Head Start and Early Head Start in Dothan, AL

3 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Dothan, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

ALFRED SALIBA - Eastside Childcare

2846 Columbia Hwy, Dothan, AL 36303

Run by Alabama Department of Human Resources

Early Head Start

Alfred Saliba Family Services Center

545 W Main St Ste 404, Dothan, AL 36301

Run by Family Service Center

Head Start

Dothan CITY Schools HEAD Start

9OO West Powell Street, Dothan, AL 36303

Run by Dothan CITY Board OF Education

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

Also in Dothan

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Dothan · Youth nonprofits in Dothan · Alabama program rules

Source: Head Start Service Location Dataset, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start (CSV file), file dated November 8, 2026. The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings. Locations the program lists as closed are left out. Home-based locations show city and ZIP code only. A listing is not an endorsement.