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Peoria, Illinois

Head Start and Early Head Start in Peoria, IL

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

Head Start and Early Head Start

CityLink Early Learning Center

415 SW Adams St, Peoria, IL 61602

Run by Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, Inc

Head Start

Manual Academy Head Start

811 S Griswold St, Peoria, IL 61605

Run by Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

Sheridan Early Learning Center

4314 N Sheridan Rd, Peoria, IL 61614

Run by Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, Inc

Head Start

Webster Head Start

923 W Millman St, Peoria, IL 61605

Run by Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, 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 Peoria

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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