 centers · Head Start · for Head Start of Rockland, Inc
(845) 354-2282
City School District of the City of Niagara Falls, NY
2 centers · Head Start
No line reported
Community Action Organization of Western New York, Inc.
2 centers · Head Start
(716) 881-5150 ext. 4358
Community Program Centers of Long Island, Inc.
2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(631) 585-2020 ext. 202
Fort George Community Serivices, Inc.
2 centers · Head Start
(646) 666-0772
L. I. Child & Family Development Services, Inc.
2 centers · Early Head Start
(631) 758-5200 ext. 0122
Northside Center for Child Development
2 centers · Early Head Start
(646) 351-1300
PROMESA Inc.
2 centers · Head Start
(347) 649-3266
Schuyler Head Start, Inc
2 centers · Head Start
(607) 535-6814
Seneca Nation of Indians
2 centers · Head Start
(716) 532-0505
Seventh Avenue Center for Child and Family Services
2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
No line reported
Sharon Baptist Board of Directors, Inc
2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(718) 466-1604
The East Side House
2 centers · Early Head Start
No line reported
The Salvation Army
2 centers · Early Head Start
(315) 479-1193
United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park
2 centers · Head Start
(718) 438-7822 ext. 216
Urban Strategies LLC
2 centers · Early Head Start
No line reported
Bais Yaakov Faigeh Schonberger of Adas Yereim
1 center · Early Head Start
(718) 435-5111 ext. 161
Bank Street College of Education
1 center · Head Start
(212) 875-4734
Beth Rivkah Early Head Start
1 center · Early Head Start
(718) 735-0400 ext. 1344
Beth Rivkah Head Start
1 center · Head Start
(718) 735-0400 ext. 1360
Broadway Housing Communities, Inc
1 center · Head Start
(212) 862-7155 ext. 402
Bronx Care Health Sysytem
1 center · Early Head Start
(718) 960-2084
Community Action Program for Madison County, Inc.
1 center · Early Head Start
(315) 684-3144
Dominican Women's Development Center
1 center · Early Head Start
(212) 994-6060
Educational Alliance
1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start
(646) 395-4238
Genesee-Livingston-Orleans-Wyoming Counties Chapter Nysarc,inc.
1 center · Head Start
(585) 658-4023 ext. 4403
Geneva City School District Board of Education
1 center · Head Start
(315) 781-4104 ext. 4908
Glen Cove Child Day Care Center, Inc.
1 center · Head Start
(516) 671-2880
Hamilton-Madison House Inc
1 center · Early Head Start
No line reported
Head Start of Eastern Orange County, Inc.
1 center · Head Start
(845) 562-0380
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center EHS
1 center · Early Head Start
(718) 884-0700 ext. 152
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc.
1 center · Head Start
(212) 218-0406
Manhasset-Great Neck Economic Opportunity Council, Inc.
1 center · Head Start
(516) 627-6385 ext. 204
New Square Community Improvement Council, Inc
1 center · Early Head Start
(845) 354-4118
Northside Center for Child Developmen-EHS
1 center · Early Head Start
(347) 505-5533
Northside Center for Child Development- HS
1 center · Head Start
(347) 505-5533
Northside Center For Child Development, Inc.
1 center · Head Start
(646) 351-1300
NYS Federation of Growers & Processors Ass.Inc
1 center · Early Head Start
(845) 956-2270
Parsons Child & Family Center
1 center · Early Head Start
(518) 292-5510 ext. 5539
Puerto Rican Family Institute, Inc.
1 center · Head Start
(787) 701-0200 ext. 232
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Early Learning Center Head Start
1 center · Head Start
(518) 358-2988 ext. 3129
SCO Family Services
1 center · Early Head Start
(929) 234-6870
Ulster County Community Action Committee, Inc
1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start
(845) 338-8750 ext. 209
West Harlem Community Organization, Inc.
1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start
(212) 665-7586 ext. 1010
Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation
1 center · Head Start
No line reported
Y.M. & Y.W.H.A. of Williamsburg, Inc.
1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start
(718) 387-0229

Centers in smaller towns in New York

227 centers in 196 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Amityville · 2

Amityville Head Start Center
Head Start · 48 Cedar Rd
(631) 842-8484
Marks of Excellence
Early Head Start · 455 Albany Ave
(631) 758-5200

