Head Start
Colonial Gardens
1000 Hayes Cir, Dover, DE 19904
Run by Acelero, Inc.
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Dover, Delaware
Head Start and Early Head Start in Dover, DE
4 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Dover, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Early Head Start
Kids-R-Us Learning Center
425 Webbs Ln, Dover, DE 19904
Run by Delaware Department of Education
Early Head Start
Precious Moments Education & Community Center
4607 S Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901
Run by Delaware Department of Education
Head Start
White Oak
195 Willis Rd, Dover, DE 19901
Run by Acelero, Inc.
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
Also in Dover
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Dover · Youth nonprofits in Dover · Delaware program 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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.