Head Start and Early Head Start in Saint Joseph, MO

5 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Saint Joseph, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Hosea Head Start

6408 Gordon Ave, Saint Joseph, MO 64504

Run by Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph

Head Start and Early Head Start

Mid-town Head Start Center

2302 Angelique St, Saint Joseph, MO 64501

Run by Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph

Head Start and Early Head Start

Missouri Western State University

4525 Downs Dr, Saint Joseph, MO 64507

Run by Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph

Head Start and Early Head Start

North Side Head Start

4803 Saint Joseph Ave, Saint Joseph, MO 64505

Run by Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph

Head Start and Early Head Start

South 9th Head Start

812 Sacramento St, Saint Joseph, MO 64503

Run by Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph

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 Saint Joseph

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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