Early Head Start
Arthurtown Child Development Center
223 Riley St, Columbia, SC 29201
Run by Vital Connections of the Midlands, Inc
Head Start centers / South Carolina / Columbia
Early Head Start
Children's Garden Child Development Center
A Early Head Start center in Columbia, South Carolina, run by Vital Connections of the Midlands, Inc.
Center details
Program: Early Head Start
Ages served: Early Head Start: pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 3
Address: 1135 Blue Ridge Ter, Columbia, SC 29203
County: Richland
Run by: Vital Connections of the Midlands, Inc, Columbia, SC
Federal grant ID (for reference): 04CH012913
Funded seats at this site: Early Head Start: 16. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (803) 333-0608
To apply, call: (803) 394-5101
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 Columbia
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Columbia · South Carolina 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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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