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Head Start and Early Head Start centers in Maryland
170 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in 68 Maryland cities and towns, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Cities with the most centers
All cities A–Z
- Aberdeen 2
- Accident 2
- Adelphi 2
- Annapolis 1
- Baltimore 49
- Bladensburg 1
- Brooklyn Park 1
- California 1
- Callaway 1
- Cambridge 2
- Catonsville 1
- Cecilton 1
- Columbia 4
- Crisfield 1
- Cumberland 5
- District Heights 1
- Dundalk 3
- Easton 4
- Eden 1
- Edgewater 2
- Edgewood 2
- Elkton 1
- Emmitsburg 1
- Essex 1
- Federalsburg 1
- Frederick 3
- Friendsville 1
- Frostburg 1
- Gaithersburg 7
- Germantown 7
- Grantsville 1
- Grasonville 1
- Greensboro 1
- Hagerstown 5
- Hyattsville 1
- Indian Head 1
- Kitzmiller 1
- La Plata 1
- Landover 1
- Lansdowne 1
- Laurel 1
- Leonardtown 1
- Lexington Park 1
- Lonaconing 1
- Lusby 1
- Mitchellville 1
- Newark 1
- Nottingham 1
- Oakland 3
- Owings 1
- Pasadena 1
- Prince Frederick 1
- Princess Anne 1
- Randallstown 1
- Riverdale 1
- Rockville 4
- Rosedale 1
- Salisbury 1
- Severn 1
- Silver Spring 10
- Sunderland 1
- Takoma Park 2
- Taneytown 2
- Temple Hills 1
- Towson 1
- Waldorf 2
- Westminster 2
- White Plains 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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