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Head Start and Early Head Start centers in New York
574 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in 237 New York cities and towns, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Cities with the most centers
All cities A–Z
- Albany 6
- Albion 3
- Amityville 2
- Amsterdam 1
- Astoria 1
- Au Sable Forks 1
- Auburn 3
- Avoca 1
- Bainbridge 1
- Baldwinsville 1
- Ballston Spa 1
- Batavia 4
- Bath 3
- Beacon 1
- Beaver Falls 1
- Belmont 1
- Binghamton 4
- Blasdell 1
- Bolivar 1
- Brasher Falls 1
- Brentwood 1
- Brewster 1
- Bridgehampton 1
- Brocton 1
- Bronx 42
- Brooklyn 92
- Buffalo 21
- Cairo 1
- Cambridge 1
- Camden 1
- Canastota 1
- Canton 2
- Carthage 1
- Cato 1
- Champlain 1
- Cheektowaga 2
- Clyde 1
- Cobleskill 1
- Cohocton 1
- Cohoes 1
- Cooperstown 1
- Corning 4
- Corona 3
- Cortland 3
- Craryville 1
- Cuba 1
- Davenport 1
- Delevan 1
- Delhi 1
- Deposit 1
- Derby 1
- Dexter 1
- Dryden 1
- Dunkirk 3
- East Northport 1
- East Patchogue 1
- Ellenburg Depot 1
- Elmira 5
- Endicott 2
- Evans Mills 1
- Far Rockaway 2
- Fishs Eddy 1
- Florida 1
- Flushing 1
- Franklin 1
- Franklinville 1
- Fredonia 1
- Freeport 1
- Friendship 1
- Fulton 2
- Geneva 2
- Glen Cove 1
- Glenfield 1
- Glens Falls 1
- Gloversville 1
- Goshen 1
- Gouverneur 1
- Gowanda 1
- Greene 1
- Greenfield Center 1
- Groton 1
- Halfmoon 1
- Harpursville 1
- Hartsdale 1
- Haverstraw 3
- Hempstead 1
- Herkimer 1
- Hogansburg 1
- Holley 1
- Hollis 3
- Hoosick Falls 1
- Hornell 2
- Horseheads 1
- Hudson 1
- Hudson Falls 2
- Huntington 1
- Huntington Station 1
- Irving 2
- Ithaca 9
- Jamaica 6
- Jamestown 2
- Johnson City 1
- Johnstown 1
- Kingston 2
- Lackawanna 1
- Lafayette 1
- Lake Luzerne 1
- Lake Placid 1
- Lawrence 1
- Liverpool 1
- Lockport 3
- Long Beach 1
- Long Island City 5
- Lowville 2
- Lyons 1
- Lyons Falls 1
- Malone 1
- Manhasset 1
- Mannsville 1
- Margaretville 1
- Massena 1
- Mattydale 1
- Mechanicville 1
- Medford 2
- Medina 2
- Middle Granville 1
- Middleburgh 1
- Middletown 3
- Mineville 1
- Monroe 4
- Monsey 1
- Monticello 1
- Montour Falls 1
- Moravia 1
- Mount Kisco 2
- Mount Morris 1
- Mount Vernon 4
- Nassau 1
- New Berlin 1
- New Paltz 1
- New Rochelle 2
- New Square 1
- New York 32
- Newark 1
- Newark Valley 1
- Newburgh 1
- Niagara Falls 2
- North Norwich 1
- North Tonawanda 2
- Norwich 2
- Norwood 1
- Ny 2
- Nyack 1
- Ogdensburg 1
- Olean 3
- Oneida 1
- Oneonta 2
- Oswego 1
- Owego 1
- Oxford 1
- Painted Post 1
- Palmyra 1
- Parishville 1
- Patchogue 2
- Peekskill 3
- Penn Yan 1
- Perry 1
- Philadelphia 1
- Philmont 1
- Phoenix 1
- Plattsburgh 4
- Port Byron 1
- Port Chester 3
- Port Henry 1
- Port Jefferson 2
- Port Jervis 1
- Potsdam 1
- Poughkeepsie 2
- Queensbury 1
- Ravena 1
- Rensselaer 2
- Richmond Hill 3
- Riverhead 1
- Rochester 6
- Rockaway Beach 1
- Rome 1
- Ronkonkoma 3
- Roosevelt 1
- Saint Johnsville 1
- Salamanca 1
- Saratoga Springs 3
- Schaghticoke 1
- Schenectady 5
- Schenevus 1
- Schoharie 1
- Selden 1
- Seneca Falls 1
- Sharon Springs 1
- Shirley 1
- Sidney 1
- Slaterville Springs 1
- Sodus 2
- Southold 1
- Spring Valley 6
- Springville 1
- Staten Island 6
- Syracuse 17
- Ticonderoga 1
- Tonawanda 1
- Troupsburg 1
- Troy 4
- Unadilla 1
- Utica 6
- Valatie 1
- Walton 1
- Wantagh 1
- Wappingers Falls 1
- Warrensburg 1
- Watertown 2
- Watkins Glen 1
- Waverly 1
- Wellsville 1
- West Haverstraw 2
- West Islip 1
- West Monroe 1
- West Winfield 1
- Westbury 1
- White Plains 3
- Whitehall 1
- Whitney Point 1
- Williamson 1
- Wingdale 1
- Wolcott 1
- Woodbourne 1
- Woodside 1
- Wyandanch 1
- Yonkers 5
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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