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Head Start and Early Head Start in Vermont

60 centers in 33 cities and towns, run by 10 programs. 29 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 39offer 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 Vermont

$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 Vermont

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

Where to apply in Vermont

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.

  • Capstone Community Action, Inc.

    11 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (802) 622-4686

  • Northeast Kingdom Community Action, Inc.

    9 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (802) 525-3362 ext. 1

  • Champlain Valley Head Start (Preschool)

    8 centers · Head Start

    (802) 651-4180

  • Champlain Valley Head Start (Early Head Start)

    7 centers · Early Head Start

    (802) 651-4180

  • United Children's Services, Inc.

    7 centers · Head Start

    (802) 442-3686

  • Windham Southeast School District

    7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (802) 254-3742

  • United Children's Services, Inc. of Bennington County

    5 centers · Early Head Start

    (802) 442-3686

  • Rutland Community Programs, Inc.

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    (802) 775-8225

  • Rutland Community Programs, Inc.. / Rutland County Head Start

    2 centers · Head Start

    (802) 775-8225

  • Southeastern Vermont Coummunity Action (SEVCA)

    2 centers · Head Start

    (802) 674-8418

Centers in smaller towns in Vermont

35 centers in 28 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Albany · 1

  • Albany Early Childhood Collaborative Program

    Head Start · 351 Main St

    (802) 755-6811

Barre · 2

  • Learning Together Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 45 Brook St

    (802) 476-8474

  • Washington County Home Base

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 921 US Route 302, Ste 1

    (802) 505-8030

Barton · 1

  • Barton Child and Family Development Program

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 130 Kinsey Rd

    (802) 525-6291

Bradford · 1

  • Orange County Home Base

    Early Head Start · 22 Whistle Stop Way

    (802) 745-1296

Chelsea · 1

  • First Branch Middle & Preschool

    Head Start · 6 School St

    (802) 479-1053

Chester · 1

  • Chester Head Start / Community Preschool

    Head Start · 42 Maple Street

    (802) 460-0144

Colchester · 2

  • Homebased - Chittenden

    Early Head Start · 19 Roosevelt Hwy, Ste 305

    (802) 872-2819

  • Homebased - Chittenden

    Head Start · 19 Roosevelt Hwy, Ste 305

    (802) 651-4180

East Corinth · 1

  • Waits River Valley School

    Head Start · 6 Waits River Vly School Rd

    (802) 622-4686

Gilman · 1

  • Gilman Child and Family Development Program

    Head Start · 19 Parrish St

    (802) 892-5997

Greensboro · 1

  • Greensboro Child and Family Development Program

    Head Start · 189 Lauredon Ave

    (802) 472-5496

Island Pond · 1

  • Island Pond Child and Family Development Program

    Head Start · 36 Cross Street

    (802) 723-6231

Lyndon Center · 1

  • Lyndon Institute Family Resource Center

    Early Head Start · 78 Matty House Cir

    (855) 663-5224

Lyndonville · 1

  • Lyndonville Child and Family Development Program

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1913 Lynburke Rd

    (802) 626-8616

Middlebury · 1

  • Otter Creek Child Center

    Early Head Start · 150 Weybridge St

    (802) 388-3171

Morrisville · 2

  • Clubhouse Kids

    Early Head Start · 1092 Park St

    (802) 888-5439

  • Lamoille County Early Learning Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 250 Industrial Park Dr

    (802) 888-7993

New Haven · 2

Newport · 1

  • Lakemont Family Resource Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 76 Lakemont Rd

    (802) 334-7253

North Bennington · 2

  • North Bennington Campus - Park & West Centers

    Early Head Start · 2 Park St

    (802) 442-3686

  • North Bennington Campus - Park & West Centers

    Head Start · 2 Park St

    (802) 442-3686

North Troy · 1

  • North Troy Child and Family Development Program

    Head Start · 155 N Pleasant St

    (802) 988-2262

Saint Albans · 2

  • Home Based - Franklin/Grand Isle

    Early Head Start · 39 Barlow St

    (802) 524-5876

  • Home Based - Franklin/Grand Isle

    Head Start · 39 Barlow St

    (802) 524-5876

Shaftsbury · 1

Springfield · 1

  • Springfield Head Start / Pine Street Preschool

    Head Start · 15 Pine St

    (802) 460-1555

Waitsfield · 1

Washington · 1

West Fairlee · 1

  • Creative Spirit Children's Center

    Early Head Start · 894 Route 113

    (802) 333-4040

Westminster · 2

Williamstown · 1

Winooski · 1

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