Head Start and Early Head Start in Philadelphia, PA
184 centers in Philadelphia. 53 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 136 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 11 programs, which report 7,828 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 Pennsylvania
$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 Philadelphia
Listed A to Z. A center may serve only some ages; the tags show which programs it runs.
Big Steps With Little Feet Learning Center Site 2-Bailey
Early Head Start2900 N Bailey St, Philadelphia, PA 19132
(267) 804-8470Brightside Academy - 17th & Lehigh
Early Head Start2700 N 17th St, Ste 1, Philadelphia, PA 19132
(215) 227-7060Brightside Academy - 23rd & Allegheny
Early Head Start2300 W Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19132
(215) 226-0691Brightside Academy - 23rd & Allegheny
Head Start2300 W Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19132
(215) 226-0691Brightside Academy - 3rd & Westmoreland
Head Start3230 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
(215) 634-3018Brightside Academy - 40th & market
Early Head Start4011 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 386-0910Brightside Academy - 48th & Lancaster
Early Head Start4829 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131
(215) 879-0162Brightside Academy - 4920 North Broad
Early Head Start4920 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19141
(215) 457-5708Brightside Academy - 54th & Media
Early Head Start5422 Media St, Philadelphia, PA 19131
(215) 878-8104Brightside Academy - 56th & Woodland
Head Start5600 Woodland Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 727-1576Brightside Academy - 5th & Courtland
Early Head Start543 W Courtland St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
(215) 329-0614Brightside Academy - 6000 Castor
Early Head Start6000 Castor Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19149
(215) 289-9103Brightside Academy - C & Allegheny
Early Head Start341 E Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134
(215) 291-5525Brightside Academy - East Allegheny
Head Start341 E Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134
(215) 291-5525Brightside Academy - Erie & castor
Early Head Start1500 E Erie Ave, Ste 1, Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 533-6321Brightside Academy - Front & Erie
Early Head Start111 W Erie Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19140
(215) 634-1970Brightside Academy - Harrowgate
Early Head Start3528 I St, Ste 1, Philadelphia, PA 19134
(215) 426-7300Brightside Academy - Plaza
Early Head Start217 W Lehigh Ave, Ste 2, Philadelphia, PA 19133
(215) 203-0494Brightside Academy - Upper North Broad
Head Start4920 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19141
(215) 457-5708Brightside Academy - Van Pelt
Early Head Start2010 N Van Pelt St, Philadelphia, PA 19121
(215) 232-5010Brightside Academy - Wayne & Chelten
Early Head Start138 W Chelten Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 713-0999Brightside Academy -25th & McKean
Early Head Start2501 McKean St, Philadelphia, PA 19145
(215) 271-9701Brightside Academy 40th & Lancaster
Early Head Start4047 Lancaster Ave, # 51, Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 382-7131Brightsie Academy - 3rd & Westmoreland
Early Head Start3230 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
(215) 634-3018Brightsie Academy - 48th & brown
Early Head Start801 N 48th St, Ste 2, Philadelphia, PA 19139
(215) 879-7206Brightsie Academy - 56th & Woodland
Early Head Start5600 Woodland Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 727-1576Collaboration - Little Legacy Learning Center
Early Head Start715 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19123
(856) 453-0803Collaboration - Oopsy Daisy Learning Center LLC
Early Head Start510 W Pike St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
(856) 453-0803Collaboration - Somerset Academy Early Learning Center
Early Head Start719 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19123
(856) 453-0803Creative Learning Environments Princeton
Head Start4824 Princeton Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19135
(267) 686-5992Early Head Start at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Early Head Start4865 Market St, Karabots Pediatric Care Center, Philadelphia, PA 19139
(267) 425-9900Gateway Early Head Start Administrative Building
Early Head Start5101 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144
(856) 453-0803Gateway Infant Toddler Learning Center
Early Head Start3921 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
(856) 453-0803Gen. Philip Kearny School Pre-K School
Head Start601 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 400-7590Grace Neighborhood Academy Head Start
Head Start5221 Oxford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 535-8200Greater Phila Community Alliancce - Dixon
Head Start2201 Moore St, Philadelphia, PA 19145
(215) 334-2662Greater Phila Community Alliance - Western
Head Start1613 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19146
(215) 735-1261Health Federation of Philadelphia
Early Head Start100 W Oxford St, Ste E1400, Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 223-5200John Wister Mastery Charter School Pre-K
Head Start67 E Bringhurst St, Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 400-7040Learning Central Preschool
Early Head Start5727 Walnut St, # 33, Philadelphia, PA 19139
(215) 215-4043Mercy Neighborhood Ministries - Honickman Learning Center
Head Start1936 N Judson St, Philadelphia, PA 19121
(215) 227-4393Moffet, John School Pre-K
Head Start127 W Oxford St, Moffet, John School Pre-K, Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 400-3720Munoz-Marin, Honorable Luis School Pre-K
Head Start3300 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
(215) 400-3920Pennypacker, Samuel School Pre-K
Head Start1858 E Washington Ln, Philadelphia, PA 19138
(215) 400-3510Plaza Allegheny
Early Head StartHead Start432 W Allegheny Ave, Ste 1, Philadelphia, PA 19133
(212) 289-2402Pratt Street Learning Center in Bustleton
Head Start6600 Bustleton Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19149
(215) 383-2320Settlement Music School - Germantown
Head Start6128 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 320-2618South Philadelphia EHS (CB,HB,PN)
Early Head Start2000 Mifflin St, Philadelphia, PA 19145
(215) 551-6330Today's Child - Girard Avenue
Early Head Start1100 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 456-3005Young Impressions Learning Center
Early Head Start431 N 64th St, Philadelphia, PA 19151
(215) 921-5656
Where to apply in Philadelphia
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 Philadelphia.
- (215) 400-6834
School District of Philadelphia
- (412) 491-3936
Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center
- (215) 568-2220
District 1199C Training And Upgrading Fund
- (856) 453-0803 ext. 6676
Tri-County Community Action Agency Inc.
- (212) 289-2402
Acelero, Inc.
- (610) 383-6800
Chester County Intermediate Unit 24 (Inc)
- (267) 425-9900
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- (215) 426-8734
Xiente
- (215) 235-3196
Acelero Learning Camden/Philadelphia
- (215) 223-5200 ext. 124
Health Federation of Philadelphia
- (215) 972-0700
Maternity Care Coalition
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 Pennsylvania
- How much childcare costsCenter, home daycare and nanny prices
- WIC income limitsFood help for pregnancy and children under 5