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Head Start and Early Head Start centers in Louisiana
315 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in 174 Louisiana cities and towns, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Cities with the most centers
All cities A–Z
- Abbeville 3
- Alexandria 2
- Amelia 1
- Amite 1
- Anacoco 1
- Arabi 1
- Arnaudville 1
- Baldwin 1
- Bastrop 1
- Batchelor 1
- Baton Rouge 11
- Belle Chasse 1
- Belle Rose 1
- Benton 1
- Bernice 1
- Berwick 1
- Bogalusa 1
- Boothville 1
- Bossier City 4
- Braithwaite 1
- Bridge City 2
- Brusly 1
- Bunkie 1
- Center Point 1
- Chalmette 2
- Church Point 1
- Clayton 1
- Clinton 1
- Colfax 1
- Columbia 1
- Converse 1
- Cotton Valley 1
- Cottonport 1
- Coushatta 2
- Covington 1
- Crowley 1
- Cullen 1
- Cut Off 1
- Delhi 2
- Denham Springs 1
- Des Allemands 1
- Destrehan 2
- Donaldsonville 2
- Dry Prong 1
- Edgard 1
- Elton 1
- Erath 1
- Estherwood 1
- Eunice 1
- Farmerville 1
- Florien 1
- Fort Polk 2
- Franklin 2
- Franklinton 1
- Garyville 1
- Gibsland 1
- Gonzales 2
- Grand Coteau 1
- Greensburg 1
- Gretna 7
- Gueydan 1
- Hackberry 1
- Hahnville 1
- Hammond 2
- Harvey 2
- Haynesville 1
- Hessmer 1
- Hodge 1
- Homer 1
- Hornbeck 1
- Houma 4
- Independence 2
- Iowa 1
- Jackson 1
- Jena 1
- Jennings 1
- Jonesville 1
- Keithville 1
- Kelly 1
- Kenner 4
- Kentwood 1
- Kinder 2
- La Place 1
- Labadieville 1
- Lacombe 1
- Lafayette 3
- Lafitte 1
- Lake Charles 4
- Lake Providence 1
- Laplace 1
- Lawtell 1
- Lebeau 1
- Leesville 5
- Lockport 1
- Luling 2
- Lutcher 1
- Mamou 1
- Mangham 1
- Mansfield 1
- Mansura 1
- Many 1
- Maringouin 1
- Marksville 1
- Marrero 5
- Melville 1
- Metairie 1
- Minden 1
- Monroe 12
- Moreauville 1
- Morgan City 3
- Napoleonville 1
- Natchitoches 2
- Negreet 1
- New Iberia 1
- New Orleans 40
- New Roads 1
- Noble 1
- Norco 1
- Oak Grove 1
- Oakdale 2
- Oberlin 2
- Oil City 1
- Opelousas 2
- Patterson 1
- Pearl River 1
- Pierre Part 1
- Pineville 1
- Pitkin 1
- Plaquemine 3
- Pleasant Hill 1
- Ponchatoula 1
- Port Allen 2
- Port Barre 1
- Port Sulphur 1
- Prairieville 2
- Princeton 1
- Raceland 1
- Rayne 1
- Rayville 4
- River Ridge 1
- Robert 1
- Rosedale 1
- Roseland 1
- Rosepine 1
- Rougon 1
- Ruston 4
- Saint Bernard 1
- Saint Francisville 2
- Saint Gabriel 2
- Saint James 1
- Saint Martinville 2
- Saint Rose 1
- Schriever 1
- Shreveport 8
- Simmesport 1
- Simpson 1
- Slidell 1
- Sorrento 1
- Springfield 1
- St. Joseph 1
- Sulphur 1
- Tallulah 2
- Terrytown 1
- Thibodaux 3
- Vacherie 2
- Vidalia 1
- Ville Platte 2
- Violet 1
- Washington 1
- West Monroe 3
- Westwego 3
- White Castle 1
- Winnsboro 2
- Zwolle 1
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
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