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Akron, Ohio

Head Start and Early Head Start in Akron, OH

7 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Akron, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

Head Start Five Points II

670 W Exchange St, Akron, OH 44302

Run by Akron Summit Community Action Agency, Inc.

Head Start

Head Start at Arlington

539 S Arlington St, Akron, OH 44306

Run by Akron Summit Community Action Agency, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Head Start at Cedar

442 Bell St, Akron, OH 44307

Run by Akron Summit Community Action Agency, Inc.

Head Start

Head Start at Oak Creek

1335 Massillon Rd, Akron, OH 44306

Run by Akron Summit Community Action Agency, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Head Start at Summit Lake

390 W Crosier St, Akron, OH 44311

Run by Akron Summit Community Action Agency, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Head Start at Waterloo

1205 E Waterloo Rd, Akron, OH 44306

Run by Akron Summit Community Action Agency, 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 Akron

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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