Head Start and Early Head Start in Ohio

586 centers in 245 cities and towns, run by 65 programs. 242 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 500offer 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 Ohio

$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 Ohio

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

Cincinnati64 centers
Toledo50 centers
Columbus49 centers
Cleveland33 centers
Dayton13 centers
Lima10 centers
Youngstown10 centers
Canton8 centers
Akron7 centers
Springfield7 centers
Ashtabula6 centers
Euclid5 centers
Fremont5 centers
Ironton5 centers
London5 centers
Lorain5 centers
Portsmouth5 centers
Hamilton4 centers
Warren4 centers
Zanesville4 centers
Chillicothe3 centers
Cleveland Heights3 centers
Elyria3 centers
Findlay3 centers
Gallipolis3 centers
Jackson3 centers
Lebanon3 centers
Marion3 centers
Middletown3 centers
Reynoldsburg3 centers
South Euclid3 centers
Washington Court House3 centers
Wilmington3 centers

Where to apply in Ohio

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.

Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)
45 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(216) 696-9077 ext. 302
Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.
36 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
No line reported
Great Lakes Community Action Partnership
35 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(419) 334-8911 ext. 6015
Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc
33 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(937) 226-5664 ext. 202
Cincinnati Public Schools Head Start
28 centers · Head Start · for Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency
(513) 363-0240
Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency
19 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(513) 569-4510
Toledo Public Schools
17 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(419) 671-9100
Hamilton County Educational Service Center
16 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(513) 674-4203
Council on Rural Service Programs, Inc.
15 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(937) 778-5220
Ohio State University
15 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
No line reported
Butler County Educational Service Center
14 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(937) 452-1090
Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP)
12 centers · Head Start · for Toledo Public Schools
(419) 334-8911 ext. 6015
Ironton-Lawrence County Community Action Organization
12 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 533-9077 ext. 2215
Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center
11 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 992-4202
Child Focus, Inc.
11 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(513) 528-7224
D&E Counseling Center, Inc.
11 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(330) 736-0071
Lorain County Community Action Agency
11 centers · Head Start
(440) 204-3148
Alta Care Group, Inc.
10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
No line reported
Scioto County Community Action Organization
10 centers · Head Start
(740) 354-3333 ext. 223
West Ohio Community Action Partnership
10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(419) 227-2586 ext. 113
Akron Summit Community Action Agency, Inc.
9 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(330) 572-8350
Ashtabula County Community Action Agency
9 centers · Head Start
(440) 993-7716
Adams-Brown Counties Economic Opportunities, Inc.
8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(937) 378-6041 ext. 250
Community Action Wayne/Medina
8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(330) 264-8677 ext. 1012
Hancock Hardin Wyandot Putnam Community Action
8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(419) 423-3755
The Centers for Families and Children
8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(216) 325-9678
Warren County Community Services, Inc
8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(513) 695-2215
HARCATUS Tri-County Community Action Organization
7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 922-0933 ext. 226
Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission
7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 387-1039 ext. 810
YMCA of Central Ohio
7 centers · Head Start
(614) 389-9836
Young Women's Christian Association of Canton, Ohio
7 centers · Early Head Start
(330) 453-7644
Community Action Agency of Columbiana County, Inc.
6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(330) 424-7221
Community Action Commission of Belmont County
6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 695-0293 ext. 265
Community Action Commission of Fayette County
6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 335-7282 ext. 114
GMN Tri-County Community Action Committee, Inc.
6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 732-2388
Hocking Athens Perry Community Action
6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 767-4500
Knox County Head Start, Inc.
6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 397-2768
Leads, Inc.
6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 349-8606
Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission
6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(419) 784-5136 ext. 1101
Community Action Commission of Erie, Huron and Richland
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(419) 625-2214 ext. 202
Kno Ho Co Ashland Community Action Commission
5 centers · Head Start
(740) 622-9801 ext. 1615
Portage Private Industry Council, Inc.
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(330) 297-7795
CAPC Washington-Morgan County
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 373-3745
Catholic Charities
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start · for The Centers for Families and Children
(216) 334-2945
Child Care Resources, Inc.
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 454-6251 ext. 111
Community Action Committee of Pike County
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 289-2371 ext. 7050
Jackson-Vinton Community Action, Inc.
4 centers · Head Start
(740) 286-8441 ext. 29
Lucas County Family and Children First Council
4 centers · Early Head Start · for Toledo Public Schools
(419) 725-6164
Pickaway County Community Action Organization, Inc.
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 474-9544 ext. 1101
Ross County Community Action Commission, Inc.
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 702-7222 ext. 118
Stark County Community Action Agency
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(330) 438-4992
Celina City Schools
3 centers · Head Start
(419) 268-0301 ext. 7000
Clever Bee Academy, Inc. - EHS
3 centers · Early Head Start
(419) 309-2475
Clever Bee Academy, Inc. - HS
3 centers · Head Start
(419) 309-2475
Coshocton County Head Start
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 622-9537
Lake-Geauga United Head Start, Inc.
3 centers · Head Start
(440) 375-0002
Lucas County Family Council
3 centers · Early Head Start · for Great Lakes Community Action Partnership
(419) 725-6175
ACCAA - Early Head Start
2 centers · Early Head Start
(440) 993-7716
Clinton County Community Action Program, Inc.
2 centers · Head Start
(937) 382-5624
Community Action Program Commission of Lancaster
2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(740) 653-4146
Highland County Community Action Organization, Inc.
2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(937) 393-3458 ext. 131
Community Action Organization of Scioto County, Inc.
1 center · Early Head Start
(740) 354-3333 ext. 223
Crossroads Health
1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start
(440) 358-7370
North Central State College
1 center · Early Head Start
(419) 755-5600 ext. 5671
University of Cincinnati, Arlitt Center Head Start
1 center · Head Start · for Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency
(513) 556-3802

