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Lexington, Kentucky

Head Start and Early Head Start in Lexington, KY

14 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Lexington, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

Family Care Center

1135 Harry Sykes Way, Lexington, KY 40504

Run by CAC for Lexington-Fayette Counties, Inc.

Early Head Start

Growing Together Preschool

599 Lima Dr, Lexington, KY 40511

Run by Community Action Council For Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison & Nicholas Counties Inc

Early Head Start

Kids Empowerment Learning Academy

1527 N Limestone, Lexington, KY 40505

Run by Community Action Council For Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison & Nicholas Counties Inc

Early Head Start

Mega Minds Educare

679 Lima Dr, Lexington, KY 40511

Run by Community Action Council For Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison & Nicholas Counties Inc

Early Head Start

The Prep Academy at Chrysalis House

1589 Hill Rise Dr, Lexington, KY 40504

Run by Community Action Council For Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison & Nicholas Counties Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

The Prep Academy at Red Mile

1156 Horsemans Ln, Lexington, KY 40504

Run by Community Action Council for Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison & Nicholas Counties Inc

Early Head Start

The Prep Academy at South Lexington

3500 Arbor Dr, Lexington, KY 40517

Run by Community Action Council For Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison & Nicholas Counties 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 Lexington

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