Head Start Programs in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is home to 788 federally funded head start programs. No quality rating is published for these listings; confirm licensing, hours, ages served, and costs directly with the provider. Browse by city below to find local listings.

Cities with head start programs in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA 1,965 providers Pittsburgh, PA 461 providers Reading, PA 133 providers Scranton, PA 65 providers Lebanon, PA 80 providers Allentown, PA 287 providers Homestead, PA 35 providers York, PA 90 providers Erie, PA 111 providers Harrisburg, PA 126 providers Lancaster, PA 127 providers New Castle, PA 33 providers Uniontown, PA 25 providers Washington, PA 24 providers Altoona, PA 40 providers Hazleton, PA 37 providers Monroeville, PA 26 providers Beaver Falls, PA 22 providers Braddock, PA 15 providers Butler, PA 22 providers Duquesne, PA 17 providers Indiana, PA 16 providers Mc Kees Rocks, PA 20 providers Mckeesport, PA 25 providers Norristown, PA 41 providers Pottstown, PA 31 providers Tarentum, PA 11 providers Verona, PA 17 providers Williamsport, PA 32 providers Aliquippa, PA 24 providers Bethlehem, PA 46 providers Bristol, PA 17 providers Carbondale, PA 10 providers Chambersburg, PA 44 providers Clairton, PA 16 providers East Stroudsburg, PA 33 providers Easton, PA 53 providers Greensburg, PA 25 providers Huntingdon, PA 13 providers Jeannette, PA 13 providers Milford, PA 8 providers New Kensington, PA 13 providers Rochester, PA 6 providers Sharon, PA 15 providers Warren, PA 13 providers Waynesburg, PA 9 providers Wilkes Barre, PA 31 providers Athens, PA 5 providers Bentleyville, PA 5 providers Bloomsburg, PA 16 providers Blossburg, PA 7 providers Brookville, PA 8 providers Canton, PA 5 providers Carlisle, PA 34 providers Carnegie, PA 12 providers Clarion, PA 8 providers Coatesville, PA 34 providers Columbia, PA 10 providers Connellsville, PA 12 providers Coraopolis, PA 18 providers Covington Township, PA 4 providers Dunmore, PA 8 providers Ellwood City, PA 11 providers Franklin, PA 9 providers Gettysburg, PA 14 providers Greenville, PA 8 providers Irwin, PA 24 providers Johnstown, PA 29 providers La Plume, PA 3 providers Lewistown, PA 12 providers Ligonier, PA 4 providers Mc Connellsburg, PA 6 providers Meadville, PA 22 providers Mifflinburg, PA 6 providers Mifflintown, PA 6 providers Mount Union, PA 9 providers New Brighton, PA 9 providers North Versailles, PA 7 providers Pleasant Gap, PA 5 providers Port Matilda, PA 6 providers Pottstown, PA 10 providers Pottsville, PA 10 providers Punxsutawney, PA 8 providers Quakertown, PA 20 providers Richfield, PA 3 providers Sharpsburg, PA 2 providers Sharpsville, PA 5 providers Shippensburg, PA 8 providers Somerset, PA 15 providers Throop, PA 5 providers Tunkhannock, PA 9 providers West Chester, PA 46 providers Wilkinsburg, PA 4 providers Wingate, PA 3 providers Abington, PA 13 providers Alexandria, PA 3 providers Ambler, PA 16 providers Ambridge, PA 6 providers Annville, PA 5 providers Apollo, PA 5 providers Ashland, PA 2 providers Avella, PA 3 providers Bangor, PA 7 providers Bath, PA 4 providers Beaver Springs, PA 3 providers Bedford, PA 7 providers Bellevue, PA 3 providers Bensalem, PA 25 providers Benton, PA 1 providers Berlin, PA 5 providers Berwick, PA 11 providers Bessemer, PA 2 providers