Centers in smaller towns in Ohio

248 centers in 212 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Aberdeen · 1

Ripley Head Start Center
Head Start · 2300 Rains Eitel Rd, Ripley Middle School
(937) 795-8001

Alliance · 1

Stuckey Learning Center
Early Head Start · 205 S Union Ave
(330) 453-7644

Amelia · 1

Thomaston Woods Head Start
Head Start · 1460 Thomaston Dr, Thomaston Woods
(513) 240-0617

Andover · 1

ACCAA Head Start Andover
Head Start · 5571 State Rt 6 West
(440) 293-4850

Archbold · 1

NSCC Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 22600 State Route 34
(419) 267-1291

Ashland · 2

Ashland Head Start
Head Start · 527 E Liberty St, Ray and Joan Kroc Salvation Army Center
(419) 281-8001
Ashland West Head Start
Head Start · 1797 Seddon Ct
(419) 496-0466

Ashville · 1

Ashville Center
Head Start · 97 Miller Ave
(740) 983-2530

Athens · 1

Athens Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 507 Richland Ave
(740) 592-1124

Atwater · 1

Atwater Child Development Center
Head Start · 1464 Industry Rd
(330) 947-1144

Bainbridge · 1

Bainbridge
Head Start · 113 1/2 Dewey St
(740) 702-7222

Barberton · 1

Head Start at Barberton
Head Start · 315 E State St
(330) 572-8350

Barnesville · 1

Barnesville Head Start
Head Start · 210 W Church St
(740) 695-0293

Beachwood · 1

Kingdom Academy
Head Start · 22035 Chagrin Blvd
(216) 862-9367

Bedford Heights · 1

Bedford Heights Nursery
Head Start · 21881 Libby Rd
(216) 233-6477

Bellaire · 1

Indian Run Learning Center
Head Start · 4129 Noble St
(740) 676-0800

Bellefontaine · 2

Bellefontaine Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 613 Hamilton St
(937) 599-6710
Benjamin Logan Head Start
Head Start · 4560 County Road 26
(937) 592-4838

