Head Start and Early Head Start in Red Oak, IA

2 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Red Oak, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Red Oak Head Start

1201 Highland Ave, Red Oak, IA 51566

Run by West Central Community Action

Head Start

Red Oak Pre-K

400 W 2nd St Red Oak Child Development Center, Red Oak, IA 51566

Run by West Central Community Action

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 Red Oak

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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