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Buffalo, New York

Head Start and Early Head Start in Buffalo, NY

21 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Buffalo, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

1461 Academy

1461 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209

Run by CAO Head Start

Head Start and Early Head Start

BPN Academy

3149 Bailey Ave, Buffalo, NY 14215

Run by CAO Head Start

Head Start

Central Center

89 Military Rd, Buffalo, NY 14207

Run by Holy Cross Head Start, Inc

Head Start

Dewitt Center

368 Dewitt St, Buffalo, NY 14213

Run by Holy Cross Head Start, Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

Eckhardts Academy

950 Broadway St, Buffalo, NY 14212

Run by CAO Head Start

Early Head Start

First Friends

1553 Harlem Rd, Buffalo, NY 14206

Run by Community Action Organization of Erie County Inc.

Head Start

Holy Cross Main

150 Maryland St, Buffalo, NY 14201

Run by Holy Cross Head Start, Inc

Early Head Start

Kidz Zone

2680 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14214

Run by Community Action Organization of Erie County Inc.

Early Head Start

LIghthouse Center, Inc.

1166 Jefferson Ave Ste E, Buffalo, NY 14208

Run by Community Action Organization of Erie County Inc.

Head Start

North Buffalo Center

203 Sanders Rd, Buffalo, NY 14216

Run by Holy Cross Head Start, Inc

Head Start

Northwest Center

155 Lawn Ave, Buffalo, NY 14207

Run by Holy Cross Head Start, Inc

Early Head Start

Puddle Jumpers

2422 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216

Run by Community Action Organization of Erie County Inc.

Early Head Start

Puddle Jumpers Downtown

200 E Eagle St, Buffalo, NY 14204

Run by Community Action Organization of Erie County Inc.

Early Head Start

Welcoming Wonder

1373 Clinton St, Buffalo, NY 14206

Run by Community Action Organization of Erie County Inc.

Early Head Start

YWCA

1005 Grant St, Buffalo, NY 14207

Run by Community Action Organization of Erie County 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 Buffalo

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Buffalo · Youth nonprofits in Buffalo · New York 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.