Head Start and Early Head Start in Parkersburg, WV

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

Head Start

Blennerhassett Elementary (Wood Co)

448 Jewell Rd, Parkersburg, WV 26101

Run by AFL-CIO Appalachian Council

Head Start

Cedar Grove (Wood Co)

490 Cedar Grove Rd, Parkersburg, WV 26104

Run by AFL-CIO Appalachian Council

Head Start

Emerson Elementary

1605 36th St, Parkersburg, WV 26104

Run by AFL-CIO Appalachian Council

Head Start

Franklin Elementary

1511 Division Street Ext, Parkersburg, WV 26101

Run by AFL-CIO Appalachian Council

Head Start

Jefferson Elementary

1103 Plum St, Parkersburg, WV 26101

Run by AFL-CIO Appalachian Council

Head Start

Madison Elementary (Wood County)

1426 32nd St, Parkersburg, WV 26104

Run by AFL-CIO Appalachian Council

Head Start

Martin Elementary

1301 Hillcrest St, Parkersburg, WV 26101

Run by AFL-CIO Appalachian 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 Parkersburg

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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