Early Head Start
Cherry Tree EHS
RR 1 Box 685 8 Mile South Hwy 59, Stilwell, OK 74960
Run by Cherokee Nation Early Head Start
Head Start centers / Oklahoma / Stilwell
Head Start
Zion Head Start
A Head Start center in Stilwell, Oklahoma, run by Cherokee Nation Early Childhood Unit.
Center details
Program: American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start
Ages served: Head Start: children ages 3 to 5
Address: 470658 E 850 Rd, Stilwell, OK 74960
County: Adair
Run by: Cherokee Nation Early Childhood Unit, Tahlequah, OK
Federal grant ID (for reference): 90CI010099
Funded seats at this site: American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start: 50. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (918) 696-7866
To apply, call: (918) 453-5757
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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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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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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