Amsterdam · 1

Amsterdam
Head Start · 208 Truax Rd
(518) 842-8225

Astoria · 1

The Child Center of NY Early Head Start Astoria Home Based
Early Head Start · 3734 29th St
(718) 819-5687

Au Sable Forks · 1

AuSable Forks Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 14207 Ny- 9n
(518) 603-3749

Avoca · 1

Pro Action of Steuben & Yates Inc. @ Avoca Central School
Head Start · 17 Oliver St
(607) 566-2221

Bainbridge · 1

Bainbridge Head Start
Head Start · 43 Greenlawn Ave
(607) 967-8582

Baldwinsville · 1

Baldwinsville JE
Head Start · 2115 Downer Street Rd, Ste 1
(315) 638-2295

Ballston Spa · 1

Ballston Spa Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 100 Saratoga Village Blvd, Ste 35
(518) 288-3206

Beacon · 1

Beacon/Astor Services
Early Head Start and Head Start · 29 Willow St
(845) 838-9904

Beaver Falls · 1

Beaver Falls Head Start
Head Start · 9601 Mira Lane
(315) 315-7531

Belmont · 1

Belmont Home Based
Early Head Start and Head Start · 19 South St
(585) 268-7605

Blasdell · 1

Frontier Head Start Academy
Head Start · 3780 S Park Ave
(716) 828-9297

Bolivar · 1

Bolivar Head Start and Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 422 Main St
(585) 928-2149

Brasher Falls · 1

Brasher Falls Head Start
Head Start · 34 George St
(315) 389-5131

Brentwood · 1

Brentwood Head Start Center & Islip Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 177 Wicks Rd
(631) 951-3043

Brewster · 1

Brewster
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1515 Ny-22, Unit C - 23
(845) 302-2658

Bridgehampton · 1

Bridgehampton Head Start Center @ CMEE
Head Start · 376 Sag Harbor Tpke
(631) 468-8421

Brocton · 1

Brocton Elementary
Head Start · 138 W Main St
(716) 792-2172

Cairo · 1

Cairo/Astor Services
Early Head Start and Head Start · 30 Volunteer Dr
(518) 652-1460

Cambridge · 1

Cambridge Valley Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 92 Spring St
(518) 677-8230

Camden · 1

Camden Center
Head Start · 132 Main St
(315) 624-9930

Canastota · 1

Community Action Program For Madison County
Early Head Start · 1001 New Market Dr
(315) 697-3588

Canton · 2

Canton Head Start
Head Start · 8 Judson St
(315) 386-3118
Home Based
Head Start · 1 Commerce Ln, Ste 1
(315) 386-8574

Carthage · 1

Carthage Head Start
Head Start · 226 N School St
(315) 493-0411

Cato · 1

Cayuga/Seneca CAA Head Start Cato
Head Start · 2851 New York State Route 370
(315) 626-3320

Champlain · 1

Champlain
Head Start · 491 State Route 11, Three Steeples Church
(518) 298-8547

Chestertown · 1

Chestertown Center
Head Start · 6110 State Route 8, North Warren Central School
(518) 798-7555

Clyde · 1

Clyde Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 214 E Dezeng St
(315) 923-4782

Cobleskill · 1

Cobleskill Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 114 Lark St
(518) 234-7521

Cohocton · 1

Pro Action of Steuben & Yates Inc. @ Wayland-Cohocton School
Head Start · 30 Park Ave
(585) 728-9450

Cohoes · 1

Ogden Mills
Head Start · 1 Ogden Plaza
(518) 237-1395

Cooperstown · 1

Cooperstown Head Start
Head Start · 21 Walnut St, Cooperstown Elementary School
(607) 547-4153

Craryville · 1

Taconic Hills Center
Head Start · 73 County Route 11A
(518) 325-2800

Cuba · 1

Cuba Head Start and Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 4 E Main St
(585) 268-7605

Davenport · 1

Davenport Head Start
Head Start · 15696 State Highway 23
(607) 278-6020

Delevan · 2

Delevan Center
Early Head Start · 11713 Route 16, Po515
(716) 492-4720
Delevan Center
Head Start · 11713 Route 16, Po515
(716) 492-4720

