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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.

Early Head Start

KenCrest - West

5900 Elmwood Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143

Run by Chester County Intermediate Unit 24 (Inc)

Head Start

Kinder Academy - Trinity

6901 Rising Sun Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Early Head Start

Learning Central Preschool

5727 Walnut St # 33, Philadelphia, PA 19139

Run by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Early Head Start

Little 1's First Start

2018 S Bonsall St, Philadelphia, PA 19145

Run by District 1199C Training And Upgrading Fund

Head Start

Mercy Family Center

1939 W Venango St, Philadelphia, PA 19140

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start

Moffet, JOHN School Pre-k

127 W Oxford St MOFFET, JOHN SCHOOL PRE-K, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Early Head Start

Munlyns Munchkins V

1101 N 63rd St Spc 6218, Philadelphia, PA 19151

Run by District 1199C Training And Upgrading Fund

Head Start and Early Head Start

Plaza Allegheny

432 W Allegheny Ave Ste 1, Philadelphia, PA 19133

Run by Acelero, Inc.

Head Start

Porters Day Care

1434 Belfield Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19140

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start

Precious Angels Academy

6100 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19141

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start

SPIN - Drummond Annex

10541 Drummond Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19154

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start

SPIN - Frankford ECE

1642 Orthodox St, Philadelphia, PA 19124

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start

Southwark School Pre-K

1835 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19148

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start

St. Elizabeth's

1801 N 23rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19121

Run by Acelero Learning Camden/Philadelphia

Early Head Start

The Seed School

5949 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19139

Run by District 1199C Training And Upgrading Fund

Head Start

Today's Child - Girard

1100 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19123

Run by School District of Philadelphia

Head Start

Turner Center Pre-K

5900 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143

Run by School District of Philadelphia

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.