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Head Start and Early Head Start centers in Alabama
197 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in 127 Alabama cities and towns, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Cities with the most centers
All cities A–Z
- Albertville 1
- Alexander City 1
- Andalusia 1
- Anniston 2
- Arab 1
- Ardmore 1
- Ashland 1
- Athens 2
- Attalla 1
- Auburn 1
- Bay Minette 2
- Bessemer 1
- Birmingham 13
- Blountsville 2
- Brewton 1
- Brighton 1
- Brilliant 1
- Brundidge 1
- Butler 1
- Calera 1
- Camden 1
- Camp Hill 1
- Carrollton 1
- Center Point 1
- Centre 2
- Centreville 1
- Childersburg 1
- Citronelle 1
- Clanton 1
- Columbiana 1
- Cordova 1
- Crossville 1
- Danville 1
- Daphne 1
- Decatur 3
- Dothan 3
- Double Springs 1
- Elba 1
- Enterprise 1
- Eutaw 1
- Evergreen 1
- Fairfield 2
- Fairhope 1
- Fayette 1
- Florala 1
- Florence 2
- Fort Deposit 1
- Fort Payne 2
- Fyffe 1
- Gadsden 1
- Georgiana 1
- Goodwater 1
- Grand Bay 2
- Greenville 1
- Guntersville 1
- Haleyville 1
- Hamilton 1
- Hanceville 1
- Hartselle 1
- Harvest 2
- Hayneville 1
- Heflin 1
- Hollywood 1
- Hueytown 1
- Huntsville 3
- Hurtsboro 1
- Irvington 1
- Jackson 1
- Jasper 2
- Jemison 1
- Lafayette 1
- Lanett 1
- Linden 2
- Lineville 1
- Lisman 1
- Livingston 2
- Logan 1
- Luverne 1
- Marion 2
- Mc Intosh 1
- Midland City 1
- Millbrook 1
- Mobile 12
- Monroeville 2
- Montgomery 16
- Moulton 1
- Moundville 1
- Mount Vernon 1
- Munford 1
- Notasulga 1
- Oneonta 1
- Opelika 1
- Opp 1
- Orrville 1
- Ozark 1
- Phenix City 2
- Piedmont 1
- Pine Hill 1
- Prattville 1
- Prichard 3
- Ragland 1
- Roanoke 1
- Rockford 1
- Russellville 1
- Sawyerville 1
- Scottsboro 1
- Selma 2
- Semmes 1
- Sheffield 1
- Somerville 1
- Sumiton 1
- Sylacauga 1
- Sylvania 1
- Talladega 2
- Tallassee 2
- Tarrant 1
- Theodore 3
- Town Creek 1
- Trinity 1
- Troy 1
- Tuscaloosa 2
- Tuskegee Institute 3
- Union Springs 1
- Vernon 1
- Wedowee 1
- Wetumpka 1
- York 1
Who can enroll
Head Start serves children ages 3 to 5 (ask the center about its birthday cutoff date). Early Head Start serves pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 3. Both are free for families who qualify.
Families usually qualify when household income is at or below the federal poverty guideline for their family size, or when the family gets public assistance such as TANF or SSI, the child is in foster care, or the family is experiencing homelessness. Programs may also enroll some children from families just above the guideline, and each program sets its own application steps and waitlist, so ask the center.
Official HHS poverty guidelines (current year) · Head Start's own center locator
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