Delhi · 1

Delhi Head Start
Head Start · 2 Sheldon Dr, Delaware Academy
(607) 746-6591

Deposit · 1

Deposit Head Start
Head Start · 3743 Columbia Lake Road
(607) 467-3505

Derby · 1

Chapel Park Villa Head Start Academy
Head Start · 7008 Erie Rd, Ste 5
(716) 947-0064

Dexter · 1

General Brown Head Start
Head Start · 415 E Grove St, Dexter Elementary School
(315) 639-3600

Dryden · 1

Casey Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 29 Union Street
(607) 273-8816

East Northport · 1

East Northport Head Start Center
Head Start · 203 Cedar Rd
(631) 486-6819

East Patchogue · 1

Bellport Head Start Center
Head Start · 189 N Dunton Ave
(631) 286-0579

Ellenburg Depot · 1

Nac
Head Start · 5574 State Route 11, Northern Adirondack Central School
(518) 594-7732

Endicott · 2

Endicott Head Start
Head Start · 1604 Union Center Maine Hwy
(607) 786-5418
Linnaeus W. West Head Start
Head Start · 1201 Union Center Maine Hwy
(607) 757-2149

Evans Mills · 1

North Jefferson Head Start
Head Start · 8442 S Main St, Evans Mills Primary Building
(315) 629-4331

Far Rockaway · 2

Be Above
Early Head Start and Head Start · 711 Seagirt Ave
(718) 551-1227
Community & Family Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 4105 Beach Channel Dr
(718) 471-7970

Fishs Eddy · 1

Fishs Eddy Head Start
Head Start · 244 S Main St
(607) 422-3013

Florida · 1

Agri-Business Child Development at Florida
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 14 Edward J Lempka Dr
(845) 651-2270

Flushing · 1

73-63 Vleigh Place
Early Head Start · 7763 Vleigh Pl, Ste 1
(718) 805-2252

Franklin · 1

Franklin Head Start
Head Start · 293 Main St
(607) 829-3312

Franklinville · 1

Franklinville Head Start Center at Franklinville Elementary School
Head Start · 32 N Main St
(716) 676-8000

Fredonia · 1

Agri-Business Child Development at Fredonia
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 145 E Main St
(716) 672-5395

Freeport · 1

Freeport Head Start
Head Start · 74 N Main St
(516) 546-8251

Friendship · 1

Friendship Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 17 1/2 Pennsylvania Ave
(585) 268-7605

Fulton · 2

Fairgrieve Head Start
Head Start · 716 Academy St, C/O Fairgrieve Elementary School
(315) 598-0612
Fulton Head Start
Head Start · 808 W Broadway
(315) 598-4765

Geneva · 2

Agri-Business Child Development at Geneva
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 5 Goodman St
(315) 781-3267
Geneva Head Start
Head Start · 400 W North St
(315) 781-4104

Glen Cove · 1

Glen Cove Child Day Care Center, Inc.
Head Start · 1 Arterial Hwy
(516) 671-2880

Glenfield · 1

BOCES Head Start
Head Start · 5836 State Route 12
(315) 376-7531

Glens Falls · 1

Glens Falls Center
Head Start · 11 Pearl St
(518) 798-7555

Gloversville · 1

Gloversville-McNab
Head Start · 230 W Fulton St
(518) 775-5754

Goshen · 1

Agri-Business Child Development at Goshen
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 150 Broadlea Rd
(845) 294-6221

Gouverneur · 1

Gouverneur Head Start
Head Start · 22 Church St, C/O Presbyterian Church
(315) 287-1650

Gowanda · 1

Gowanda Head Start Academy
Head Start · 64 E Main St
(716) 532-5927

Greene · 1

Greene Head Start
Head Start · 127 Elementary Lane
(607) 656-9367

Greenfield Center · 1

Greenfield Center
Head Start · 3180 Route 9N, Greenfield Elementary School
(518) 893-7402

Groton · 1

Donna Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 110 Sykes St
(607) 273-8816

Halfmoon · 1

Halfmoon Lodge
Head Start · 253 Halfmoon Cir
(518) 579-0828

Harpursville · 1

Harpursville Head Start
Head Start · 21 Golden Ln
(607) 334-7114

Hartsdale · 1

Greenburgh
Head Start · 475 W Hartsdale Ave, Ste 1
(914) 949-2745

Hempstead · 1

Hempstead Head Start
Head Start · 65 Dartmouth St
(516) 538-8292

Herkimer · 1

Herkimer Child Development Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 310 John Ave
(315) 624-9930

