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Alexandria, Virginia

Head Start and Early Head Start in Alexandria, VA

13 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Alexandria, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Cora Kelly

3600 Commonwealth Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305

Run by Alexandria City Office of Economic Opportunity

Head Start

George Washington

1005 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301

Run by Alexandria City Office of Economic Opportunity

Early Head Start

Gum Springs Glen

7839 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22306

Run by Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Early Head Start

Home Visitor

Alexandria, VA 22314

Run by Campagna Center, Inc.

Head Start

Jefferson Houston

1501 Cameron St, Alexandria, VA 22314

Run by Alexandria City Office of Economic Opportunity

Head Start

John Adams

5651 Rayburn Ave, Alexandria, VA 22311

Run by Alexandria City Office of Economic Opportunity

Head Start

Parklawn Elementary

4116 Braddock Rd, Alexandria, VA 22312

Run by Fairfax County Public Schools

Head Start

St. James

5140 Fillmore Ave, Alexandria, VA 22311

Run by Alexandria City Office of Economic Opportunity

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 Alexandria

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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