Early Head Start
A Leap Of Faith
1715 W 4th St, Wilmington, DE 19805
Run by Delaware Department of Education
Head Start centers / Delaware / Wilmington
Early Head Start
LACC-LaFiesta 2
A Early Head Start center in Wilmington, Delaware, run by Delaware Department of Education.
Center details
Program: Early Head Start
Ages served: Early Head Start: pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 3
Address: 402 N Van Buren St, Wilmington, DE 19805
County: New Castle
Run by: Delaware Department of Education, Dover, DE
Federal grant ID (for reference): 03HP000555
Funded seats at this site: Early Head Start: 27. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
To apply, call: (302) 735-4096
Every Head Start program must meet federal quality rules for early learning, health and family support. When you call, ask: How do I apply and what documents do I bring? Is there a waitlist? Is the day full or part? Is there transportation?
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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Other options near Wilmington
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Wilmington · Delaware child care 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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.
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