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Head Start and Early Head Start centers in Missouri
311 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in 175 Missouri cities and towns, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Cities with the most centers
All cities A–Z
- Albany 1
- Alton 1
- Anderson 3
- Arnold 3
- Aurora 1
- Ava 1
- Bakersfield 1
- Belle 1
- Bethany 1
- Blue Springs 1
- Bolivar 2
- Bonne Terre 1
- Boonville 1
- Bourbon 1
- Bowling Green 1
- Branson 2
- Brookfield 1
- Brunswick 1
- Buffalo 1
- Butler 1
- Cabool 1
- California 1
- Camdenton 1
- Cameron 1
- Cape Girardeau 1
- Carl Junction 1
- Carrollton 3
- Carthage 4
- Caruthersville 1
- Centralia 1
- Chaffee 1
- Charleston 1
- Chillicothe 1
- Clinton 1
- Columbia 3
- Cuba 1
- De Soto 2
- Dexter 1
- Doniphan 2
- Edina 1
- El Dorado Springs 2
- Eldon 1
- Ellington 2
- Ellsinore 1
- Excelsior Springs 1
- Farmington 2
- Fayette 1
- Fenton 1
- Florissant 5
- Fredericktown 1
- Fulton 1
- Gainesville 1
- Gerald 1
- Glasgow 1
- Glenwood 1
- Granby 2
- Grandview 1
- Gravois Mills 1
- Gray Summit 1
- Grovespring 1
- Hannibal 2
- Harrisonville 1
- Hayti 2
- Hematite 1
- Hermitage 1
- Higginsville 3
- Hillsboro 1
- Hollister 1
- House Springs 1
- Houston 1
- Huntsville 1
- Iberia 1
- Independence 8
- Ironton 1
- Jefferson City 1
- Joplin 7
- Kahoka 1
- Kansas City 13
- Kennett 3
- Kirksville 5
- Kissee Mills 1
- Knob Noster 1
- La Plata 1
- Laddonia 1
- Lamar 2
- Lebanon 1
- Lees Summit 1
- Lexington 2
- Licking 1
- Linn 1
- Louisiana 1
- Macon 3
- Maitland 1
- Malden 1
- Mansfield 1
- Marble Hill 1
- Marshall 1
- Marshfield 1
- Maryville 1
- Memphis 1
- Mexico 1
- Milan 1
- Mineral Point 1
- Moberly 3
- Monett 2
- Monroe City 1
- Montgomery City 1
- Mound City 1
- Mount Vernon 1
- Mountain Grove 1
- Mountain View 1
- Neelyville 1
- Neosho 2
- Nevada 1
- New London 1
- New Madrid 1
- Nixa 1
- Noel 2
- Novinger 1
- Osceola 1
- Owensville 1
- Palmyra 1
- Park Hills 1
- Perryville 1
- Piedmont 2
- Plattsburg 1
- Poplar Bluff 3
- Portageville 1
- Puxico 1
- Raytown 1
- Reeds Spring 1
- Republic 1
- Richland 1
- Richmond 3
- Robertsville 1
- Rock Port 1
- Rocky Comfort 1
- Rolla 1
- Saint Charles 1
- Saint Clair 1
- Saint James 1
- Saint Joseph 5
- Saint Louis 46
- Salem 1
- Salisbury 1
- Savannah 1
- Sedalia 4
- Senath 2
- Shelbina 1
- Sikeston 2
- Springfield 8
- Stanberry 1
- Ste Genevieve 1
- Steele 1
- Stockton 1
- Sullivan 1
- Thayer 1
- Trenton 1
- Troy 1
- Union 1
- Unionville 1
- University City 1
- Van Buren 2
- Vandalia 1
- Warrensburg 1
- Warrenton 1
- Warsaw 1
- Waverly 1
- Waynesville 1
- Webb City 2
- Webster Groves 1
- Wentzville 1
- West Plains 1
- Willow Springs 1
- Winona 2
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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