Head Start and Early Head Start in Fayetteville, AR

5 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Fayetteville, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

Ellen Smith Center

2052 S Garland Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Run by Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County, Inc.

Head Start

Ellen Smith Center

2052 S Garland Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Run by Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County, Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

Ivory M. Conley Center

1225 S Wood Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Run by Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County, Inc

Head Start

Old Farmington Road

2350 W Old Farmington Rd E, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Run by Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County, Inc

Early Head Start

Old Farmington Road

2350 W Old Farmington Rd, Fayetteville, AR 72701

Run by Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County, Inc.

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 Fayetteville

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Fayetteville · Youth nonprofits in Fayetteville · Arkansas 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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.