Head Start
Jay Elementary Head Start
403 N Main St, Jay, OK 74346
Run by Grand Head Start (Jay Public Schools)
Head Start centers / Oklahoma / Jay
Early Head Start
Jay
A Early Head Start center in Jay, Oklahoma, run by Cherokee Nation Early Head Start.
Center details
Program: American Indian and Alaska Native Early Head Start
Ages served: Early Head Start: pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 3
Address: 1011 W Delaware 1011 W Delaware, Jay, OK 74346
County: Delaware
Run by: Cherokee Nation Early Head Start, Tahlequah, OK
Federal grant ID (for reference): 90CI010099
Funded seats at this site: American Indian and Alaska Native Early Head Start: 16. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (918) 253-4002
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
More Head Start locations in Jay
Head Start
Jay Head Start
1104 W Washbourne, Jay, OK 74346
Run by Grand Head Start (Jay Public Schools)
Early Head Start
Northeast Oklahoma Community Action Early Head Start Program
856 E Melton Dr Ste A, Jay, OK 74346
Run by Northeast Oklahoma Community Action Agency, Inc.
Other options near Jay
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Jay · Oklahoma 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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.