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Jackson, Tennessee

Head Start and Early Head Start in Jackson, TN

4 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Jackson, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Arlington Elementary

701 Arlington Ave, Jackson, TN 38301

Run by Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council

Head Start

Nova

248 Bedford White Rd Nova Elementary School, Jackson, TN 38305

Run by Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council

Head Start and Early Head Start

Washington Douglass Head Start

409 Iselin St, Jackson, TN 38301

Run by Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council

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 Jackson

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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