Head Start
Kettle Moraine YMCA
1111 W Washington St, West Bend, WI 53095
Run by WEST BEND Joint School District 1
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West Bend, Wisconsin
Head Start and Early Head Start in West Bend, WI
3 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in West Bend, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Early Head Start
National Centers for Learning Excellence-West Bend
2295 Continental Dr Ste 3, West Bend, WI 53095
Run by National Centers for Learning Excellence, Inc.
Head Start
Rolfs Education Center
737 S 3rd Ave, West Bend, WI 53095
Run by WEST BEND Joint School District 1
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 West Bend
Licensed child care and after-school programs in West Bend · Youth nonprofits in West Bend · Wisconsin 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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.