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Waterloo, Iowa

Head Start and Early Head Start in Waterloo, IA

13 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Waterloo, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Becker Elementary School

1239 Sheldon St, Waterloo, IA 50701

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

Early Head Start

Community Building

2530 University Ave Ste 4, Waterloo, IA 50701

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

Head Start and Early Head Start

Hawkeye Child Development Center

1501 E Orange Rd Black Hawk Hall, Waterloo, IA 50701

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

Head Start

Highland Elementary School

812 Idaho St, Waterloo, IA 50703

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

Head Start

Kittrell

1755 W 11th St, Waterloo, IA 50702

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

Early Head Start

Lily Furgerson Center

507 Arglye St, Waterloo, IA 50703

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

Head Start

Lincoln Elementary School

302 Cedar Bend St, Waterloo, IA 50703

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

Head Start

Lowell Elementary

1707 Williston Ave, Waterloo, IA 50702

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

Head Start

Maywood

800 Milwaukee Ave, Waterloo, IA 50707

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

Head Start

Orange Elementary School

5805 Kimball Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701

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 Waterloo

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Waterloo · Youth nonprofits in Waterloo · 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.