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Chattanooga, Tennessee

Head Start and Early Head Start in Chattanooga, TN

12 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Chattanooga, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Avondale Head Start

2302 Ocoee St, Chattanooga, TN 37406

Run by Chattanooga YFD Head Start/EHS Program

Head Start and Early Head Start

Cedar Hill

4701 Divine Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37407

Run by Chattanooga YFD Head Start/EHS Program

Early Head Start

Children's Academy

1800 S Greenwood Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404

Run by Chattanooga YFD Head Start/EHS Program

Head Start

Hardy Elementary

2100 Glass St, Chattanooga, TN 37406

Run by Chattanooga YFD Head Start/EHS Program

Early Head Start

Hope City Early Head Start

7 N Tuxedo Ave Ste 100, Chattanooga, TN 37411

Run by Chattanooga YFD Head Start/EHS Program

Head Start

Orchard Knob Elementary

2000 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37404

Run by Chattanooga YFD Head Start/EHS Program

Head Start

Woodmore

800 Woodmore Ln, Chattanooga, TN 37411

Run by Chattanooga YFD Head Start/EHS Program

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 Chattanooga

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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