Head Start and Early Head Start in Brooklyn, NY
97 centers in Brooklyn (Kings County). 55 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 64 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 25 programs, which report 6,045 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 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 sizeCenters in Brooklyn
Listed A to Z. A center may serve only some ages; the tags show which programs it runs.
Bais Yaakov Faigeh Schonberger of Adas Yereim Kindervelt EHS
Early Head Start1169 43rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 435-5111Bedford Stuyvesant Early Chidhood Development Center, Inc. - 813
Early Head StartHead Start813 Hancock St, Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 455-5565Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center, Inc. - 262
Head Start262 Lexington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718) 453-0760Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center, Inc. - 510
Head Start510 Quincy St, Brooklyn, NY 11221
(718) 455-4806Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center, Inc. - 5Q
Head Start5 Quincy St, Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 453-0788Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development, Inc - 133
Head Start133 Kings First Walk, Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 453-0828Beth Rivkah Head Start
Early Head Start470 Lefferts Ave, 310 Crown Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 735-0770Beth Rivkah Head Start
Head Start470 Lefferts Ave, 310 Crown Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 735-0400Charles F. Murphy Early Childhood Development Center
Head Start2856-2860 West 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 722-6026Community Parents Head Start
Early Head StartHead Start90 Chauncey St, Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 771-4002Early Head Start - Children's Corner
Early Head StartHead Start565 Livonia Ave, Brooklyn NY, Brooklyn, NY 11207
(212) 453-4554Grand St. Settlement 1825 Atlantic
Early Head StartHead Start1825 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11233
(646) 201-4202Grand St. Settlement 319 Stanhope
Early Head StartHead Start319 Stanhope St, Brooklyn, NY 11237
(646) 201-4202Grand St. Settlement 850-856 50th St.
Early Head StartHead Start850 50th St, Brooklyn, NY 11220
(646) 201-4202Grand St. Settlement EHS/HS 928 55th St.
Early Head StartHead Start928 55th St, Fl 1, Brooklyn, NY 11219
(347) 325-9055Grand St. Settlement Sunset Park Child and Family Center
Early Head Start928 55th St, Fl 1, Brooklyn, NY 11219
(646) 201-4202Grand St. Settlement/ Little Bell
Early Head StartHead Start629 51st St, Brooklyn, NY 11220
(718) 686-8808Grand Street Settlement Sunset Park West Child & Family Center
Early Head StartHead Start5119 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220
(646) 201-4202Kreative Kare Day Care Center INC. Building Blocks
Head Start455-461, Brooklyn, NY 11221
(646) 201-4202PAL Arnold and Marie Schwartz Head Start and Early Head Start
Early Head StartHead Start452 Pennsylvania Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 342-4724PAL Carey Gardens Head Start and Early Head Start
Early Head StartHead Start2964 W 23rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 372-4044PAL Roberta Bright Head Start and Early Head Start
Early Head StartHead Start3001 W 37th St, Ste 3, Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 266-5333PAL World Of Creative Experiences Head Start and Early Head Start
Early Head StartHead Start280 Livonia Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11212
(718) 345-5219SCO FirstStepNYC Early Head Start
Early Head Start225 Newport Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212
(929) 234-6870Service to Expectant Families Circle Of Life
Early Head StartHead Start525 Parkside Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226
(929) 210-9200Sunset Park Early Childhood Development Center
Head Start5902 6th Ave, Sunset Park Early Childhood Development Center, Brooklyn, NY 11220
(718) 768-1012Yeshiva Head Start 1402 40th St.
Early Head StartHead Start1402 40th St, Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 907-9965Yeshiva Head Start 206-212 Wilson St.
Early Head StartHead Start206 Wilson St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 486-3055Yeshiva Head Start 274 Keap Street
Early Head StartHead Start274 Keap St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 486-6500Yeshiva Head Start 3801 Ft. Hamilton Pkwy
Early Head StartHead Start3801 Fort Hamilton Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 972-2900Yeshiva Head Start 638 Bedford Ave.
Early Head Start638 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249
(718) 687-4810YM & YWHA of Williamsburg, Inc.
Early Head StartHead Start64 Division Ave, Ste 1, Brooklyn, NY 11249
(718) 387-0229YvY - EHS Community Center 1326-38th Street
Early Head Start1326 38th St, Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 686-3722YvY - Learning Center 1257-63 38th Street
Head Start1257-63 38th St, Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 514-8725YvY - Learning Center 1257-63 38th Street
Early Head Start1257-63 38th St, Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 514-8600
Where to apply in Brooklyn
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 Brooklyn.
- (718) 686-3700 ext. 2400
Yeled v'Yalda Early Childhood Center, Inc.
- (646) 201-4202
Grand Street Settlement, Inc.
- (718) 686-3700 ext. 2400
Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center
- (347) 763-8629 ext. 100
Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center,
- (718) 435-7700
Shira Head Start
- (718) 517-8001 ext. 10
United Academy Head Start
- No line reported
Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov, Inc.
- No line reported
B'Above Worldwide Institute
- (718) 722-6026
Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, Inc.
- (718) 342-4725
Police Athletic League, Inc.
- (718) 435-7700
Shira Association Inc.
- (718) 517-8001 ext. 10
United Academy Inc
- (646) 201-4202
Grand Street Settlement
- (718) 438-0008
Brooklyn Chinese-American Association
- (718) 771-4002
Community Parents, Inc.
- (718) 438-7822 ext. 216
United Talmudical Academy of Boro Park
- (718) 435-5111 ext. 161
Bais Yaakov Faigeh Schonberger of Adas Yereim
- (718) 735-0400 ext. 1344
Beth Rivkah Early Head Start
- (718) 735-0400 ext. 1360
Beth Rivkah Head Start
- (347) 505-5533
Northside Center for Child Developmen-EHS
- (347) 505-5533
Northside Center for Child Development- HS
- (718) 407-0468
Rising Ground Inc
- (929) 234-6870
SCO Family Services
- (212) 453-4511
University Settlement Society of New York
- (718) 387-0229
Y.M. & Y.W.H.A. of Williamsburg, Inc.
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 New York
- How much childcare costsCenter, home daycare and nanny prices
- WIC income limitsFood help for pregnancy and children under 5