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Head Start and Early Head Start in Utah

135 centers in 67 cities and towns, run by 14 programs. 58 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 103offer 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 Utah

$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 Utah

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

Where to apply in Utah

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.

  • Salt Lake Community Action Program

    33 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (801) 410-5703

  • Davis School District

    19 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (801) 402-0650

  • Centro de la Familia de Utah

    12 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (801) 521-4473

  • Mountainland Head Start, Inc

    12 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (801) 375-7981

  • Ogden-Weber Community Action Partnership, Inc.

    12 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (801) 399-9281 ext. 344

  • Southern Utah University Head Start

    10 centers · Head Start

    (435) 586-6070 ext. 305

  • Rural Utah Child Development

    9 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    No line reported

  • DDI Vantage

    8 centers · Early Head Start

    (801) 266-3979

  • Bear River Head Start

    6 centers · Head Start

    (435) 755-0081

  • Ute Indian Tribe

    5 centers · Head Start

    (435) 725-4860

  • Bear River Early Head Start

    4 centers · Early Head Start

    (435) 755-0081

  • Kids On The Move, Inc.

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    (801) 221-9930

  • The Learning Center for Families

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    (435) 673-5353 ext. 101

  • The Navajo Nation Tribal Government

    1 center · Head Start

    (928) 357-6730 ext. 2500

Centers in smaller towns in Utah

71 centers in 56 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Beaver · 1

  • Beaver Center

    Head Start · 510 North 650 East, Belknap Elementary

    (435) 438-2281

Blanding · 1

  • Blanding Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 106 E Center St

    (800) 841-2867

Bountiful · 2

Brigham City · 2

Cedar City · 2

Centerfield · 1

Centerville · 1

Clinton · 2

  • Clinton Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 844 N 2000 W

    (801) 608-2817

  • West Clinton Elementary

    Head Start · 2826 W 1800 N

    (801) 402-2700

Enoch · 1

Fillmore · 1

Genola · 1

  • Genola Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 352 E 800 S

    (385) 404-3010

Grantsville · 1

Harrisville · 1

  • Kidz Town Harrisville

    Head Start · 1109 N Washington Blvd

    (801) 399-9281

Heber · 1

Holden · 1

  • Holden Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 5 N Main St

    (435) 864-0050

Honeyville · 1

  • Box Elder Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 6980 N 2550th W

    (435) 239-7700

Huntington · 1

  • Huntington Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 675 N 400 E

    (800) 841-2867

Hyde Park · 1

Hyrum · 1

Kaysville · 2

Kearns · 2

  • Kearns Early Childhood Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 5250 S 4820 W

    (801) 428-6777

  • Ray & Tye Noorda Utah Community Action Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 5361 S 4220 W

    (801) 428-6779

LA Verkin · 2

  • Hurricane Valley Center

    Head Start · 706 N 195 W

    (435) 635-3442

  • The Learning Center for Families in Hurricane Valley

    Early Head Start · 708 N 195 W, Tlc for Families

    (435) 635-5353

Lehi · 1

Magna · 2

  • Magna

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 8275 W 3500 S

    (801) 410-5789

  • Pleasant Green

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 3270 S 8400 W

    (801) 410-5703

Moab · 1

Monroe · 1

Monument Valley · 1

  • Oljato

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · South of Oljato Chapter House

    (435) 727-3215

Mount Pleasant · 1

  • Mt. Pleasant Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1150 Blackhawk Rd

    (435) 580-5080

Murray · 2

Myton · 1

  • Myton

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 90 E 100 S

    (435) 722-5509

Nephi · 1

North Ogden · 1

Parowan · 1

Payson · 1

Pleasant Grove · 1

Price · 2

  • Carbon County Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1375 S 100 E

    (800) 841-2867

  • Price Center

    Head Start · 745 E 200 S

Providence · 1

  • Providence Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 316 N Gateway Dr

    (435) 754-3730

Provo · 2

Richfield · 2

Roy · 1

Saratoga Springs · 1

  • Saratoga Springs Child Development Center

    Head Start · 658 W. Marie Way

    (801) 758-2404

Slc · 1

Smithfield · 1

South Salt Lake · 2

Spanish Fork · 1

  • Spanish Fork

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 614 S Main St

    (801) 491-6946

Springville · 1

  • Grant School for Early Learning Essentials

    Head Start · 105 S 400 E

    (385) 327-0101

Sunset · 1

Syracuse · 1

Tooele · 2

Tremonton · 1

Vernal · 1

  • Vernal Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 155 S 100 W

    (800) 841-2867

Washington · 1

Wendover · 1

West Bountiful · 1

West Valley City · 2

  • Catherine C Hoskins Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 6447 W 4100 S

    (801) 410-5798

  • Smart Kids West Valley

    Early Head Start · 4543 S 4000 W

    (801) 967-6509

Whiterocks · 1

  • Whiterocks

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 11600 N 3900 E

    (435) 353-4140

Head Start in nearby states

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Other benefits in Utah

Having a baby in UtahBenefits, each with its source, checked October 2026Pregnancy MedicaidUp to 144% FPLWICYesPaid family leaveNoMedicaid pays for a doulaYesSee Utah