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Germantown, Maryland

Head Start and Early Head Start in Germantown, MD

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

Head Start

Clopper Mill ES

18501 Cinnamon Dr, Germantown, MD 20874

Run by Montgomery County Public Schools

Early Head Start

Kindercare

19921 Frederick Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

Run by Montgomery County, Maryland

Head Start

McAuliffe ES

12500 Wisteria Dr, Germantown, MD 20874

Run by Montgomery County Public Schools

Early Head Start

Optimal Learning Center

21301A Seneca Crossing Dr, Germantown, MD 20876

Run by Montgomery County, Maryland

Head Start

Sally Ride ES

21301 Seneca Crossing Dr, Germantown, MD 20876

Run by Montgomery County Public Schools

Early Head Start

Somo Montessori

13700 Schaeffer Rd, Germantown, MD 20874

Run by Montgomery County, Maryland

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 Germantown

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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