Head Start and Early Head Start in Falls Church, VA

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

Head Start

Bailey's Elementary for the Arts and Sciences

6111 Knollwood Dr, Falls Church, VA 22041

Run by Fairfax County Public Schools

Head Start

Glen Forest Elementary

5829 Glen Forest Dr, Falls Church, VA 22041

Run by Fairfax County Public Schools

Head Start

Graham Road Elementary

3036 Graham Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042

Run by Fairfax County Public Schools

Early Head Start

Higher Horizons Day Care Center, Inc, Early Head Start

6201 Leesburg Pike Ste 5, Falls Church, VA 22044

Run by Higher Horizons Day Care Center, Inc.

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 Falls Church

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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