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Ithaca, New York

Head Start and Early Head Start in Ithaca, NY

9 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Ithaca, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Belle Sherman

501 Mitchell St, Ithaca, NY 14850

Run by Ithaca City School District

Head Start

Enfield

20 Enfield Main Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850

Run by Ithaca City School District

Head Start

Fall Creek

202 King St, Ithaca, NY 14850

Run by Ithaca City School District

Head Start and Early Head Start

Harriet Center

661 Spencer Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850

Run by Tompkins Community Action, Inc

Head Start

Longview

1 Bella Vista Dr, Ithaca, NY 14850

Run by Tompkins Community Action, Inc

Early Head Start

Racker

3226 Wilkins Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850

Run by Tompkins Community Action, Inc

Early Head Start

Sally Center

210 Hancock St Ste 2, Ithaca, NY 14850

Run by Tompkins Community Action, 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 Ithaca

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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