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Head Start and Early Head Start in North Dakota

53 centers in 36 cities and towns, run by 16 programs. 18 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 44offer 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 North Dakota

$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 North Dakota

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

Where to apply in North Dakota

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.

  • Mayville State University

    8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (701) 788-4868

  • Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency

    6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (701) 235-8931

  • TGU School District #60

    5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (701) 665-4431

  • Three Affiliated Tribes

    5 centers · Head Start

    (701) 627-4820

  • Grand Forks Public School District # 1

    4 centers · Head Start

    (701) 746-2433 ext. 1113

  • Standing Rock 0-5 Head Start Program

    4 centers · Head Start

    (701) 854-7250 ext. 8408

  • Community Action Partnership, Inc.

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (701) 227-3010

  • Community Action Region VI

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (701) 252-1821

  • HIT, Inc.

    3 centers · Head Start

    (701) 663-9507

  • Minot Public School District #1

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (701) 857-4688

  • Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indian Tribe

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (701) 477-0260

  • Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Early Head Start

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    (701) 854-7250 ext. 8408

  • Bismarck Public School District

    1 center · Head Start

    (701) 323-4400

  • Bismarck Public School District # 1

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (701) 323-4400

  • Cankdeska Cikana Community College

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    No line reported

  • Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (218) 281-5832

Centers in smaller towns in North Dakota

36 centers in 32 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Anamoose · 1

Belcourt · 1

  • Belcourt Head Start Center

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 1010 Carole James Street

    (701) 477-0260

Bismarck · 2

Buxton · 1

  • MSU CDP - Central Valley School

    Head Start · 1556 Highway 81 NE

    (701) 847-2220

Cannon Ball · 1

  • Cannon Ball Center

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · Cannon Ball, 1619 Big Lake Road

    (701) 854-3312

Carson · 1

Devils Lake · 1

  • Devils Lake

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 301 14th St NW

    (701) 665-4449

Dickinson · 2

  • Community Action Partnership Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 338 1st St SE

    (701) 227-3010

  • Dickinson Head Start Preschool

    Head Start · 107 3rd Ave SE

    (701) 227-3010

Dunseith · 1

  • Dunseith Town Head Start

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 1st Street Northeast

    (701) 244-0340

Fort Totten · 1

  • Cankdeska Cikana Community College Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 7656 Ephriam Hill Road

    (701) 766-4070

Grafton · 1

  • Grafton

    Early Head Start and Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 1301 McHugh Ave

    (701) 352-0238

Halliday · 1

  • Little Champs

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 7605 Mahto Bay Road

    (701) 938-4568

Harvey · 1

Hillsboro · 2

  • MSU CDP - Hillsboro Armory

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 408 1st st SE

    (701) 788-4868

  • MSU CDP - Hillsboro Elementary School

    Head Start · 128 4th St SE

    (701) 636-4711

Jamestown · 2

  • EHS Head Start Jamestown Center

    Early Head Start · 1411 12th Ave NE

    (701) 252-1821

  • Head Start Preschool Jamestown Center

    Head Start · 1201 6th Ave NE

    (701) 251-2874

Larimore · 1

Lisbon · 1

  • Sargent/Ransom Head Start Lisbon

    Head Start · 418 5 Avenue West

    (701) 683-3133

Mandan · 1

Mandaree · 1

  • Little Plume

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 326 1st St. NE.

    (701) 759-3369

Mayville · 1

  • MSU CDP - Mayville Site

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 330 3rd St NE

    (701) 788-4868

Mott · 1

New Salem · 1

New Town · 1

  • Northern Lights

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 509 9th St N

    (701) 627-4820

Parshall · 1

  • Little Feather

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 202 2nd St NE

    (701) 862-3530

Roseglen · 1

  • Little Warriors

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 1304 Warrior Street

    (701) 743-4373

Rugby · 1

  • Rugby Head Start/ Rugby Early Learning Center

    Head Start · 1123 S Main Ave

    (701) 776-5721

Saint John · 1

  • St John Early Head Start

    Early Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 109 Martin Street SE

    (701) 477-0260

Selfridge · 1

  • Porcupine Center

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 3497 Bia Road 7, Porcupine Head Start Center

    (701) 422-3321

Towner · 1

Valley City · 1

  • Head Start Valley City Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 230 Viking Dr

    (701) 845-1108

Wahpeton · 1

West Fargo · 1

  • YMCA Early Learning Center - West

    Early Head Start · 311 1st Ave E

    (701) 356-0341

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Other benefits in North Dakota

Having a baby in North DakotaBenefits, each with its source, checked October 2026Pregnancy MedicaidUp to 175% FPLWICYesPaid family leaveNoMedicaid pays for a doulaNoSee North Dakota