Belpre · 1

Belpre Head Start
Head Start · 1901 Washington Blvd
(740) 423-7120

Bethel · 1

Grant Head Start
Head Start · 718 W Plane St, Grant Career Center
(513) 837-2547

Bowling Green · 1

Jordan Family Development Center
Head Start · 812 N College Dr
(419) 353-7407

Bradford · 1

Bradford Head Start
Head Start · 740 Railroad Ave
(937) 448-2687

Brookfield · 1

Brookfield Head Start
Head Start · 614 Bedford Rd SE
(330) 619-5793

Brooklyn · 2

Memphis Early Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 10991 Memphis Ave
(216) 651-5154
Mini Miracles and Beyond
Head Start · 4674 Ridge Rd, # 3317
(216) 931-6349

Brunswick · 1

Amazing Wonders
Head Start · 1330 N Carpenter Rd, Na
(330) 225-9120

Bryan · 1

Pulaski Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 6678 US Highway 127
(419) 636-8862

Bucyrus · 1

OHCAC Bucyrus Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 740 Tiffin St
(419) 617-0588

Caldwell · 2

Caldwell Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 615 North St
(740) 732-2388
Noble Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 44135 Marietta Rd
(740) 732-4722

Cambridge · 2

Beatty Ave. Head Start
Head Start · 1127 Beatty Ave
(740) 439-3493
EPIC Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 10015 Brick Church Rd
(740) 435-8642

Camden · 1

BCESC Camden Early Childhood Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 8263 US Route 127
(937) 452-1090

Campbell · 1

Campbell Learning Center
Head Start · 2002 Community Cir
(330) 799-6839

Canal Winchester · 2

Heaven Sent Child's Academy
Head Start · 5616 Gender Rd
(614) 920-2229
Heaven Sent Child's Academy II
Head Start · 5624 Gender Rd
(614) 837-5000

Carlisle · 1

Carlisle Early Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 130 Union Rd
(937) 790-3504

Celina · 1

Educational Complex Building
Head Start · 585 E Livingston St, Educational Complex
(419) 268-0301

Chesapeake · 2

Lawrence County Early Childhood Academy- Chesapeake
Head Start · 11359 County Road 1
(740) 867-4700
Lawrence County Early Childhood Academy- Getaway
Early Head Start and Head Start · 11627 State Route 243
(740) 867-3893

Circleville · 2

Corwin Center
Head Start · 145 E Corwin St
(740) 474-7411
Ohio Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 465 E Ohio St
(740) 474-9544

Cleves · 1

CT Young Elementary
Head Start · 401 N Miami Ave
(513) 941-0914

Coldwater · 1

Coldwater
Head Start · 310 N 2nd St
(419) 268-0301

Conneaut · 1

ACCAA Head Start Conneaut
Head Start · 755 Chestnut St
(440) 599-7239

Corning · 1

Corning Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 103 Marshall Street
(740) 347-4685

Cortland · 1

Maplewood
Head Start · 2414 Greenville Rd
(330) 736-0071

Coshocton · 2

Career Center
Head Start · 23640 Airport Rd
(740) 295-9522
Hilltop Site
Early Head Start and Head Start · 3201 County Road 16
(740) 622-9537

Crown City · 1

Hannan Trace Elementary
Head Start · 9345 State Route 218
(740) 256-6468

Danville · 1

Danville Head Start Center
Head Start · 808 East St, N/a
(740) 599-7122

Defiance · 1

Defiance Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 644 Clinton St
(419) 784-2152

Delaware · 1

Delaware Center
Head Start · 607 Sunbury Rd
(740) 363-8810

Dover · 1

Dover Learning Center
Head Start · 216 N Wooster Ave
(330) 364-6451

East Cleveland · 2

George L. Forbes Early Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 14209 Euclid Ave
(216) 541-7878
Prospect Academy
Head Start · 1843 Stanwood Rd
(216) 268-6630

East Liverpool · 1

East Liverpool Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 16924 Saint Clair Ave
(330) 424-6693

East Palestine · 1

East Palestine Head Start
Head Start · 195 W Grant St
(330) 426-1932

Eaton · 1

BCESC Hollingsworth East School
Head Start · 506 Aukerman St
(937) 456-3253

Englewood · 1

Sparkle's Family Time
Early Head Start · 50 Hillside Ct
(937) 226-5664

Fairborn · 1

Fairborn Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 410 N Maple Ave
(937) 878-4460

