Head Start
ABC Clifford Avenue
1772 Clifford Ave, Rochester, NY 14609
Run by Action for a Better Community, Inc
Head Start centers / New York / Rochester
Early Head Start
Home Based Program
A Early Head Start center in Rochester, New York, run by Action for a Better Community, Inc.
Center details
Program: Early Head Start
Ages served: Early Head Start: pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 3
Location: Rochester, NY 14611. This is a home-based option, so no street address is listed. Contact the program to ask about services in your area.
County: Monroe
Run by: Action for a Better Community, Inc, Rochester, NY
Federal grant ID (for reference): 02CH012696
Funded seats at this site: Early Head Start: 84. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (585) 325-5116
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 Rochester
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Rochester · New York 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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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