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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Head Start and Early Head Start in Philadelphia, PA

187 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Philadelphia, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start and Early Head Start

17th Street

2900 N 17th St, Philadelphia, PA 19132

Run by Acelero, Inc.

Head Start

APM - Marshall

2318 N Marshall St, Philadelphia, PA 19133

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start

ASPIRA - Head Start

6301 N 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19120

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Early Head Start

Amazing Kidz Academy LLC

1301 E Cheltenham Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19124

Run by District 1199C Training And Upgrading Fund

Early Head Start

American Street

2115 N American St, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Run by Acelero, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

American Street

2115 N American St, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Run by Acelero, Inc.

Head Start

Ann Kids - Haines

2036 E Haines St, Philadelphia, PA 19138

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start

Aubrey Jones Center

2514 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19133

Run by Acelero, Inc.

Head Start

Aubrey Jones Center

2514 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19133

Run by Acelero, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Big Germantown

3149 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19133

Run by Acelero, Inc.

Early Head Start

Brightside Academy - Plaza

217 W Lehigh Ave Ste 2, Philadelphia, PA 19133

Run by Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center

Early Head Start

Brightside Academy - Van Pelt

2010 N Van Pelt St, Philadelphia, PA 19121

Run by Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center

Early Head Start

Brightside Erie

111 W Erie Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19140

Run by Tri-County Community Action Agency Inc.

Early Head Start

Brightside Meadow

1627 Meadow St # 29, Philadelphia, PA 19124

Run by Tri-County Community Action Agency Inc.

Early Head Start

Brightside Meadow

1627 Meadow St, Philadelphia, PA 19124

Run by Tri-County Community Action Agency, Inc.

Early Head Start

Brightsie Academy - K & A

1819 E Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134

Run by Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center

Early Head Start

Brightsie Academy - Meadow

1627 Meadow St, Philadelphia, PA 19124

Run by Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center

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 Philadelphia

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