Hogansburg · 1

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Head Start
Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 25 Library Rd
(518) 358-2988

Holley · 1

Agri-Business Child Development at Holley
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 52 Maziarz Dr
(585) 638-5932

Hoosick Falls · 1

Hoosick Falls Family Resource Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 75 River Rd
(518) 686-5045

Hornell · 2

Pro Action of Steuben & Yates Inc. @ Hornell Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 6279 State Route 36, Ste 3
(607) 864-5581
Pro Action of Steuben & Yates Inc. @ Main Street Hornell
Early Head Start and Head Start · 17 Main St
(607) 324-0307

Horseheads · 2

Broad Street School
Early Head Start · 800 W Broad St
(607) 734-6174
Broad Street School
Head Start · 800 W Broad St
(607) 796-2614

Hudson · 1

540 Columbia Street
Head Start · 540 Columbia St
(518) 828-6312

Hudson Falls · 2

Dix Avenue Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1219 Dix Ave
(518) 746-1666
River Street Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 11 St Paul's Drive
(518) 746-9066

Huntington · 1

Huntington Head Start Center @ DDI
Head Start · 25 Little Plains Rd
(631) 266-4428

Huntington Station · 1

Huntington Head Start Center
Head Start · 1450 New York Ave
(631) 421-5058

Irving · 2

Cattaraugus ECLC
Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 2016 Henodeyesta Dr
(716) 532-0505
Lake Shore Family Center
Early Head Start · 749 Routes 5 and 20
(716) 934-2353

Jamestown · 2

Bush Elementary School
Head Start · 150 Pardee Ave
(716) 483-4401
Early Learning Opportunities - North Main
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1135 N Main St
(716) 366-3333

Johnson City · 1

Head Start/Early Head Start Cherry Street Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 24 Cherry St
(607) 723-8313

Johnstown · 1

Johnstown
Head Start · 305 Jansen Ave
(518) 500-4487

Kingston · 2

Agri-Business Child Development at Kingston
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 6 Adams St
(845) 481-4691
UCCAC Children's Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 175 Colonial Dr
(845) 338-8750

Lackawanna · 1

St. Hyacinth's Head Start Academy
Head Start · 257 Ridge Rd
(716) 822-2402

Lafayette · 1

Lafayette
Head Start · 2777 US Route 11
(315) 677-7814

Lake Luzerne · 1

Lake Luzerne Center
Head Start · 27 Hyland Dr, Hadley Luzerne Central School
(518) 798-7555

Lake Placid · 1

Lake Placid Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 2126 Saranac Ave, Ste 2
(518) 523-7289

Lawrence · 1

Lawrence Head Start
Head Start · 270 Lawrence Ave
(516) 239-6244

Liverpool · 1

Liverpool
Head Start · 911 Old Liverpool Rd, Ste 5
(315) 451-9377

Long Beach · 1

Long Beach Head Start
Head Start · 1 E Pine St
(516) 544-4051

Lowville · 2

Lowville Class I Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 7673 N State St
(315) 315-7531
Lowville Class II Head Start
Head Start · 7671 N State St, Apt 1
(315) 376-7531

Lyons · 1

Lyons Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 6 Clyde Rd
(315) 946-5388

Lyons Falls · 1

Lyons Falls Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 6819 McAlpine St
(315) 348-4001

Malone · 1

JCEO Head Start Webster St
Early Head Start and Head Start · 19 Webster St
(518) 483-7022

Manhasset · 1

Manhasset/Great Neck Head Start
Head Start · 65 High St
(516) 627-6385

Mannsville · 1

South Jefferson Head Start
Head Start · 423 N Main St
(315) 583-5247

Massena · 1

Massena Head Start
Head Start · 41 W Orvis St
(315) 769-0925

Mattydale · 1

Roxboro
Head Start · 200 Bernard St
(315) 218-2700

Mechanicville · 1

Mechanicville Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 116 Railroad St, Apt 1
(518) 288-3206

Medford · 2

Central Brookhaven Head Start & Early Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 2884 Route 112
(631) 345-2442
Central Brookhaven Head Start @ DDI
Head Start · 1 Scouting Blvd
(631) 732-7100

