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Newark, New Jersey

Head Start and Early Head Start in Newark, NJ

37 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Newark, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start and Early Head Start

731 Clinton

731 Clinton Ave, Newark, NJ 07108

Run by The Leaguers Inc.

Head Start

750 Clinton

750 Clinton Ave, Newark, NJ 07108

Run by The Leaguers Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

999

999 Broad St, Newark, NJ 07102

Run by The Leaguers Inc.

Head Start

Avon Avenue

219 Avon Ave, Newark, NJ 07108

Run by The Newark Public Schools

Head Start

Belmont Runyon School

1 Belmont Ruyon Way, Newark, NJ 07108

Run by The Newark Public Schools

Early Head Start

Brighter Tomorrows Academy

246 18th Ave, Newark, NJ 07108

Run by Union Township Community Action Organization INC

Head Start

Judith Diggs

302-306 Sixteenth Ave, Newark, NJ 07106

Run by The Leaguers Inc.

Head Start

Luis Munoz Marin

663 Broadway, Newark, NJ 07104

Run by The Newark Public Schools

Early Head Start

Montgomery Heights

671 M L King Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102

Run by The Leaguers

Early Head Start

Newark Day Center

305 Halsey St, Newark, NJ 07102

Run by Union Township Community Action Organization INC

Head Start and Early Head Start

Orange Street

553-567 Orange Street, Newark, NJ 07107

Run by The Leaguers Inc.

Head Start

South Orange

200 S Orange Ave, Newark, NJ 07103

Run by The Leaguers Inc.

Head Start

Speedway Avenue Elementary

Speedway Avenue Elementary 701 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07106

Run by The Newark Public Schools

Head Start and Early Head Start

Springfield

302-324 Springfield Ave Fl 1, Newark, NJ 07103

Run by The Leaguers Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

University

405 University Ave, Newark, NJ 07102

Run by The Leaguers 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 Newark

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Newark · Youth nonprofits in Newark · New Jersey 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.