Fairfield · 2

BCESC Fairfield Early Learning Center - Dixie
Early Head Start and Head Start · 6025 Dixie Hwy, Suite A
(513) 896-2391
BCESC Fairfield Early Learning Center - Nilles
Head Start · 1111 Nilles Rd
(513) 887-3710

Felicity · 1

Felicity Head Start
Head Start · 105 Market St, Felicity-Franklin Elementary
(513) 362-5420

Flushing · 1

Flushing Head Start
Head Start · 327 High St
(740) 968-6194

Forest · 1

Forest Center
Head Start · 111 E Dixon St
(419) 273-2317

Fostoria · 1

Fostoria Center
Head Start · 801 Kirk St
(419) 435-8426

Franklin Furnace · 1

Green Head Start
Head Start · 4057 Gallia Pike
(740) 727-9393

Fredericktown · 1

Fredericktown Head Start and Child Care Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 124 High St
(740) 694-1188

Gahanna · 1

Gahanna
Head Start · 500 N Hamilton Rd
(614) 342-5071

Galion · 1

OHCAC Galion Head Start Center
Head Start · 525 Dawsett Ave
(419) 468-8415

Gambier · 2

Gambier Child Care Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 119 Meadow Ln
(740) 427-2519
Gambier Community Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 115 Meadow Ln
(740) 397-1344

Garfield Heights · 1

Cirque Du Kids
Head Start · 8706 Garfield Blvd
(216) 640-2447

Geneva · 1

ACCAA Head Start Geneva
Head Start · 341 State Route 534 S, Cork Elementary School
(440) 466-4831

Genoa · 1

Genoa Center
Head Start · 1224 West St
(419) 855-3931

Georgetown · 1

Adams Brown EHS Home Base Units
Early Head Start and Head Start · 406 W Plum St, Rm 109
(937) 378-4555

Gibsonburg · 1

Rainbow Acres III
Early Head Start and Head Start · 365 Windsor Ln
(419) 637-2310

Glenmont · 1

Glenmont Head Start
Head Start · 108 Main Street, State Route 520
(330) 377-4567

Greenfield · 1

Greenfield Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1300 Jefferson St
(937) 981-2874

Greenville · 1

Greenville Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1170 Sweitzer St
(937) 547-9899

Groveport · 1

Little Steps Big Steps Daycare Center
Head Start · 4375 Professional Pkwy
(614) 836-6070

Hamersville · 1

Hamersville Head Start Center
Head Start · 1950 State Route 125, Hamersville Elementary School
(937) 379-1144

Hanging Rock · 1

Small Miracles Daycare
Early Head Start · 410 Scioto Ave
(740) 533-9077

Harrison · 1

Southwest Early Childhood Center
Head Start · 10800 Campbell Rd
(513) 367-5228

Hicksville · 1

Hicksville Head Start
Head Start · 520B W High St
(419) 542-9500

Hilliard · 1

Hilliard
Head Start · 3830 Trueman Ct
(614) 876-4254

Hillsboro · 2

Hillsboro Head Start/ Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1487 N High St, Ste 500
(937) 393-3458
Sunrise Sunset Early Learning Center
Early Head Start · 208 N Elm St
(937) 393-8744

Holland · 2

All 4 Kids 2
Early Head Start · 6520 Pilliod Rd
(419) 866-5437
All 4 Kids, LLC
Head Start · 330 Oak Terrace Blvd
(419) 866-5437

Hubbard · 1

Grace Lutheran Hubbard Head Start
Head Start · 111 Hall Ave
(330) 736-0071

Huber Heights · 1

Creative World of Learning Huber Hts.
Early Head Start · 5030 Nebraska Ave
(937) 226-5664

Huntsburg · 1

Geauga Head Start
Head Start · 12406 Madison Road
(440) 636-5387

Jamestown · 1

Jamestown Head Start
Head Start · 9 E Washington St
(937) 372-1446

Jefferson · 1

ACCAA Head Start Jefferson
Head Start · 1565 State Route 167
(440) 576-2646

Jeffersonville · 1

Jeffersonville Early Learning Center
Head Start · 41 Colonial Dr
(740) 426-0051

Jewett · 1

Jewett Learning Center
Head Start · 602 E Main St
(740) 946-1808

Kent · 1

Kent Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 200 N Mantua St
(330) 676-9531

