Head Start and Early Head Start in Wisconsin

219 centers in 123 cities and towns, run by 47 programs. 112 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 173offer 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 Wisconsin

$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 Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee30 centers
Madison11 centers
Kenosha8 centers
Green Bay7 centers
Ashland4 centers
Sheboygan4 centers
Bayfield3 centers
Black River Falls3 centers
Eau Claire3 centers
Hayward3 centers
Monroe3 centers
Racine3 centers
West Bend3 centers

Where to apply in Wisconsin

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.

Family & Child Learning Centers of NE WI., Inc.
14 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(715) 369-5688 ext. 114
Acelero Inc.
11 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(414) 294-9994
Next Door Foundation, Inc.
11 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(414) 562-2929
Cooperative Educational Service Agency #11
10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(715) 986-2020 ext. 2160
Dane County Parent Council, Inc.
10 centers · Early Head Start
(608) 275-6740
Dane County Parent Council, Inc. DBA Reach Dane
10 centers · Head Start
(608) 275-6740
Renewal Unlimited, Inc.
10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(608) 742-5329
Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program
10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(608) 935-5422
Indianhead Community Action Agency, Incorporated.
9 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(715) 532-4222
Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council, Inc.
9 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(715) 419-6207
Family Forum, Inc.
8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(715) 392-9896
CAP Services' Early Childhood Development
7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(715) 343-7539
Kenosha Unified School District
7 centers · Head Start
(262) 359-6316
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
7 centers · Head Start
(800) 624-4436
CESA 7, Head Start
6 centers · Head Start
(920) 683-1960
Cooperative Educational Service Agency #2
6 centers · Head Start
(920) 674-5577
Head Start Child and Family Development Centers, Inc.
6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(608) 785-2070 ext. 115
Ho-Chunk Nation
6 centers · Head Start
(800) 362-4476
Wi Early Childhood Association Inc.
6 centers · Early Head Start
No line reported
United Community Center, Inc.
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
No line reported
Rock-Walworth Comprehensive Family Services, Inc.
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(608) 299-1500 ext. 16
Sheboygan Human Rights Association, Inc.
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(920) 458-1154
Advocap, Inc.
3 centers · Head Start
(920) 922-7760 ext. 3544
Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(715) 634-8560 ext. 2223
Marathon County Child Development Agency, Inc.
3 centers · Head Start
(715) 318-6955
Oneida Nation
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(920) 496-5200
United Migrant Opportunity Services, Inc.
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(920) 232-9611
West Bend Joint School District 1
3 centers · Head Start
(262) 335-5472
Wood County Head Start, Inc.
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(715) 421-2066
CESA 7, Early Head Start
2 centers · Early Head Start
(920) 683-1960 ext. 2103
Green Bay Area Public Schools
2 centers · Head Start
(920) 448-2226
Jo's Early Learning Academy II, Inc.
2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
No line reported
National Centers for Learning Excellence, Inc.
2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(262) 548-8080
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
1 center · Early Head Start
(715) 682-7111 ext. 1530
Bad River Tribal Council
1 center · Head Start
(715) 682-7144 ext. 1469
Eau Claire Area School District
1 center · Head Start · for Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council, Inc.
(715) 852-3610
Kenosha Achievement Center, Inc.
1 center · Early Head Start
(262) 658-9500
La Casa de Esperanza, Inc.
1 center · Early Head Start
(262) 832-1540
Menominee Indian Tribe
1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start
(715) 799-3384
Merrill Area Public School District
1 center · Head Start
(715) 536-2392 ext. 11001
Penfield Children's Center
1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start
(414) 345-6358
Red Cliff Early Head Start Program
1 center · Early Head Start
(715) 779-5030 ext. 2551
Red Cliff Head Start Program
1 center · Head Start
(715) 779-5030 ext. 2551
St Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
1 center · Head Start
(715) 349-2195 ext. 5246
Stockbridge-Munsee Head Start
1 center · Head Start
(715) 793-4993
Zaasijiwan Early Head Start
1 center · Early Head Start
(715) 588-9291
Zaasijiwan Head Start
1 center · Head Start
(715) 588-9291

Centers in smaller towns in Wisconsin

134 centers in 110 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Adams · 1

Adams County Family Resource Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 208 N Main St
(608) 474-4289

Altoona · 1

Altoona Early Education Center
Head Start · 1312 N Hillcrest Pkwy
(715) 256-8056

Antigo · 1

Antigo Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 524 Edison St
(715) 627-7128

Appleton · 2

Community Early Learning Center (CELC)
Head Start · 312 S State St
(800) 624-4436
East Appleton Head Start
Head Start · 1800 S Lawe St, Ste 400
(800) 624-4436