Medina · 2

Community Action of Orleans & Genesee Medina Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 123 Ensign Ave
(585) 798-2261
P.Raising Kids
Early Head Start · 222 W Center St
(585) 589-5683

Middle Granville · 1

Granville Center
Head Start · 9593 NY State Route 22
(518) 642-0661

Middleburgh · 1

Middleburgh Central School Center
Head Start · 245 Main St, Middleburgh Elementary School
(518) 827-3803

Mineville · 1

Moriah Head Start
Head Start · 3092 Plank Rd, Cves Building
(518) 942-7509

Monsey · 1

Viznitz Head Start
Head Start · 20 Ashel Ln
(845) 356-7213

Monticello · 1

RECAP Head Start- Monticello
Early Head Start and Head Start · 130 Waverly Ave
(845) 316-5150

Montour Falls · 1

Schuyler Head Start, Inc
Head Start · 323 Owego St, Unit 1
(607) 535-6814

Moravia · 1

Cayuga/Seneca CAA Head Start Moravia
Early Head Start and Head Start · 24 S Main St
(315) 497-1976

Mount Kisco · 2

Boys and Girls Club
Head Start · 351 Main St
(914) 666-8069
Mt. Kisco Child Care Center
Early Head Start · 95 Radio Circle Dr
(914) 241-2135

Mount Morris · 1

KidStart
Head Start · 5871 Groveland Station Rd
(585) 658-4023

Nassau · 1

Schodack Family Resource Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 24 New Rd.
(518) 766-4120

New Berlin · 1

New Berlin Head Start
Head Start · 4 Terrace Hts
(607) 847-8587

New Paltz · 1

Agri-Business Child Development at New Paltz
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 355 NY State Route 32 North
(845) 255-7571

New Rochelle · 2

FSW New Rochelle Early Childhood Center
Head Start · 17 Anderson St
(914) 613-0700
Urban Strategies Early Head Start New York
Early Head Start · 524 North Ave, Building A
(914) 200-2151

New Square · 1

CIC Head Start Washington
Head Start · 1 Washington Ave, C/O Cic Head Start
(845) 354-2282

Newark · 1

Newark Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 301 Stuart Ave
(315) 331-8172

Newark Valley · 1

Family Enrichment Network - Newark Valley Center
Head Start · 117 Whig St
(607) 723-8313

Newburgh · 1

Joyce Carey Center
Head Start · 49 Gidney Ave
(845) 562-0380

Niagara Falls · 2

Community Education Center
Head Start · 6040 Lindbergh Ave
(716) 286-0770
DiFransesco Center
Head Start · 901 24th St
(716) 216-3880

North Norwich · 1

North Norwich Head Start
Head Start · 188 County Route 23
(607) 334-4324

North Tonawanda · 2

Kandy Land Kids, Inc. 1
Early Head Start · 1307 Erie Ave
(716) 260-1187
North Tonawanda Academy
Head Start · 1135 Oliver St
(716) 389-2257

Norwich · 2

Early Head Start Family Center
Early Head Start · 6120 County Road 32
(607) 334-7114
Norwich Head Start
Head Start · 89 Midland Dr
(607) 336-9420

Norwood · 1

Norwood Head Start
Head Start · 22 Main St
(315) 353-2021

NY · 2

Hudson Guild Children's Center
Head Start · 459 W 26th St
(212) 760-9830
Hudson Guild-Amsterdam Center
Head Start · 206 W64th St, Hudson Guild
(646) 480-8262

Nyack · 1

Nyack Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 85 Depew Ave
(845) 358-2234

Ogdensburg · 1

Ogdensburg Head Start
Head Start · C/O Kennedy School, 801 Park Street
(315) 393-9244

Oneida · 1

Oneida
Head Start · 1122 N Main St
(315) 624-9930

Oneonta · 2

256 River Street
Early Head Start and Head Start · 256 River St
(607) 432-3538
SUCO Human Ecology Head Start
Head Start · 108 Ravine Pkwy, State University College of NY
(607) 436-2775

Oswego · 1

Oswego Head Start
Head Start · 45 E Schuyler St, Fort Ontario, Building 31
(315) 342-0629

Owego · 1

Family Enrichment Network - Owego Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1277 Taylor Rd
(607) 723-8313