Kenton · 1

Kenton Center (New)
Head Start · 10702 US Highway 68
(419) 674-4433

Lagrange · 1

Lagrange LCELC
Head Start · 12079 St. Rt 301
(440) 324-3178

Lakewood · 1

Clifton Early Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 13889 Clifton Blvd
(216) 228-8918

Lancaster · 2

Pearl House Center
Early Head Start · 218 W Chestnut St
(740) 823-1757
Sanderson Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1450 Marietta Rd
(740) 653-1711

Latham · 1

Western Site
Head Start · 7959 State Route 124
(740) 493-2881

Laurelville · 1

Laurelville Head Start
Head Start · 16196 Maple St
(740) 332-1377

Lewistown · 1

Indian Lake Head Start
Head Start · 8770 County Road 91
(937) 686-0014

Lisbon · 1

Lisbon Head Start
Head Start · 7878 Lincole Pl
(330) 424-6693

Lockland · 1

Lockland Elementary
Head Start · 200 N Cooper Ave
(513) 554-1802

Lodi · 1

Lodi Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 110 Highland Dr
(330) 723-2229

Logan · 1

Logan Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 420 Norwood Ave
(740) 385-1880

Loudonville · 1

Loudonville Head Start Center
Head Start · 615 State Route 39
(419) 994-3258

Loveland · 1

Symmes Elementary
Head Start · 11820 Enyart Rd
(513) 686-1746

Lucasville · 1

Northwest Head Start
Head Start · 45 Morgan Dr
(740) 259-5594

Maineville · 1

Toddler Time
Early Head Start · 8126 S State Route 48
(513) 569-0600

Malta · 1

Play and Learn Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 320 S Main St
(740) 962-3792

Malvern · 1

Malvern Learning Center
Head Start · 301 W Main St
(330) 863-2424

Manchester · 1

Manchester Head Start Center
Head Start · 130 Wayne Frye Dr
(937) 549-4777

Mansfield · 2

NCSC/OSU-M Child Development Center
Early Head Start · 1770 University Dr
(419) 755-5600
OHCAC Barbara Haxton Early Childhood Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 255 Hedges St
(419) 589-3337

Maple Heights · 2

Bright Start Maple
Head Start · 16200 Broadway Ave
(216) 557-9603
Debra Ann November
Early Head Start and Head Start · 5225 Library Ln
(216) 331-2416

Marietta · 1

Jane Edwards Head Start Center at Norwood School
Early Head Start and Head Start · 205 Phillips St
(740) 373-6016

Martins Ferry · 1

St. Myer Learning Center
Head Start · 1721 N 9th St
(740) 635-1490

Marysville · 1

Marysville Center
Head Start · 111 Morey Dr
(937) 642-1230

Massillon · 2

OakPark Preschool
Early Head Start · 2446 Lincoln Way E
(330) 453-7644
William Malloy Center
Head Start · 1134 Walnut Rd SE
(330) 834-3567

Maumee · 2

Imaginative Beginnings Maumee
Head Start · 412 Illinois Ave
(419) 893-0623
Imaginative Beginnings Maumee
Early Head Start · 412 Illinois Ave
(419) 893-0623

Mayfield Hts · 1

Carnival Child Development Center
Head Start · 1690 Lander Rd
(440) 683-4226

Mc Arthur · 1

Vinton County Site Head Start
Head Start · 31413 State Route 93
(740) 596-4883

Mc Dermott · 1

Scioto Northwest Head Start
Head Start · 4738 Henley Deemer Rd
(740) 259-2250

Medina · 1

Creative Kids
Early Head Start and Head Start · 787 Lafayette Rd, Na
(330) 723-1849

