Head Start and Early Head Start in Alpena, MI

4 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Alpena, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

Alpena County EHS

100 Woods Cir Ste 500, Alpena, MI 49707

Run by Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency, Inc.

Head Start

Alpena Lincoln ECC

309 W Lake St Lincoln School, Alpena, MI 49707

Run by Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency, Inc.

Head Start

Hinks ECC

7667 US Highway 23 N Hinks Elementary School, Alpena, MI 49707

Run by Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency, Inc.

Head Start

Sunset ECC

1421 Hobbs Dr, Alpena, MI 49707

Run by Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency, 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 Alpena

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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