Head Start and Early Head Start in Gainesville, FL

5 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Gainesville, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Eden Park HS

1340 NE 39th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609

Run by Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Gainesville HS/EHS

530 NE Waldo Rd, Gainesville, FL 32641

Run by Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.

Head Start

Highlands I HS

1130 NE 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601

Run by Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.

Head Start

Highlands II HS

1132 NE 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601

Run by Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.

Head Start

Inspiring Learning Academy

5000 NW 34th Blvd Ste 13, Gainesville, FL 32605

Run by Episcopal Children's Services, 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 Gainesville

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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