Medway · 1

Medway Elementary
Head Start · 116 Middle St
(937) 845-4475

Miamisburg · 1

MB-Bear
Head Start · 545 School St
(937) 866-4691

Middleport · 1

Meigs Early Learning Center
Head Start · 39105 Bradbury Rd
(740) 992-1740

Milford · 1

Milford Head Start
Head Start · 5874 Montclair Blvd, Milford, OH 45244
(513) 760-3775

Millbury · 1

The Learning Den 24 hour Childcare LLC
Early Head Start and Head Start · 27758 Lemoyne Rd
(419) 902-9996

Millersburg · 1

Millersburg Head Start
Head Start · 224 N Clay St
(330) 674-9100

Mineral Ridge · 1

Campus of Care Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1960 E County Line Rd
(330) 750-7103

Morrow · 1

Morrow Early Childhood Development Center
Early Head Start · 527 W Pike St
(513) 899-9888

Mount Gilead · 1

OHCAC Morrow Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 406 Bank St
(419) 947-7045

Mount Orab · 2

Greenbush Head Start Center
Head Start · 16003 St Rt 68
(937) 444-4933
Mt. Orab Head Start Center
Head Start · 474 W Main St, Mt. Orab Elementary School
(937) 444-1406

Mount Vernon · 2

Knox County Head Start at the New Hope Early Education Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 11700 Upper Gilchrist Rd, Administrative Office
(740) 397-9304
Northgate Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 20 Northgate Dr, N/a
(740) 397-3454

Napoleon · 2

GLCAP Napoleon MSHS
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 910 3rd St
(419) 419-1914
Napoleon Head Start
Head Start · 1075 Glenwood Ave
(419) 599-7177

Nelsonville · 1

Nelsonville Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 40 Saint Charles St
(740) 753-9404

New Carlisle · 1

GLCAP New Carlisle MSHS
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 476 N Dayton Lakeview Rd
(513) 399-8196

New Lexington · 1

New Lexington Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 228 W Jefferson St
(740) 342-1333

New Matamoras · 1

Matamoras Early Learning Center
Head Start · 1000 Stover Dr
(740) 865-3513

New Paris · 1

BCESC National Trails School
Head Start · 6940 Oxford Gettysburg Rd
(513) 887-3710

New Phila · 1

Bowers Learning Center
Head Start · 504 Bowers Ave NW
(330) 602-5442

New Philadelphia · 1

Early Head Start Home Visiting
Early Head Start · 225 Commercial Ave SE
(330) 308-0358

Newark · 2

Central Office
Early Head Start · 159 Wilson St, Bldg 2
(740) 349-8606
Newark Center
Head Start · 986 E Main St
(740) 345-6415

Newcomerstown · 1

Newcomerstown Learning Center
Head Start · 648 Oak St
(740) 498-7055

Newton Falls · 1

Newton Falls Head Start
Head Start · 336 Ridge Rd
(330) 872-1447

Niles · 1

Niles Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 309 N Rhodes Ave
(330) 652-0338

Northwood · 2

Imaginative Beginnings
Early Head Start and Head Start · 4937 Woodville Rd
(419) 697-5605
Little Wonders Child Care Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 2534 Woodville Rd
(419) 691-3783

Norwalk · 2

League Street Head Start
Head Start · 11 E League St
(419) 663-2623
Prospect Head Start
Head Start · 92 N Prospect St
(419) 668-8356

Oak Harbor · 1

Rainbow Acres -Oak Harbor
Early Head Start and Head Start · 115 Portage St
(419) 898-1310

Oberlin · 1

Firelands
Head Start · 10779 Vermilion Rd
(440) 965-5381

Orrville · 1

Orrville Head Start
Head Start · 1801 Smucker Rd, Na
(330) 930-0030

Orwell · 1

ACCAA Head Start Grand Valley
Head Start · 111 Grand Valley Ave West Suite A
(440) 437-6260

Ottawa · 1

Ottawa Center
Head Start · 1205 E 3rd St
(419) 523-3748

Owensville · 1

Cne
Head Start · 463 South Broadway
(513) 685-5094

Painesville · 2

Crossroads Health
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1083 Mentor Ave
(440) 358-7370
Painesville Center
Head Start · 350 Cedarbrook Dr
(440) 392-5636

