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Kankakee, Illinois

Head Start and Early Head Start in Kankakee, IL

7 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Kankakee, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Avis Huff

369 N 5th Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901

Run by Kankakee School District 111 Head Start

Early Head Start

Lasting Impressions

1237 W Station St, Kankakee, IL 60901

Run by Child Care Resource & Referral

Early Head Start

Play Palz 101

270 N Schuyler Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901

Run by Child Care Resource & Referral

Early Head Start

Play Palz 101

201 N Wall St, Kankakee, IL 60901

Run by Child Care Resource & Referral

Head Start

Proegler

710 N Chicago Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901

Run by Kankakee School District 111 Head Start

Head Start

YWCA

1086 E Court St, Kankakee, IL 60901

Run by Kankakee School District 111 Head Start

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 Kankakee

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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