Head Start
Bacon Elememtary
5844 S Timberline Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80528
Run by Poudre School District #1
Head Start centers / Colorado / Fort Collins
Head Start
Kruse Elementary
A Head Start center in Fort Collins, Colorado, run by Poudre School District #1.
Center details
Program: Head Start
Ages served: Head Start: children ages 3 to 5
Address: 4400 McMurry Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80525
County: Larimer
Run by: Poudre School District #1, Fort Collins, CO
Federal grant ID (for reference): 08CH013486
Funded seats at this site: Head Start: 9. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (970) 488-5674
To apply, call: (970) 490-3204
Status: Not reported in the federal file. Call to confirm the center is open.
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
More Head Start locations in Fort Collins
Head Start
Bauder Elementary
2345 W Prospect Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80526
Run by Poudre School District #1
Head Start
Beattie Elementary
3000 Meadowlark Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80526
Run by Poudre School District #1
Head Start
Bennett Elementary
1125 Bennett Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Run by Poudre School District #1
Head Start
Cottonwood Plains Elementary
525 Turman Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Run by Thompson School District R2J
Early Head Start
Fullana Learning Center
220 N Grant Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Run by Poudre School District #1
Other options near Fort Collins
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Fort Collins · Colorado 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.
Something wrong? Head Start centers update their own records with the Office of Head Start; you can also tell us and we'll fix or remove this page.