Parma · 1

St. Bridget's
Early Head Start and Head Start · 5620 Hauserman Rd
(216) 334-2945

Pataskala · 1

Pataskala Center
Head Start · 12536 Adams Ln SW
(740) 209-5023

Patriot · 1

Southwestern Elementary
Head Start · 4834 State Route 325
(740) 379-2532

Peebles · 1

Peebles Head Start Center
Head Start · 16 Virginia St
(937) 587-3300

Perrysburg · 1

Perrysburg/Rossford Center
Head Start · 28744 Simmons Rd
(419) 874-4644

Piketon · 1

Piketon Site
Early Head Start and Head Start · 941 Market St
(740) 289-2371

Piqua · 1

Piqua Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 285 Robert M Davis Pkwy
(937) 773-0773

Plain City · 1

Plain City Elementary
Head Start · 580 S Chillicothe St
(614) 873-4608

Port Clinton · 2

Port Clinton Center
Head Start · 1848 E Perry St
(419) 734-1452
Rainbow Acres Port Clinton
Early Head Start and Head Start · 2353 E Harbor Rd
(419) 734-1210

Powell · 1

Worthington
Head Start · 1850 Sutter Pkwy
(614) 450-4971

Proctorville · 1

Lawrence County Early Childhood Academy- Proctorville Applewood Site
Early Head Start and Head Start · 10699 County Road 107
(740) 886-0504

Racine · 1

Southern Elementary
Head Start · 906 Elm St
(740) 949-4222

Ravenna · 2

Administrative Office
Early Head Start · 145 N Chestnut St, Lower Level
(330) 297-7795
Ravenna Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 4833 Harding Ave
(330) 297-1662

Reedsville · 1

Eastern Elementary
Head Start · 38850 State Route 7
(740) 985-3304

Rio Grande · 1

Little Storm Early Learning Academy
Early Head Start and Head Start · 140 George Northup Lane
(740) 245-5808

Rittman · 1

Rittman Head Start
Head Start · 250 North St, Na
(330) 927-4540

Rockford · 1

New Horizon Community Church
Head Start · 833 S Main St, Rockford Community Head Start Site
(419) 268-0301

Rossford · 2

Educare Academy III Rossford
Early Head Start and Head Start · 943 Dixie Hwy
(419) 666-9843
Grannie Thomas
Head Start · 201 Superior St
(419) 662-7757

Saint Clairsville · 2

Early Head Start- Home Base
Early Head Start · 153 1/2 W Main St
(740) 695-0293
St. Clairsville Head Start
Head Start · 68421 Hammond Rd
(740) 695-0460

Salem · 1

Salem Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1712 S Lincoln Ave
(330) 332-3326

Salineville · 1

Salineville Head Start
Head Start · 110 E Main St
(330) 679-2544

Sandusky · 2

Pierce Street Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1215 Pierce St
(419) 625-2214
Sandusky Head Start
Head Start · 908 Seavers Way
(419) 625-2214

Sardis · 1

Sardis Head Start
Head Start · 37297 Muskingum St
(740) 483-1796

Sciotoville · 1

Sciotoville Head Start
Head Start · 224 Marshall St
(740) 354-3333

Shaker Heights · 1

Neavaeh's Nest Enrichment Center
Head Start · 3591 Lee Rd
(440) 319-5929

Shiloh · 1

GLCAP Shiloh MSHS
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 26 Mechanics St
(567) 233-1980

Sidney · 1

Sidney Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1502 N Main Ave
(937) 492-8787

South Lebanon · 1

South Lebanon Early Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 99 N Section St
(513) 494-1787

South Point · 2

Lawrence County Early Childhood Academy- Sybene
Early Head Start and Head Start · 8978 County Road 1
(740) 894-4100
South Point Elementary
Head Start · 201 Park Ave
(740) 377-2756

Springboro · 1

Bumble Bees Academy
Early Head Start · 25 Springwood Dr
(937) 550-9869

Steubenville · 1

St. Anthony's Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 243 S 7th St
(740) 314-8083

