Y Head Start in Anne Arundel County
Providing high quality, early learning programs at no cost
Providing high quality, early learning programs at no cost
Y Head Start and Early Head Start in Anne Arundel County offers safe, effective, early learning programs that provide educational, health and family services to qualifying families - all at no cost to parents! Our goal is to ensure that every child ultimately enters school ready to learn. In fact, Y Head Start children routinely assess higher in school readiness than other assessed children across the state.
Children are enrolled based on a selection system that ranks families by need. All children are welcome, including those with disabilities, in foster care, or are experiencing homelessness. Y Head Start also participates in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) program. See the CACFP non-discrimination statement.
Y Early Head Start is a home-based program for expectant parents and children up to age 3.
Y Head Start is for children ages 3-5 and has an intentional focus to prepare children to enter kindergarten ready to succeed.
To get started, please submit the form at the bottom of this page. A Family Service Advocate or Family Development Specialist will reach out to you with more information.
If you like, you may also complete the PRE-REGISTRATION APPLICATION to determine eligibility for the Early Head Start or Head Start program.
The Y EARLY HEAD START home-based program is available in the following zip codes:
21403, 21405, 21409, 21012, 21240, 20765, 21056, 21060, 21061, 20776, 21032, 21113, 21122, 21140, 21226, 21076
The Y HEAD START program for ages 3-5 is available at the following locations:
ANNAPOLIS GARDENS Y HEAD START
213 Croll Dr., Annapolis, MD 21404
FREETOWN Y HEAD START
282 Whitaker Rd., Pasadena, MD 21122
LLOYD KEASER Y HEAD START
5757 Belle Grove Rd., Brooklyn Park, MD 21225
MEADE VILLAGE Y HEAD START
1710 Meade Circle Rd., Severn, MD 21144