Head Start and Early Head Start in North Providence, RI

2 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in North Providence, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Rockwell Site

7 Rockwell Ave, North Providence, RI 02911

Run by Tri-Town Economic Opportunity Committee

Head Start

Waterman Ave Site

79 Waterman Ave, North Providence, RI 02911

Run by Tri-Town Economic Opportunity Committee

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 North Providence

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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