Head Start and Early Head Start
Ascension Behavioral Health and Child Development
330 Eastern Ave, Bellwood, IL 60104
Run by Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Inc.
Head Start centers / Illinois / Bellwood
Head Start
Achievers Educational Center
A Head Start center in Bellwood, Illinois, run by Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Inc..
Center details
Program: Head Start
Ages served: Head Start: children ages 3 to 5
Address: 621 Bellwood Ave, Bellwood, IL 60104
County: Cook
Run by: Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Inc., Chicago, IL
Federal grant ID (for reference): 05CH013300
Funded seats at this site: Head Start: 20. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
To apply, call: (708) 434-2522
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 Bellwood
Head Start and Early Head Start
Little Achievers Child Care Development Center
539 Bellwood Ave, Bellwood, IL 60104
Run by Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Inc.
Other options near Bellwood
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Bellwood · Illinois 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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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