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Joliet, Illinois

Head Start and Early Head Start in Joliet, IL

6 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Joliet, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Broadway Center

110 Willow Ave, Joliet, IL 60436

Run by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Joliet, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Felman Early Childhood Center

200 S Desplaines St, Joliet, IL 60436

Run by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Joliet, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Rockdale Early Childhood Center

1215 Houbolt Rd Bldg A--Room, Joliet, IL 60431

Run by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Joliet, Inc.

Head Start

Shelby Scholars Daycare II

3587 Hennepin Dr, Joliet, IL 60431

Run by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Joliet, Inc.

Head Start

Spanish Community Center

309 N Eastern Ave, Joliet, IL 60432

Run by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Joliet, 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 Joliet

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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