Arcadia · 1

Arcadia Early Learning Center
Head Start · 358 E River St
(715) 888-7209

Balsam Lake · 1

Polk County Early Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 400 Polk County Plz, Ste C
(715) 485-3413

Baraboo · 2

Baraboo Early Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1531 Lake St
(608) 356-3328
Neenk Chunk Gra
Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · E10701 Fern Dell Road
(608) 254-4227

Beaver Dam · 1

Dodge County Family Resource Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 311 Dodge Dr
(920) 887-7503

Beloit · 1

Beloit Head Start Child and Family Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1221 Henry Ave
(608) 299-1500

Berlin · 2

ADVOCAP Berlin Office
Head Start · 237 Broadway, # C
(920) 922-7760
UMOS MSHS Aurora Center
Early Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · N1502 County Trunk XX
(920) 361-0304

Blair · 1

Blair Taylor Early Learning Center
Head Start · N31024 Elland Road
(715) 368-2060

Boscobel · 2

Boscobel Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 402 Johnson St
(608) 375-2714
Boscobel Infant Toddler Class
Early Head Start · 400 Johnson St
(608) 553-8976

Bowler · 1

Stockbridge-Munsee Head Start
Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · W13429 Cherry St
(715) 793-4993

Boyd · 1

Stanley/Boyd
Early Head Start and Head Start · 303 E Park St
(715) 667-3104

Bruce · 1

Carlton Child Care LLC
Early Head Start · 125 W Sorensen Ave
(715) 960-0003

Brule · 1

Center # 4
Head Start · 5613 S Hill Dr
(715) 372-8060

Cadott · 1

Cadott School District
Head Start · 426 Myrtle St
(715) 289-3795

Chippewa Falls · 1

Chippewa Falls Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 421 Frenette Dr
(715) 723-1211

Clintonville · 1

Clintonville Early Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 24 13th St
(715) 823-4310

Colfax · 1

Colfax Head Start
Early Head Start · 704 Sletten St
(715) 641-3671

Columbus · 1

Columbus Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · N4365 Hwy 73
(920) 623-4886

Crandon · 1

Crandon Head Start
Head Start · 508 S Central Ave
(715) 478-0278

Cuba City · 1

Snug as a Bug Child Care
Early Head Start · 202 W Troy St
(608) 744-2273

Cudahy · 2

Acelero Learning Cudahy
Head Start · 5885 S Packard Ave
(414) 482-0101
Acelero Learning Cudahy North
Early Head Start · 5809 S Packard Ave
(414) 210-2967

Darlington · 1

Darlington Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 700 Spring St
(608) 935-5422

De Pere · 1

De Pere Head Start
Head Start · 3001 Ryan Rd
(920) 983-9174

Delavan · 1

Walworth County EHS Child and Family Center & Whitewater/Delavan Child and Family Center
Early Head Start · 1001 E Geneva St
(262) 740-7444

Dodgeville · 1

Dodgeville HS
Early Head Start and Head Start · 212 E Chapel St
(608) 935-5422

Dorchester · 1

Dorchester Head Start
Head Start · 134 N 4th St
(715) 230-0735

Eagle River · 1

Eagle River Head Start
Head Start · 1700 Pleasure Island Rd
(715) 477-1101

Elkhorn · 1

Jackson Elementary Head Start Child and Family Center
Head Start · 13 N Jackson St
(262) 723-1200

Fitchburg · 1

Red Arrow Head Start
Head Start · 2096 Red Arrow Trl
(608) 275-6740

Fond Du Lac · 1

ADVOCAP Head Start Academy
Head Start · 678 Western Ave
(920) 922-2677

Fort Atkinson · 2

Fort Atkinson Head Start Center
Head Start · 719 S Main St
(920) 568-9055
Hebron Head Start Center
Head Start · N2313 County Road D, N/a
(262) 593-5979

Galesville · 1

G-E-T Head Start Center
Head Start · 20873 College Avenue
(715) 888-7208

Grantsburg · 1

Kiddie Campus Child Care and Preschool
Early Head Start · 12137 State Road 70
(715) 463-5044

Hurley · 1

Center # 8
Early Head Start and Head Start · 205 5th Ave S
(715) 561-5363

Independence · 1

Independence Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 35480 6th St
(715) 888-7056

Jackson · 1

Jackson Community Center
Head Start · N165W20330 Hickory Ln
(262) 677-9665

Janesville · 1

St. Peter's/Janesville Head Start Child and Family Center
Head Start · 1422 Center Ave
(608) 531-0177

Jefferson · 1

Jefferson East Elementary
Head Start · 120 S Sanborn Ave
(262) 949-8649

Keshena · 1

Dolores K. Boyd
Early Head Start and Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · N733 Headstart Rd
(715) 799-3384

