Head Start and Early Head Start in Rockford, IL

4 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Rockford, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

Early Head Start Administration Office

425 E State St, Rockford, IL 61104

Run by City of Rockford, Human Services Dept.

Head Start and Early Head Start

PACE Center

902 Acorn St, Rockford, IL 61101

Run by City of Rockford, Human Services Dept.

Head Start

Summerdale Early Education Center

3320 Glenwood Ave, Rockford, IL 61101

Run by City of Rockford, Health and Human Services Dept.

Early Head Start

Trinity Day Care

215 N 1st St, Rockford, IL 61107

Run by City of Rockford, Human Services Dept.

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 Rockford

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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