Head Start and Early Head Start
Anderson Head Start & Early Head Start
712 South 59 Highway, Anderson, MO 64831
Run by Economic Security Corporation OF Southwest AREA
Head Start centers / Missouri / Anderson
Early Head Start
McDonald County Home Based
A Early Head Start center in Anderson, Missouri, run by Economic Security Corporation of Southwest Area.
Center details
Program: Early Head Start
Ages served: Early Head Start: pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 3
Location: Anderson, MO 64831. This is a home-based option, so no street address is listed. Contact the program to ask about services in your area.
County: McDonald
Run by: Economic Security Corporation of Southwest Area, Joplin, MO
Federal grant ID (for reference): 07CH013095
Funded seats at this site: Early Head Start: 18. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (417) 845-8971
To apply, call: (417) 781-0352
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 Anderson
Early Head Start
Anderson Head Start/Early Head Start
712 Hwy MO-59, Anderson, MO 64831
Run by Economic Security Corporation OF Southwest AREA
Other options near Anderson
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Anderson · Missouri 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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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