LA Crosse · 2

Central Head Start-1
Head Start · 333 Buchner Pl, Ste A1
(608) 785-2070
Margaret Annett HS and EHS
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1321 Saint James St
(608) 782-7330

Lac Du Flambeau · 2

Zaasijiwan Head Start
Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 2899 State Highway 47 S
(715) 588-9291
Zaasijiwan Head Start
Early Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 2899 State Highway 47 S
(715) 588-9291

Ladysmith · 1

Ladysmith Head Start
Head Start · 313 E 11th St S
(715) 532-4222

Lake Mills · 1

Lake Mills Elementary Center
Head Start · 229 Fremont St
(920) 648-2338

Lancaster · 1

Lancaster Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1625 US Highway 61
(608) 553-1547

Manitowoc · 2

Manitowoc HS/EHS Center
Early Head Start · 1130 S 9th St
(920) 683-1960
Manitowoc HS/EHS Center
Head Start · 1130 S 9th St
(920) 683-1960

Marinette · 2

Kids R Us University
Early Head Start and Head Start · 3919 Hall Ave
(715) 732-2320
Marinette Head Start
Head Start · 1520 Mott St
(715) 735-2509

Marshall · 1

Marshall HB
Head Start · 369 School St
(608) 999-1315

Marshfield · 1

Marshfield Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 410 W McMillan St
(715) 384-3552

Mauston · 1

Juneau County Family Resource Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 717 Martin St
(608) 847-4991

Medford · 2

Little Angels Daycare
Early Head Start · N3902 Shattuck St
(715) 748-2746
Medford Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 624 College St
(715) 230-0731

Menasha · 1

Menasha Head Start
Head Start · 540 2nd St
(920) 720-0412

Menomonie · 1

Menomonie Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 3375 Kothlow Ave, Oaklawn Harmony Centre
(715) 235-9122

Merrill · 1

MAPS Head Start of Merrill
Head Start · W4165 State Highway 64
(715) 536-2392

Mondovi · 1

Naples Head Start Center
Head Start · S283 County Road BB & HH
(715) 256-7935

Mosinee · 1

Kathleen M. Czech Head Start Center
Head Start · 607 13th St
(715) 693-4003

Muscoda · 2

Muscoda Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 124W E Front St
(608) 935-5422
Muscoda EHS Expansion Classroom
Early Head Start and Head Start · 800 N 6th St, Riverdale Elementary School
(608) 739-3101

Necedah · 1

Necedah Head Start Center
Head Start · 1000 Farnum Dr
(608) 565-2772

Nekoosa · 1

Chahk Ha Chee
Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 4910 Winneshiek Ln
(715) 886-4750

New London · 1

New London Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 711 W Pine St
(715) 343-7539

New Richmond · 1

New Richmond Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 118 Homestead Dr, Ste 4
(715) 246-3232

Niagara · 1

Auntie M's Child Care
Early Head Start and Head Start · 801 Roosevelt Rd
(715) 251-4761

Oconto · 1

Oconto Head Start
Head Start · 810 Scherer Ave
(920) 834-3107

Onalaska · 2

Onalaska
Head Start · 212 4th Ave N
(608) 783-6920
Onalaska Main Street HS and EHS
Early Head Start and Head Start · 310 Main St
(608) 785-2070

Oneida · 1

Norbert Hill
Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · N7210 Seminary Rd
(920) 869-4369

Oshkosh · 2

Peace Head Start
Head Start · 240 W 9th Ave
(920) 424-0111
Wilcox Head Start
Head Start · 571 Monroe St
(920) 424-2109

Oxford · 1

Marquette County Early Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 222 S Franklin Ave
(608) 586-4404

Peshtigo · 1

Kids R Us University - Peshtigo
Early Head Start and Head Start · 120 N Ogden Rd
(715) 732-2320

Phillips · 1

Center # 10
Early Head Start and Head Start · 386 Cherry St
(715) 339-2563

Platteville · 1

Platteville HS
Early Head Start and Head Start · 475 N Water St
(608) 935-5422

Plymouth · 1

UMOS MSHS Plymouth Center
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 1808 Eastern Ave, Redeemer Lutheran Church
(920) 892-8245

Portage · 2

Columbia County Family Resource Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 2946 Red Fox Run
(608) 742-8482
Portage Head Start Center
Head Start · 2930 Red Fox Run
(608) 745-1516

Prairie Du Sac · 1

Sauk Prairie Head Start Center
Head Start · 1906 North St
(608) 643-2788

Redgranite · 1

Spring Lake Center
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · N1257 Cty Rd TK F and Z
(920) 232-9611

