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Dayton, Ohio

Head Start and Early Head Start in Dayton, OH

13 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Dayton, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Aullwood

9101 Frederick Pike, Dayton, OH 45414

Run by Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

Dayton Christian

1352 W Riverview Ave, Dayton, OH 45402

Run by Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

Dixie

5421 N Dixie Dr, Dayton, OH 45414

Run by Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

Kings Highway Center

3805 Kings Hwy, Dayton, OH 45406

Run by Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

Lincoln Hill

200 Dover St, Dayton, OH 45410

Run by Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc

Head Start

Mad River

805 Old Harshman Rd, Dayton, OH 45431

Run by Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

Miami View

215 Horace St, Dayton, OH 45402

Run by Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

On Purpose Academy

51 Best St, Dayton, OH 45405

Run by Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

Stepping Stones

215 Burkhardt Ave, Dayton, OH 45403

Run by Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

Tiny Scholars University

5262 N Dixie Dr, Dayton, OH 45414

Run by Miami Valley Child Development Centers, 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 Dayton

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