Head Start and Early Head Start in Charlottesville, VA

7 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Charlottesville, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Agnor Elementary School

3201 Berkmar Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22901

Run by United Way of Greater Charlottesville

Head Start

Baker-Butler Elementary

2740 Proffit Rd # 5703, Charlottesville, VA 22911

Run by United Way of Greater Charlottesville

Head Start

Mary Carr Greer Elementary

190 Lambs Ln, Charlottesville, VA 22901

Run by United Way of Greater Charlottesville

Head Start and Early Head Start

Mountain Lake Childcare Center

1550 Seminole Trl, Charlottesville, VA 22901

Run by United Way of Greater Charlottesville

Head Start

Mountain View Elementary

1545 Founders Pl, Charlottesville, VA 22902

Run by United Way of Greater Charlottesville

Early Head Start

ReadyKids

1000 E High St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

Run by United Way of Greater Charlottesville

Head Start

Woodbrook Elementary

100 Woodbrook Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22901

Run by United Way of Greater Charlottesville

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 Charlottesville

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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