Head Start and Early Head Start in Cedar Falls, IA

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

Head Start

Aldrich Elementary School

2526 Ashworth Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Run by Tri-County Child & Family Development Council, Inc.

Head Start

Cedar Heights

2417 Rainbow Dr, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Run by Tri-County Child & Family Development Council, Inc.

Head Start

Hansen Elementary School

616 Holmes Dr, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Run by Tri-County Child & Family Development Council, Inc.

Head Start

Lincoln Elementary Cedar Falls

321 W 8th St, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Run by Tri-County Child & Family Development Council, Inc.

Head Start

North Cedar

2419 Fern Ave, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Run by Tri-County Child & Family Development Council, Inc.

Head Start

Orchard Hill School

3909 Rownd St, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Run by Tri-County Child & Family Development Council, Inc.

Head Start

Southdale

815 Orchard Dr, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Run by Tri-County Child & Family Development Council, 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 Cedar Falls

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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