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Head Start and Early Head Start in Long Island City, NY

4 centers in Long Island City (Queens County). 4 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 2 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 3 programs, which report 146 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 size

Centers in Long Island City

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

  • All Childrens Childcare

    Early Head Start

    3501 24th St, Long Island City, NY 11106

    Run by B'Above Worldwide Institute Inc. · 16 funded slots

    (718) 551-1227
    CallDirections

  • Msgr. Andrew Landi Early Childhood Development Center

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2120 35th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11106

    Run by Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, Inc. · 44 funded slots

    (718) 806-1598
    CallDirections

  • PAL Western Queens Head Start and Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    1026 41st Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101

    Run by Police Athletic League, Inc. · 68 funded slots

    (718) 784-2092
    CallDirections

  • Service to Expectant Families Circle Of Life

    Early Head Start

    3811 27th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

    Run by Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, Inc. · 18 funded slots

    (718) 786-7523
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Long Island City

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 Long Island City.

  • Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, Inc.

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (718) 722-6026

  • B'Above Worldwide Institute Inc.

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (718) 805-2252 ext. 783

  • Police Athletic League, Inc.

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (718) 342-4725

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Other benefits in New York

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