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Gaithersburg, Maryland

Head Start and Early Head Start in Gaithersburg, MD

7 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Gaithersburg, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

South Lake ES

18201 Contour Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Run by Montgomery County Public Schools

Head Start

Strawberry Knoll ES

18820 Strawberry Knoll Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20879

Run by Montgomery County Public Schools

Head Start

Summit Hall ES

101 W Deer Park Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Run by Montgomery County Public Schools

Head Start

Washington Grove ES

8712 Oakmont St, Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Run by Montgomery County Public Schools

Head Start

Watkins Mill ES

19001 Watkins Mill Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20886

Run by Montgomery County Public Schools

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 Gaithersburg

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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