Head Start and Early Head Start in Willmar, MN

2 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Willmar, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Creative Kids

824 7th St SW, Willmar, MN 56201

Run by United Community Action Partnership, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Willmar Head Start

1311 Highway 71 NE, Willmar, MN 56201

Run by United Community Action Partnership, 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 Willmar

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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