Reedsburg · 1

Reedsburg Area Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 400 Alexander Ave
(608) 524-2700

Rhinelander · 2

Early Childhood Academy
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1601 W Davenport St
(715) 362-3658
Rhinelander Head Start
Head Start · 1872 N Stevens St
(715) 369-3050

Rice Lake · 1

Rice Lake Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 205 E Orchard Beach Ln
(715) 434-5437

Richland Center · 1

Richland Center Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 586 N Main St, Jefferson Elementary School
(608) 935-5422

Ridgeland · 1

Ridgeland-Dallas Head Start
Head Start · 315 Main Street
(715) 537-5621

Ripon · 1

ADVOCAP's Head Start - Ripon
Head Start · 400 W Oshkosh St
(920) 748-9500

Schofield · 1

Stoddard Head Start Center
Head Start · 6615 County Road J
(715) 573-3698

Seymour · 1

Seymour Head Start
Head Start · 330 W Hickory St
(920) 833-6101

Shawano · 1

Shawano Head Start
Head Start · 1515 S Lincoln St
(715) 526-3288

Siren · 1

Gitigaaning Early Learning Center
Early Head Start · 24467 State Road 35
(715) 349-8262

South Milwaukee · 1

Acelero Learning Blakewood
Head Start · 3501 Blakewood Ave
(414) 294-7150

Sparta · 1

Sparta Head Start and Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 2111 South Hwy 16
(608) 269-8297

Spooner · 1

Spooner Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 851 Northland Dr
(715) 230-0733

Stevens Point · 2

Children's Discovery Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 3109 John Joanis Dr
(715) 544-4991
Family Development Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1640 W River Dr
(715) 343-7152

Stoughton · 2

Stoughton Head Start
Head Start · 315 Mandt Pkwy
(608) 877-0466
Stoughton Head Start
Early Head Start · 315 Mandt Pkwy
(608) 877-0466

Sturgeon Bay · 2

Doorway to Learning, Inc.
Head Start · 5617 Gordon Rd
(920) 818-0877
Sturgeon Bay Head Start
Head Start · 1743 Egg Harbor Rd
(920) 743-3699

Suamico · 1

Howard/Suamico Head Start
Head Start · 2153 School Ln
(920) 662-9835

Sun Prairie · 2

Great Beginnings Sun Prairie
Head Start · 1510 W Main St
(608) 318-0011
Great Beginnings Sun Prairie
Early Head Start · 1510 W Main St
(608) 318-0011

Superior · 2

Center # 1
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1500 N 34th St, Ste 300
(715) 392-6286
Center # 2
Head Start · 518 Grand Ave
(715) 392-9848

Tomah · 2

Ahuco
Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 321 Epoch Ave
(608) 372-6669
Tomah Center
Head Start · 402 Pine St
(608) 372-3781

Tomahawk · 1

Tomahawk Head Start
Head Start · 1048 E King Rd
(715) 499-5082

Turtle Lake · 1

Turtle Lake Head Start
Head Start · 205 Oak St
(715) 419-1803

Two Rivers · 1

Two Rivers Head Start
Head Start · 3234 Mishicot Rd, Good Shephard Lutheran Church
(920) 657-1757

Wabeno · 1

Wabeno Head Start
Head Start · 4108 Quinlan St
(715) 473-5033

Watertown · 1

Watertown Head Start Center
Head Start · 672 Johnson St, N/a
(920) 261-8716

Waukesha · 2

La Casa de Esperanza, Inc.
Early Head Start · 410 Arcadian Ave
(262) 547-0887
National Centers for Learning Excellence, Inc
Early Head Start and Head Start · N4W22000 Bluemound Rd
(262) 548-8080

Waupaca · 1

Waupaca Child Development Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 101 Tower Rd, Ste 2
(715) 258-9575

Wausau · 1

Barrington Head Start Center & Administrative Offices
Head Start · 500 N 4th Ave
(715) 845-2947

Wautoma · 1

Wautoma Early Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 205 E Main St, Ste 42
(920) 787-7742

Webster · 1

St. Croix Tribal Head Start
Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 24663 Angeline Ave, 3792 Hwy 70
(715) 349-2195

Wilmot · 1

Westosha Head Start Center
Head Start · 30100 Wilmot Road
(262) 862-6168

Winter · 1

LCO Head Start/Winter 4-K
Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 6585 W Grove St
(715) 634-8560

Wisconsin Rapids · 2

Wisconsin Rapids - West Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 191 19th Ave S
(715) 422-0423
Wisconsin Rapids Biron Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 550 Center St
(715) 213-6729

Wittenberg · 1

Wipamen Ker'da
Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · W17634 Radke Rd
(715) 253-3826

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