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Head Start and Early Head Start in Toledo, OH

50 centers in Toledo (Lucas County). 22 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 29 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 7 programs, which report 1,443 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 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

Centers in Toledo

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

  • A Rainbow's Treasure

    Early Head Start

    4725 Dorr St, Toledo, OH 43615

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · 16 funded slots

    (567) 312-8190
    CallDirections

  • Beverly Elementary

    Head Start

    3548 S Detroit Ave, Toledo, OH 43614

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 48 funded slots

    (419) 671-2600
    CallDirections

  • Byrnedale Elementary School

    Head Start

    3635 Glendale Ave, Toledo, OH 43614

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 40 funded slots

    (419) 671-2200
    CallDirections

  • Catholic Club

    Head Start

    1601 Jefferson Ave, Toledo, OH 43604

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) for Toledo Public Schools · 12 funded slots

    (419) 243-7255
    CallDirections

  • Catholic Club

    Early Head Start

    1601 Jefferson Ave, Toledo, OH 43604

    Run by Lucas County Family Council for Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · 16 funded slots

    (419) 243-7255
    CallDirections

  • Catholic Club- EHS

    Early Head Start

    1601 Jefferson Ave, Toledo, OH 43604

    Run by Lucas County Family and Children First Council for Toledo Public Schools · 8 funded slots

    (419) 243-7255
    CallDirections

  • Chase STEMM Academy

    Head Start

    600 Bassett St, Toledo, OH 43611

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 40 funded slots

    (419) 671-6650
    CallDirections

  • City Park

    Head Start

    1218 City Park Ave, Toledo, OH 43604

    Run by Clever Bee Academy, Inc. - HS · 64 funded slots

    (419) 243-5286
    CallDirections

  • City Park

    Early Head Start

    1218 City Park Ave, Toledo, OH 43604

    Run by Clever Bee Academy, Inc. - EHS · 38 funded slots

    (419) 243-5286
    CallDirections

  • Crossgates Preschool

    Head Start

    3901 Shadylawn Dr, Toledo, OH 43614

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 108 funded slots

    (419) 671-2750
    CallDirections

  • DeVeaux Elementary

    Head Start

    2620 W Sylvania Ave, Toledo, OH 43613

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 26 funded slots

    (419) 671-3200
    CallDirections

  • East Toledo Family Center

    Head Start

    1020 Varland Ave, Toledo, OH 43605

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 34 funded slots

    (419) 691-4609
    CallDirections

  • Educare Academy East Toledo (Starr)

    Early Head Start

    806 Starr Ave, Toledo, OH 43605

    Run by Lucas County Family Council for Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · 8 funded slots

    (419) 693-7550
    CallDirections

  • Educare Academy IV-Starr

    Head Start

    806 Starr Ave, Toledo, OH 43605

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) for Toledo Public Schools · 5 funded slots

    (419) 693-7550
    CallDirections

  • Educare Academy V Lagrange

    Early Head Start

    3580 Lagrange St, Toledo, OH 43608

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · 8 funded slots

    (419) 242-4777
    CallDirections

  • Educare Academy V-Lagrange

    Head Start

    3580 Lagrange St, Toledo, OH 43608

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) for Toledo Public Schools · 10 funded slots

    (419) 242-4777
    CallDirections

  • Educare Academy XII Sylvania

    Early Head Start

    1902 W Sylvania Ave, Toledo, OH 43613

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · 8 funded slots

    (419) 214-1322
    CallDirections

  • Educare Indiana

    Head Start

    111 Indiana Ave, Toledo, OH 43604

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) for Toledo Public Schools · 5 funded slots

    (419) 334-8911
    CallDirections

  • Escuela SMART Academy

    Head Start

    617 Western Ave, Toledo, OH 43609

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 40 funded slots

    (419) 671-5550
    CallDirections

  • Garfield Elementary

    Head Start

    1103 N Ravine Pkwy, Toledo, OH 43605

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 40 funded slots

    (419) 671-9100
    CallDirections

  • GLCAP At Bancroft

    Head Start

    2151 N McCord Rd, Toledo, OH 43615

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) for Toledo Public Schools · 20 funded slots

    (419) 841-4116
    CallDirections

  • Glendale-Feilbach Elementary

    Head Start

    2317 Cass Rd, Toledo, OH 43614

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 40 funded slots

    (419) 671-2650
    CallDirections

  • Glenwood Elementary

    Head Start

    2860 Glenwood Ave, Toledo, OH 43610

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 68 funded slots

    (419) 671-4600
    CallDirections

  • Karing 4 Kids with Cre8tive Mindz

    Early Head Start

    4263 Monroe St, Toledo, OH 43606

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · 16 funded slots

    (419) 276-8448
    CallDirections

  • Karing 4 Kids with Cre8tive Mindz

    Head Start

    4263 Monroe St, Toledo, OH 43606

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) for Toledo Public Schools · 15 funded slots

