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Head Start and Early Head Start in Cleveland, OH

33 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Cleveland, from the federal Office of Head Start.

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A. J. Rickoff Elementary School

3500 E 147th St, Cleveland, OH 44120

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Aton Grdina

2955 E 71st St, Cleveland, OH 44104

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Bright Start Cleveland

4477 E 131st St, Cleveland, OH 44105

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Carl B. Stokes Head Start

1883 Torbenson Dr, Cleveland, OH 44112

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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CleverBee Academy Kinsman

14001 Kinsman Rd, Cleveland, OH 44120

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Excel Early Learning Center

3031 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44118

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Feaster Brown Star Quality

7310 Fleet Ave, Cleveland, OH 44105

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Friendly Inn

2386 Unwin Rd, Cleveland, OH 44104

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Good Beginnings

5467 Warrensville Center Rd, Cleveland, OH 44137

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Greater Achievement 1

14220 Harvard Ave, Cleveland, OH 44128

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Greater Achievement 2

4035 E 141st St, Cleveland, OH 44128

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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H. Barbara Booker

2121 W 67th St, Cleveland, OH 44102

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Harvey Rice School

2730 E 116th St, Cleveland, OH 44120

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Jireh

7724 Detroit Ave # OH, Cleveland, OH 44102

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Leah's Child Care Center

2330 Broadview Rd, Cleveland, OH 44109

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Learning to Grow

5309 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Let's Play Together

8601 Sauer Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Louis Stokes Head Start

4075 E 173rd St, Cleveland, OH 44128

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Memorial School

410 E 152nd St, Cleveland, OH 44110

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Miles Early Learning

23340 Miles Rd, Cleveland, OH 44128

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Next Step Prep Academy

9000 Superior Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

Head Start and Early Head Start

Rainbow Terrace

7255 Garden Valley Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44104

Run by Catholic Charities

Early Head Start

Scholar House

2543 Community College Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Stair Steps

18482 Lake Shore Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44119

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

Head Start and Early Head Start

Urban Community School

2021 W 48th St, Cleveland, OH 44102

Run by The Centers for Families and Children

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Urban Community School2

4909 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102

Run by The Centers for Families and Children

Head Start and Early Head Start

Wade Early Learning Center

9111 Yale Ave, Cleveland, OH 44108

Run by The Centers for Families and Children

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Wade Park Elementary School

7600 Wade Park Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

Head Start and Early Head Start

William Patrick Day Head Start

2421 Community College Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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Wilson Elementary School

1126 Ansel Rd, Cleveland, OH 44108

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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YWCA

4019 Prospect Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103

Run by Step Forward (formerly Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland)

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 Cleveland

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