Bigler, PA 2 providers Biglerville, PA 2 providers Blairsville, PA 4 providers Blawnox, PA 2 providers Bobtown, PA 2 providers Boswell, PA 1 providers Bradford, PA 9 providers Bridgeville, PA 15 providers Broad Top, PA 1 providers Brockway, PA 3 providers Brownsville, PA 6 providers Burgettstown, PA 3 providers Cairnbrook, PA 2 providers Canonsburg, PA 27 providers Centre Hall, PA 5 providers Charleroi, PA 6 providers Chester, PA 36 providers Claysburg, PA 7 providers Claysville, PA 2 providers Clifton Heights, PA 11 providers Coalport, PA 4 providers Collegeville, PA 19 providers Collingdale, PA 1 providers Confluence, PA 4 providers Coudersport, PA 4 providers Cresson, PA 6 providers Dallas, PA 5 providers Danville, PA 11 providers Davidsville, PA 3 providers Defiance, PA 1 providers Delmont, PA 3 providers Delta, PA 3 providers Denver, PA 3 providers Dingmans Ferry, PA 5 providers Donora, PA 3 providers Downingtown, PA 28 providers Doylestown, PA 25 providers Dubois, PA 1 providers East Smithfield, PA 2 providers Ebensburg, PA 13 providers Edwardsville, PA 4 providers Eldred, PA 4 providers Elizabeth, PA 7 providers Elizabethtown, PA 12 providers Elkland, PA 3 providers Emporium, PA 5 providers Ephrata, PA 14 providers Everett, PA 5 providers Exeter, PA 7 providers Exton, PA 19 providers Feasterville Trevose, PA 16 providers Finleyville, PA 2 providers Ford City, PA 7 providers Fort Washington, PA 9 providers Forty Fort, PA 4 providers Frazer, PA 1 providers Fredericksburg, PA 3 providers Fredericktown, PA 2 providers Freedom, PA 4 providers Freeport, PA 3 providers Grampian, PA 2 providers Grove City, PA 7 providers Hadley, PA 2 providers Hamburg, PA 8 providers Hanover, PA 19 providers Hawley, PA 7 providers Herminie, PA 3 providers Hermitage, PA 14 providers Hollidaysburg, PA 9 providers Holtwood, PA 2 providers Homer City, PA 4 providers Honesdale, PA 8 providers Hopwood, PA 4 providers Houtzdale, PA 5 providers Hughesville, PA 5 providers Hyde, PA 2 providers Jamestown, PA 2 providers Jermyn, PA 5 providers Jersey Shore, PA 10 providers Johnsonburg, PA 2 providers Kane, PA 4 providers Kingston, PA 13 providers Kittanning, PA 12 providers Knox, PA 4 providers Lake Ariel, PA 7 providers Lake City, PA 6 providers Landisville, PA 6 providers Lansdale, PA 28 providers Latrobe, PA 10 providers Leesport, PA 5 providers Lehighton, PA 10 providers Lemont Furnace, PA 2 providers Levittown, PA 32 providers Lewisburg, PA 8 providers Littlestown, PA 8 providers Lock Haven, PA 9 providers Lower Burrell, PA 2 providers Loysburg, PA 1 providers Mahanoy City, PA 2 providers Manchester, PA 6 providers Mansfield, PA 7 providers Masontown, PA 3 providers Mc Veytown, PA 3 providers Mckees Rocks, PA 2 providers Mehoopany, PA 4 providers Mercer, PA 2 providers Meyersdale, PA 4 providers Middleburg, PA 6 providers Monaca, PA 4 providers Monessen, PA 7 providers Monongahela, PA 5 providers Moosic, PA 7 providers Morrisdale, PA 5 providers Mount Joy, PA 8 providers Mt Pleasant, PA 1 providers Nanticoke, PA 8 providers New Bethlehem, PA 3 providers New Cumberland, PA 10 providers New Florence, PA 4 providers New Milford, PA 3 providers New Oxford, PA 11 providers New Paris, PA 3 providers New Wilmington, PA 2 providers Newfoundland, PA 2 providers North Huntingdon, PA 1 providers Northampton, PA 6 providers Northern Cambria, PA 4 providers Oil