    (419) 344-9401
    CallDirections

  • Karing Handz Daycare #2 LLC

    Early Head Start

    3049 W Sylvania Ave, Toledo, OH 43613

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · 16 funded slots

    (419) 329-0790
    CallDirections

  • Kay's Cubhouse

    Early Head Start

    4461 W Alexis Rd, Toledo, OH 43623

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · 8 funded slots

    (419) 334-8911
    CallDirections

  • Lagrange

    Early Head Start

    2300 Lagrange St, Toledo, OH 43608

    Run by Clever Bee Academy, Inc. - EHS · 38 funded slots

    (419) 243-3046
    CallDirections

  • Lagrange

    Head Start

    2300 Lagrange St, Toledo, OH 43608

    Run by Clever Bee Academy, Inc. - HS · 80 funded slots

    (419) 243-3046
    CallDirections

  • Larchmont Elementary

    Head Start

    1515 Slater St, Toledo, OH 43612

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 40 funded slots

    (419) 671-3650
    CallDirections

  • Learning Ladders Educational Center

    Early Head Start

    1163 W Sylvania Ave, Toledo, OH 43612

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · 16 funded slots

    (567) 315-8997
    CallDirections

  • Leverette Elementary

    Head Start

    445 E Manhattan Blvd, Toledo, OH 43608

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 40 funded slots

    (419) 671-6200
    CallDirections

  • Little Blessings Education Center

    Early Head Start

    547 S Reynolds Rd, Toledo, OH 43615

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · 8 funded slots

    (419) 377-3832
    CallDirections

  • Little Ducklings

    Early Head Start

    4135 W Alexis Rd, Toledo, OH 43623

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · 8 funded slots

    (567) 315-8976
    CallDirections

  • Longfellow

    Head Start

    1955 W Laskey Rd, Toledo, OH 43613

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 40 funded slots

    (419) 671-3800
    CallDirections

  • Lucas County Family and Children First Council EHS Home Based

    Early Head Start

    1946 N 13th St, Ste 420, Toledo, OH 43604

    Run by Lucas County Family and Children First Council for Toledo Public Schools · 24 funded slots

    (419) 725-6164
    CallDirections

  • Magic Moments

    Head Start

    2021 Tremainsville Rd, Toledo, OH 43613

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) for Toledo Public Schools · 19 funded slots

    (419) 690-4004
    CallDirections

  • Magic Moments

    Early Head Start

    2041 Tremainsville Rd, Toledo, OH 43613

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · 16 funded slots

    (419) 690-4004
    CallDirections

  • McTigue Elementary

    Head Start

    5555 Nebraska Ave, Toledo, OH 43615

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 27 funded slots

    (419) 671-1200
    CallDirections

  • Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center EHS Home Based

    Early Head Start

    2200 Jefferson Ave, Fl 4, Toledo, OH 43604

    Run by Lucas County Family and Children First Council for Toledo Public Schools · 31 funded slots

    (419) 251-2453
    CallDirections

  • Ottawa River

    Head Start

    4747 290th St, Toledo, OH 43611

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 48 funded slots

    (419) 671-6350
    CallDirections

  • Quality Time

    Head Start

    2315 Dorr St, Toledo, OH 43607

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) for Toledo Public Schools · 10 funded slots

    (567) 315-7827
    CallDirections

  • Quality Time Too

    Early Head Start

    2315 Dorr St, Toledo, OH 43607

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · 16 funded slots

    (419) 535-5704
    CallDirections

  • Rosa Parks

    Head Start

    3350 Cherry St, Toledo, OH 43608

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 48 funded slots

    (419) 671-4350
    CallDirections

  • Toledo Day Nursery

    Head Start

    2902 Stickney Ave, Toledo, OH 43608

    Run by Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) for Toledo Public Schools · 10 funded slots

    (419) 726-2617
    CallDirections

  • Toledo Day Nursery Stickney

    Early Head Start

    2902 Stickney Ave, Toledo, OH 43608

    Run by Lucas County Family Council for Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · 8 funded slots

    (419) 726-2617
    CallDirections

  • Toledo Day Nursery Stickney

    Early Head Start

    2902 Stickney Ave, Toledo, OH 43608

    Run by Lucas County Family and Children First Council for Toledo Public Schools · 16 funded slots

    (419) 726-2617
    CallDirections

  • Wayman Palmer- EHS

    Early Head StartHead Start

    200 E Bancroft St, Toledo, OH 43620

    Run by Toledo Public Schools · 49 funded slots

    (419) 241-7218
    CallDirections

  • Woodville

    Head Start

    545 Woodville Rd, Toledo, OH 43605

    Run by Clever Bee Academy, Inc. - HS · 64 funded slots

    (419) 698-8556
    CallDirections

  • Woodville

    Early Head Start

    545 Woodville Rd, Toledo, OH 43605

    Run by Clever Bee Academy, Inc. - EHS · 30 funded slots

    (419) 698-8556
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Toledo

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 Toledo.

  • Toledo Public Schools

    17 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (419) 671-9100

  • Great Lakes Community Action Partnership

    11 centers · Early Head Start

    (419) 334-8911 ext. 6015

  • Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP)

    9 centers · Head Start · for Toledo Public Schools

    (419) 334-8911 ext. 6015

  • Lucas County Family and Children First Council

    4 centers · Early Head Start · for Toledo Public Schools

    (419) 725-6164

  • 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

  • Lucas County Family Council

    3 centers · Early Head Start · for Great Lakes Community Action Partnership

    (419) 725-6175

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