Head Start and Early Head Start in Wilmington, DE

8 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Wilmington, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

A Leap Of Faith

1715 W 4th St, Wilmington, DE 19805

Run by Delaware Department of Education

Head Start

Absalom Jones

310 Kiamensi Rd, Wilmington, DE 19804

Run by New Castle County Head Start, Inc.

Early Head Start

Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center

1018 W 6th St, Wilmington, DE 19805

Run by University OF Delaware

Early Head Start

Kingswood Community Center

2500 Rosemont Ave, Wilmington, DE 19802

Run by Delaware Department of Education

Early Head Start

LACC-LaFiesta 2

402 N Van Buren St, Wilmington, DE 19805

Run by Delaware Department of Education

Head Start

Leslie A. Johnson Head Start/Admin Office

2401 Northeast Blvd, Wilmington, DE 19802

Run by CDI Head Start

Early Head Start

Neighborhood House Early Learning Center

1218 B St Neighborhood House Inc,, Wilmington, DE 19801

Run by University OF Delaware

Early Head Start

St. Michael's School and Nursery

700 N Walnut St, Wilmington, DE 19801

Run by Delaware Department of Education

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 Wilmington

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Wilmington · Youth nonprofits in Wilmington · 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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.