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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

Cassidy, Lewis Pre-k

6523 Lansdowne Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19151

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start

Children's Village

125 N 8th St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start

Ellwood School Pre-K

6701 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19126

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start

FELS - Paley

2199 Strahle St, Philadelphia, PA 19152

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start

FELS- Lassin

10800 Jamison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19116

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start and Early Head Start

Jefferson

900 W Jefferson St, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Run by Acelero, Inc.

Early Head Start

KIDS Paradise Daycare

7253 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19135

Run by District 1199C Training And Upgrading Fund

Head Start

Kelley, W.D.

1601 N 28th St, Philadelphia, PA 19121

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start

Ken-Crest - Adams

575 Adams Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19120

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Early Head Start

KenCrest - Adams

575 Adams Ave Ste 1, Philadelphia, PA 19120

Run by Chester County Intermediate Unit 24 (Inc)

Early Head Start

KenCrest - North

3907 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140

Run by Chester County Intermediate Unit 24 (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 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.