Head Start
Carlynton St. John
601 Washington Ave Rm 107, Carnegie, PA 15106
Run by Allegheny County/AIU Head Start
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Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Head Start and Early Head Start in Carnegie, PA
3 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Carnegie, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Early Head Start
Carnegie Early Head Start Classroom and Home Based Program
Carnegie, PA 15106
Run by Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Head Start
Red Balloon ELC
125 Kinley Ave, Carnegie, PA 15106
Run by Allegheny County Department of Human Services
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 Carnegie
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Carnegie · Youth nonprofits in Carnegie · Pennsylvania 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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.