Streetsboro · 1

Streetsboro
Head Start · 1880 State Route 303
(330) 626-1819

Sylvania · 1

GLCAP @ Sylvania
Head Start · 7240 Erie St
(419) 729-8035

Tallmadge · 1

Head Start at David Bacon
Early Head Start and Head Start · 181 Strecker Dr
(330) 572-8540

Thurman · 1

Rio Grande Elementary
Head Start · 439 Lake Drive
(740) 245-5333

Tiffin · 1

Tiffin Center
Head Start · 182 Saint Francis Ave
(567) 220-7003

Trenton · 1

BCESC Edgewood Elementary School
Head Start · 3443 Busenbark Road
(513) 988-0111

Trotwood · 2

Goodwill EasterSeals
Early Head Start and Head Start · 735 E Main St
(937) 461-4801
Marilyn E. Thomas
Early Head Start and Head Start · 2900 Shiloh Springs Rd
(937) 837-2148

Troy · 1

Troy Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1849 Towne Park Dr
(837) 440-9595

Uhrichsville · 1

Twin City Learning Center
Head Start · 225 N Dawson St
(740) 922-5590

Union · 1

Creative World of Learning Union
Early Head Start and Head Start · 210 W Martindale Rd
(937) 832-2320

Upper Sandusky · 2

Angeline Head Start
Head Start · 11028 County Highway 44
(419) 294-4901
Upper Sandusky 1 & 2
Head Start · 559 S Warpole St
(419) 294-4834

Urbana · 1

Urbana Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1471 Us Rte 36e
(937) 652-1742

Utica · 1

Utica Center
Head Start · 308 North Main Street
(740) 892-4196

Van Wert · 1

Van Wert Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 813 N Franklin St
(419) 739-3960

Vinton · 1

Vinton Elementary
Head Start · 123 Keystone Rd
(740) 388-8261

Wadsworth · 1

Wadsworth Head Start
Head Start · 146 High St, Na
(330) 334-1905

Wapakoneta · 1

Wapakoneta Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1100 Defiance St
(419) 739-3964

Wauseon · 1

Wauseon Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1210 N Ottokee St
(419) 337-9141

Waverly · 2

Waverly Primary
Head Start · 7 Tiger Dr
(740) 289-2371
Waverly YMCA
Early Head Start and Head Start · 400 Pride Dr
(740) 289-2371

Wellington · 1

Wellington
Head Start · 305 Union St
(440) 647-7440

West Alexandria · 1

BCESC Twin Valley South
Head Start · 100 Education Dr
(937) 452-1090

West Lafayette · 1

West Lafayette Site
Head Start · 120 W Union Ave
(740) 622-9537

West Milton · 1

West Milton Head Start
Head Start · 7620 Milton Potsdam Rd
(937) 884-7920

West Portsmouth · 1

West Portsmouth Head Start
Head Start · 15332 US Highway 52, Unit A
(740) 858-2010

West Salem · 1

West Salem Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 99 E Buckeye St, Na
(419) 853-3242

West Union · 1

Tiffin Early Childhood Center
Head Start · 11827 State Route 125
(937) 544-5082

Wheelersburg · 1

Miller Manor
Head Start · 1130 Kinker Dr
(740) 574-2141

Willard · 1

Willard Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1530 S Conwell Ave
(419) 935-6481

Williamsburg · 2

Williamsburg
Head Start · 839 Spring St, Williamsburg Elementary
(513) 724-2241
Williamsburg Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 3730 Greenbush Cobb Rd
(513) 508-7909

Williamsport · 1

Westfall Classroom
Head Start · 9391 State Route 56, Westfall Elementary School
(740) 986-4008

Willow Wood · 1

Lawrence County Early Childhood Academy- Symmes Valley
Head Start · 14860 State Route 141
(740) 643-2690

Willowick · 1

West Center
Head Start · 32114 Vine St
(440) 943-0388

Woodsfield · 1

Woodsfield Head Start /EHS
Early Head Start and Head Start · 38050 Airport Rd
(740) 472-1277

Wooster · 1

Wooster 3 Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 905 Pittsburgh Ave
(330) 264-9154

Xenia · 1

Xenia Head Start
Head Start · 1369 Colorado Dr
(937) 372-1446

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