Head Start
Buckhannon
8 Cleveland Ave, Buckhannon, WV 26201
Run by Upshur Human Resources, Inc.
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Buckhannon, West Virginia
Head Start and Early Head Start in Buckhannon, WV
6 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Buckhannon, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Head Start
Hinkle Drive I
80 Kelson Dr, Buckhannon, WV 26201
Run by Upshur Human Resources, Inc.
Head Start
Hinkle Drive II
82 Kelson Dr, Buckhannon, WV 26201
Run by Upshur Human Resources, Inc.
Head Start
Hodgesville Elementary School
918 Teter Rd, Buckhannon, WV 26201
Run by Upshur Human Resources, Inc.
Head Start
Tennerton
5 Ballah St, Buckhannon, WV 26201
Run by Upshur Human Resources, Inc.
Head Start
Union Elementary School
481 Heavner Grove Rd, Buckhannon, WV 26201
Run by Upshur Human Resources, 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 Buckhannon
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Buckhannon · Youth nonprofits in Buckhannon · West 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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.