Head Start and Early Head Start in Anderson, MO

3 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Anderson, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Anderson Head Start & Early Head Start

712 South 59 Highway, Anderson, MO 64831

Run by Economic Security Corporation OF Southwest AREA

Early Head Start

Anderson Head Start/Early Head Start

712 Hwy MO-59, Anderson, MO 64831

Run by Economic Security Corporation OF Southwest AREA

Early Head Start

McDonald County Home Based

Anderson, MO 64831

Run by Economic Security Corporation of Southwest Area

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 Anderson

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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