Head Start and Early Head Start in Erie, PA

6 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Erie, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Asbury Child Development Centers, Inc.

3814 Asbury Rd, Erie, PA 16506

Run by Child Development Centers, Inc.

Head Start

Cascade Child Development Center, Inc.

950 W 7th St, Erie, PA 16502

Run by Child Development Centers, Inc.

Head Start

Century Child Development Centers, Inc.

504 E 27th St, Erie, PA 16504

Run by Child Development Centers, Inc.

Head Start

Downtown Child Development Center

121 E 10th St, Erie, PA 16501

Run by Child Development Centers, Inc.

Head Start

Gilson Child Development Center, Inc.

903 Payne Ave, Erie, PA 16503

Run by Child Development Centers, Inc.

Head Start

Roosevelt Child Development Center

2300 Cranberry St, Erie, PA 16502

Run by 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 Erie

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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