Head Start
CAFE
8902 E 38th St, Indianapolis, IN 46226
Run by Family Development Services, Inc.
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Indianapolis, Indiana
Head Start and Early Head Start in Indianapolis, IN
17 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Indianapolis, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Early Head Start
Children's Village
5555 Galeao Ct, Indianapolis, IN 46241
Run by Early Learning Indiana, Inc.
Early Head Start
Day Early Learning Center for Infants and Toddlers
1030 W 16th St, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Run by Early Learning Indiana, Inc.
Early Head Start
Day Early Learning Manual
2405 Madison Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46225
Run by Early Learning Indiana, Inc.
Early Head Start
Day Early Learning at Howe
4900 Julian Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46201
Run by Early Learning Indiana, Inc.
Early Head Start
Day Early Learning at Park 100
5735 W 73rd St, Indianapolis, IN 46278
Run by Early Learning Indiana, Inc.
Head Start and Early Head Start
Eagledale
5425 W 34th St, Indianapolis, IN 46224
Run by Family Development Services, Inc.
Early Head Start
East Tenth Children and Youth Center
2327 E 10th St, Indianapolis, IN 46201
Run by Early Learning Indiana, Inc.
Early Head Start
Goodwin
3935 W Mooresville Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46221
Run by Family Development Services, Inc.
Head Start and Early Head Start
Pike Plaza
5520 W 38th St, Indianapolis, IN 46254
Run by Family Development Services, Inc.
Head Start
Service Center 2
3637 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46208
Run by Family Development Services, Inc.
Head Start
Southeast
4024 Madison Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46227
Run by Family Development Services, Inc.
Early Head Start
Southeast Early Head Start
933 E Hanna Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46227
Run by Family Development Services, Inc.
Head Start and Early Head Start
Southwest
1130 Kappes St, Indianapolis, IN 46221
Run by Family Development Services, Inc.
Head Start
St. Peters
1010 N Temple Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46201
Run by Family Development Services, Inc.
Head Start
Windsor Village East
5950 E 23rd St, Indianapolis, IN 46218
Run by Family Development Services, Inc.
Head Start and Early Head Start
Windsor Village West
5950 E 23rd St, Indianapolis, IN 46218
Run by Family Development Services, 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 Indianapolis
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Indianapolis · Youth nonprofits in Indianapolis · 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.