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Columbus, Ohio

Head Start and Early Head Start in Columbus, OH

52 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Columbus, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Avalon

5220 Avalon Ave, Columbus, OH 43229

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Head Start

Chosen Kids SE

2525 Petzinger Rd, Columbus, OH 43209

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Creative Child Care West

485 Industrial Mile Rd, Columbus, OH 43228

Run by Ohio State University

Head Start

ECE and Family Center

2879 Johnstown Rd, Columbus, OH 43219

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

G. Tyree Learning Center

1077 Lexington Ave, Columbus, OH 43201

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

God's Kidz South

1700 S 20th St, Columbus, OH 43207

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Heavenly Kids

400 E Mound St, Columbus, OH 43215

Run by Ohio State University

Head Start

Inspire Learning Academy LLC

3303 Winchester Pike, Columbus, OH 43232

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Head Start

JuJu Learning Academy

3311 E Livingston Ave, Columbus, OH 43227

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Kids Care Academy

3400 Kohr Blvd, Columbus, OH 43224

Run by Ohio State University

Head Start

King Arts Complex

867 Mount Vernon Ave, Columbus, OH 43203

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Head Start

Linden Park

1400 Myrtle Ave, Columbus, OH 43211

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Little Miracles EDC

4445 Reinbeau Dr, Columbus, OH 43232

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Head Start

Marburn

4141 Rudy Rd, Columbus, OH 43214

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Mattie B James Center

969 Crupper Ave, Columbus, OH 43229

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Early Head Start

OSU Nisonger Center

1581 Dodd Dr # 357, Columbus, OH 43210

Run by Ohio State University

Early Head Start

Pregnant Women

999 Crupper Ave, Columbus, OH 43229

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Head Start

Riverside Education Center

3366 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43202

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Schoenbaum Family Center

175 E 7th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201

Run by Ohio State University

Head Start

Teach & Learn Childcare

2696 S Hamilton Rd, Columbus, OH 43232

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, Inc.

Head Start

YMCA Cherry Creek

600 Fox Ridge St, Columbus, OH 43228

Run by YMCA of Central Ohio

Head Start

YMCA ELC West

1952 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43223

Run by YMCA of Central Ohio

Head Start

YMCA Norton Road

60 Norton Rd, Columbus, OH 43228

Run by YMCA of Central Ohio

Head Start

YMCA Watkins

1520 Watkins Rd, Columbus, OH 43207

Run by YMCA of Central Ohio

Head Start

Young Scholars

3943 Groves Rd, Columbus, OH 43232

Run by Child Development Council of Franklin County, 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 Columbus

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