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Syracuse, New York

Head Start and Early Head Start in Syracuse, NY

17 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Syracuse, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Atonement Day Care Center

116 W Glen Ave, Syracuse, NY 13205

Run by People's Equal Action and Community Effort, Inc.

Early Head Start

Cab Horse Commons

677 S Salina St, Syracuse, NY 13202

Run by The Salvation Army

Head Start

Cathedral at Pompei

923 N McBride St, Syracuse, NY 13208

Run by People's Equal Action and Community Effort, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Elmcrest Early Education Center

516 Prospect Ave, Syracuse, NY 13208

Run by People's Equal Action and Community Effort, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Genesee

1125 W Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13204

Run by People's Equal Action and Community Effort, Inc.

Head Start

Grant

2400 Grant Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13208

Run by People's Equal Action and Community Effort, Inc.

Head Start

Hawley Youth Organization

716 Hawley Ave, Syracuse, NY 13203

Run by People's Equal Action and Community Effort, Inc.

Head Start

James Street

1507 James St, Syracuse, NY 13203

Run by People's Equal Action and Community Effort, Inc.

Early Head Start

Reach CNY

1010 James St, Syracuse, NY 13203

Run by People's Equal Action and Community Effort, Inc.

Head Start

SCSD Dr King

416 E Raynor Ave, Syracuse, NY 13202

Run by People's Equal Action and Community Effort, Inc.

Head Start

SCSD Dr Weeks

710 Hawley Ave, Syracuse, NY 13203

Run by People's Equal Action and Community Effort, Inc.

Head Start

SCSD Franklin

428 S Alvord St, Syracuse, NY 13208

Run by People's Equal Action and Community Effort, Inc.

Head Start

Salvation Army/Cab Horse

677 S Salina St, Syracuse, NY 13202

Run by People's Equal Action and Community Effort, 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 Syracuse

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Syracuse · Youth nonprofits in Syracuse · 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.