Head Start and Early Head Start in Fort Wayne, IN

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

Head Start

Anthony

7910 S Anthony Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46816

Run by Community Action of Northeast Indiana, Inc. d/b/a Brightpoint

Early Head Start

227 E Washington Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Run by Community Action of Northeast Indiana, Inc. d/b/a Brightpoint

Head Start

East Wayne Head Start

825 Francis St, Fort Wayne, IN 46803

Run by Community Action of Northeast Indiana, Inc. d/b/a Brightpoint

Head Start

Hanna Creighton

2107 S Hanna St, Fort Wayne, IN 46803

Run by Community Action of Northeast Indiana, Inc. d/b/a Brightpoint

Head Start

Temple

5200 Old Mill Rd Achduth Vesholom Temple, Fort Wayne, IN 46807

Run by Community Action of Northeast Indiana, Inc. d/b/a Brightpoint

Head Start

Wayne St.

516 E Wayne St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Run by Community Action of Northeast Indiana, Inc. d/b/a Brightpoint

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 Fort Wayne

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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