Oxford · 1

Oxford Head Start
Head Start · 44 N Washington Ave
(607) 843-9990

Painted Post · 1

Pro Action of Steuben & Yates Inc. @ Smith
Head Start · 3414 Stanton St
(607) 654-2925

Palmyra · 1

Palmyra Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 120 E Main St
(315) 597-0279

Parishville · 1

Parishville Head Start
Head Start · C/O Elementary School, School Street
(315) 265-1879

Patchogue · 2

Patchogue Early Head Start Center
Early Head Start · 10 Church St
(631) 207-5712
Patchogue Head Start Center
Head Start · 20 Church St
(631) 654-5010

Penn Yan · 1

Pro Action of Steuben & Yates Inc. @ Penn Yan Head Start
Head Start · 3 School Dr, Pyscd Elementary School
(607) 279-1296

Perry · 2

Perry Center
Head Start · 7080 Standpipe Rd
(585) 786-2770
Perry Center
Early Head Start · 7080 Standpipe Rd
(585) 786-2770

Philadelphia · 1

Indian River PK/HS
Head Start · 32735 County Route 29, Ste B
(315) 782-4900

Philmont · 1

Philmont Center
Early Head Start · 2 Rock Street
(518) 672-7276

Phoenix · 1

Phoenix Head Start
Head Start · 80 County Route 59, C/O Discovery Learning Center
(315) 695-3549

Port Henry · 1

Moriah Early Head Start Home Based
Early Head Start and Head Start · 12 St Patrick Pl, # S
(518) 546-4080

Port Jefferson · 1

Community Programs Center of Long Island Inc -Port Jefferson
Early Head Start and Head Start · 400 Sheep Pasture Rd
(631) 476-9698

Port Jervis · 1

RECAP WOC Head Start Port Jervis
Head Start · 56-58 Church St
(845) 856-6821

Potsdam · 1

Potsdam Head Start
Head Start · 1/2 Lawrence Ave
(315) 265-6710

Poughkeepsie · 2

Community Family Development
Early Head Start · 269 Mill St
(845) 293-0308
Poughkeepsie/Astor Services
Early Head Start and Head Start · 50 Delafield St
(845) 452-7726

Queensbury · 2

Queensbury Center
Head Start · 431 Aviation Rd, Queensbury Elementary School
(518) 798-7555
SUNY Adirondack Child Care Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 640 Bay Rd
(518) 798-7555

Ravena · 1

Ravena
Head Start · 15 Mountain Rd
(518) 756-4206

Rensselaer · 2

Rensselaer City School District UPK
Head Start · 25 Van Rensselaer Dr
(518) 436-8561
Rensselaer Family Resource Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1641 3rd St
(518) 694-9915

Richmond Hill · 1

Headquarters
Early Head Start · 13411 Kew Gardens Rd, Ste 2
(718) 551-1227

Riverhead · 1

Riverhead Head Start Center & Riverside Head Start Center
Head Start · 536 Saint Johns Pl
(631) 953-6945

Rockaway Beach · 1

PAL Rockaway Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 216 Beach 87th St
(718) 644-3736

Rome · 1

Griffiss Child Development Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 275 Brookley Rd
(315) 624-9930

Ronkonkoma · 2

Community Programs Center of Long Island, Inc.- Ronkonkoma
Early Head Start and Head Start · 2210 Smithtown Ave
(631) 585-2020
Patchogue Head Start @ DDI
Head Start · 90 Air Park Dr
(631) 654-5010

Roosevelt · 1

Roosevelt Head Start
Head Start · 281 Babylon Tpke
(516) 378-5961

Saint Johnsville · 1

Fulmont OESJ Head Start
Head Start · 6486 State Highway 29
(518) 568-7331

Salamanca · 1

Allegany ECLC
Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 25 Center St
(716) 945-5035

Schaghticoke · 1

Hoosic Valley Central School
Head Start · 22 Pleasant Ave
(518) 272-6012

Schenevus · 1

Schenevus Head Start
Head Start · 33 Division St, Schenevus Grange Hall,
(607) 638-5136

