Head Start and Early Head Start in East Stroudsburg, PA

3 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in East Stroudsburg, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Central Head Start

212 W 4th St, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

Run by Pocono Services for Families and Children

Head Start

Middle Smithfield Elementary

5190 Milford Rd, East Stroudsburg, PA 18302

Run by Pocono Services for Families and Children

Head Start

Smithfield

245 River Rd, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

Run by Pocono Services for Families and Children

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 East Stroudsburg

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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