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Washington, District of Columbia

Head Start and Early Head Start in Washington, DC

56 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Washington, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

Big Mama's Children Center

4680 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SW, Washington, DC 20032

Run by Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Early Head Start

Bladensburg Road, NE

1151 Bladensburg Rd NE, Washington, DC 20002

Run by Easter Seals Serving DC|MD|VA

Head Start and Early Head Start

Bright Beginnings Inc.

3418 4th St SE, Washington, DC 20032

Run by Bright Beginnings Inc

Early Head Start

ECDC #23 Luke C. Moore

1001 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC 20017

Run by United Planning Organization

Head Start and Early Head Start

Educare DC

640 Anacostia Ave NE, Washington, DC 20019

Run by Educare DC

Early Head Start

Educare DC at IDEA

4501 E Lee Street, Washington, DC 20019

Run by Educare DC

Early Head Start

Healthy Babies-2

4501 Grant St NE, Washington, DC 20019

Run by United Planning Organization

Early Head Start

House of Ruth

2011 Savannah St SE, Washington, DC 20020

Run by United Planning Organization

Early Head Start

Jubilee Jumpstart

2525 Ontario Rd NW, Washington, DC 20009

Run by Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Early Head Start

Kids Are People Too CDC V

4315 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE, Washington, DC 20019

Run by Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Early Head Start

Kids Are Us Learning Center

1236 Southern Ave SE, Washington, DC 20032

Run by Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Head Start

Kimball Elementary School

3375 Minnesota Ave SE, Washington, DC 20019

Run by District of Columbia Public Schools

Head Start

King Elementary School

3400 Wheeler Rd SE, Washington, DC 20032

Run by District of Columbia Public Schools

Head Start and Early Head Start

Rosemount Center

2000 Rosemont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010

Run by Rosemount Center

Head Start

Savoy Elementary School

2400 Shannon Pl SE, Washington, DC 20020

Run by District of Columbia Public Schools

Early Head Start

UPO @ Frederick Douglas

3240 Stanton Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020

Run by United Planning Organization

Early Head Start

Woodson High School

540 55th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20019

Run by United Planning Organization

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 Washington

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Washington · Youth nonprofits in Washington · District of Columbia 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.