Head Start and Early Head Start in Elkhart, IN

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

Head Start

Eastside Head Start

57156 County Road 13, Elkhart, IN 46516

Run by Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties Head Start Consortium

Head Start

Jimtown North Elementary

30046 County Road 16, Elkhart, IN 46516

Run by Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties Head Start Consortium

Early Head Start

Jimtown North Elementary

30046 County Road 16, Elkhart, IN 46516

Run by Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties Head Start Consortium

Head Start

Roosevelt Elementary School

201 W Wolf Ave, Elkhart, IN 46516

Run by Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties Head Start Consortium

Head Start

South Side Elementary

23702 Arlene Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517

Run by Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties Head Start Consortium

Head Start

West Side Elementary School

230 W Mishawaka Rd, Elkhart, IN 46517

Run by Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties Head Start Consortium

Head Start

Woodland Elementary School

1220 County Road 3, Elkhart, IN 46514

Run by Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties Head Start Consortium

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 Elkhart

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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