City, PA 6 providers Old Forge, PA 5 providers Orbisonia, PA 4 providers Orrtanna, PA 3 providers Palmyra, PA 6 providers Paradise, PA 2 providers Peckville, PA 6 providers Penn Hills, PA 2 providers Penn Run, PA 1 providers Philipsburg, PA 10 providers Phoenixville, PA 21 providers Pine Grove Mills, PA 2 providers Pitcairn, PA 4 providers Pittston, PA 10 providers Plymouth, PA 3 providers Port Allegany, PA 3 providers Quarryville, PA 8 providers Rankin, PA 2 providers Reamstown, PA 1 providers Renovo, PA 1 providers Republic, PA 2 providers Reynoldsville, PA 4 providers Rices Landing, PA 3 providers Richland, PA 3 providers Ridgway, PA 10 providers Rimersburg, PA 5 providers Roaring Spring, PA 5 providers Robesonia, PA 1 providers Rockwood, PA 1 providers Rome, PA 5 providers Rostraver Township, PA 3 providers Rural Valley, PA 4 providers Saint Clair, PA 1 providers Saint Marys, PA 8 providers Salisbury, PA 2 providers Salix, PA 3 providers Saxonburg, PA 5 providers Sayre, PA 8 providers Schuylkill Haven, PA 7 providers Scottdale, PA 5 providers Selinsgrove, PA 9 providers Seneca, PA 2 providers Shade Gap, PA 2 providers Shamokin, PA 3 providers Shenandoah, PA 4 providers Shillington, PA 2 providers Shippenville, PA 2 providers Slatington, PA 6 providers Smithfield, PA 3 providers Snow Shoe, PA 2 providers Souderton, PA 8 providers Springville, PA 5 providers State College, PA 33 providers Stoneboro, PA 2 providers Strasburg, PA 2 providers Stroudsburg, PA 12 providers Sunbury, PA 9 providers Tamaqua, PA 10 providers Taylor, PA 4 providers Telford, PA 3 providers Towanda, PA 5 providers Trafford, PA 4 providers Troy, PA 5 providers Tyrone, PA 8 providers Vandergrift, PA 5 providers Warfordsburg, PA 2 providers Warminster, PA 14 providers Waterfall, PA 1 providers Watsontown, PA 4 providers Waymart, PA 5 providers Wellsboro, PA 9 providers West Grove, PA 13 providers West Middlesex, PA 2 providers West Newton, PA 4 providers West Reading, PA 3 providers West Sunbury, PA 3 providers Westover, PA 2 providers Whitehall, PA 25 providers Williamsburg, PA 2 providers Windsor, PA 3 providers Wrightsville, PA 2 providers Wyalusing, PA 4 providers York Springs, PA 4 providers Youngwood, PA 3 providers Zelienople, PA 6 providers

About head start programs in Pennsylvania

Head Start and Early Head Start are federally funded programs that combine early education with nutrition, developmental screening, and family support. Programs are generally free for eligible families and prioritize children from low-income households, children in foster care, and children with disabilities.

Frequently asked questions

How many head start programs does Pennsylvania have?

This directory covers 788 federally funded head start programs in Pennsylvania, spread across 324 cities and counties, drawn from the Head Start Service Locations dataset (HHS/ACF).

What is the best way to compare head start programs in Pennsylvania?

To compare Head Start programs, confirm eligibility and application steps, and ask about hours, transportation, meals, and how the program coordinates with services your family already uses. Local programs can differ in schedules and offerings. Open the city listings above to reach individual profiles.

Data sources

Sources: Head Start Service Locations. Data as of 2026-10-07.

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