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Head Start and Early Head Start centers in North Dakota

54 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in 37 North Dakota cities and towns, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Cities with the most centers

Fargo5Grand Forks5Fort Yates4Minot3Belcourt2Dickinson2Hillsboro2Jamestown2Anamoose1Bismarck1Buxton1Cannon Ball1Carson1Devils Lake1Dunseith1Fort Totten1Grafton1Granville1Halliday1Harvey1Larimore1Lisbon1Mandan1Mandaree1Mayville1Mott1New Salem1New Town1Parshall1Roseglen1

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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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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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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.