Schoharie · 1

Schoharie Central School Center
Head Start · 136 Academy Dr
(518) 295-6688

Selden · 1

Story Book Hollow
Early Head Start · 38 Adirondack Dr
(631) 758-5200

Seneca Falls · 1

Seneca County Head Start
Head Start · 115 W Bayard St
(315) 568-8774

Sharon Springs · 1

Sharon Springs Central School Center
Head Start · 514 Highway Route 20
(518) 284-3800

Shirley · 1

Bay Area Head Start Center
Head Start · 161 Margin Dr E
(631) 395-4853

Sidney · 1

Sidney Head Start
Head Start · 21 Pleasant St, Sidney Civic Center
(607) 561-2341

Slaterville Springs · 1

Caroline
Head Start · 2439 Slaterville Rd
(607) 274-2208

Sodus · 1

Sodus Center
Head Start · 7192 Ridge Rd
(315) 483-6789

Southold · 1

North Fork Head Start & Early Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1850 Main Bayview Rd
(631) 765-5684

Springville · 2

Springville Head Start Academy
Early Head Start · 393 North St
(716) 592-2595
Springville Head Start Academy
Head Start · 393 North St
(716) 592-2595

Ticonderoga · 1

Ticonderoga Early Head Start/Home Based
Early Head Start · 270 Burgoyne Rd
(518) 585-6300

Tonawanda · 1

Sheridan Parkside Center
Head Start · 169 Sheridan Parkside Dr
(716) 876-0100

Troupsburg · 1

Pro Action of Steuben & Yates Inc. @ Jasper-Troupsburg Head Start
Head Start · 908 State Route 36
(607) 525-6361

Unadilla · 1

Unadilla Head Start
Head Start · 246 Main St, Community Center
(607) 369-7676

Valatie · 1

COI HeadStart at Valatie
Early Head Start and Head Start · 2872 US Highway 9, Lower Level
(518) 758-1215

Walton · 1

Walton Head Start
Head Start · 150 Industrial Park Rd
(607) 865-6319

Wantagh · 1

Eastern Nassau Head Start
Head Start · 1309 Wantagh Ave, St. Francis De Chantel Church
(516) 221-0871

Wappingers Falls · 1

Mt Alvernia/Astor Services
Early Head Start and Head Start · 136 Sheafe Rd
(845) 296-1879

Warrensburg · 1

Warrensburg Center
Head Start · 1 James St, Warrensburg Elementary School
(518) 798-7555

Watertown · 2

Sacred Heart
Head Start · 320 W Lynde St
(315) 681-6480
Watertown Head Start
Head Start · 518 Davidson St
(315) 782-4900

Watkins Glen · 1

Watkins Glen Elementary School
Head Start · 612 S Decatur St
(607) 535-3250

Waverly · 1

Family Enrichment Network - Waverly
Head Start · 12 Cooper St
(607) 723-8313

Wellsville · 1

Wellsville Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 550 N Main St
(585) 268-7605

West Haverstraw · 1

Haverstraw Day Care
Early Head Start and Head Start · 71 S Route 9W, Ste 1
(845) 429-2323

West Islip · 1

Central Islip Head Start & Bay Shore Head Start
Head Start · 44 Toomey Rd
(631) 348-1816

West Monroe · 1

North Shore
Head Start · 2363 State Route 49, C/O Life Church
(315) 675-3398

West Winfield · 1

Mount Markham Center
Head Start · 452 E Main St
(315) 624-9930

Westbury · 1

Westbury Head Start
Head Start · 163 Hopper St, Wwdtbury
(516) 334-3839

Whitehall · 1

Whitehall Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 2300 Upper Turnpike Rd
(518) 499-1900

Whitney Point · 1

Whitney Point Head Start
Head Start · 2498 W Main St
(607) 692-7533

Williamson · 1

Agri-Business Child Development at Lake Ontario
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 6395 Tuckahoe Rd
(315) 589-7421

Wingdale · 1

Wingdale/Astor Services
Early Head Start and Head Start · 6423 Route 55
(845) 832-3331

Woodbourne · 1

RECAP Head Start Woodbourne
Early Head Start and Head Start · 393 State Route 52
(845) 640-2078

Woodside · 1

The Child Center of NY Early Head Start Woodside Home Based
Early Head Start · 4308 52nd St, Fl 2
(718) 943-2800

Wyandanch · 1

Wyandanch Head Start Center
Head Start · 28 Washington Ave
(631) 643-5453

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