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Head Start and Early Head Start in Reading, PA

10 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Reading, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Centre Ave 1-3

2101 Centre Ave, Reading, PA 19605

Run by Berks County Intermediate Unit

Head Start

Helping Harvest Annex

229 Washington St, Reading, PA 19601

Run by Berks County Intermediate Unit

Head Start

Holy Cross Head Start

2101 Centre Ave., Reading, PA 19605

Run by Berks County Intermediate Unit

Head Start

Jacksonwald

100 Church Lane Rd Jacksonwald Elementary School, Reading, PA 19606

Run by Berks County Intermediate Unit

Head Start

Lorane

699 Rittenhouse Dr, Reading, PA 19606

Run by Berks County Intermediate Unit

Head Start

St. Luke's 1-4 Head Start

449 N 9th St St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, Reading, PA 19601

Run by Berks County Intermediate Unit

Head Start

Thomas Ford Academy

904 Margaret St, Reading, PA 19611

Run by Berks County Intermediate Unit

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 Reading

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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