Y Head Start in Baltimore City
Providing a high quality, early learning program at no cost
A Focus on School Readiness
Y Head Start in Baltimore City offers a safe, effective, early learning program that provides educational, health and family services to qualifying families - all at no cost to parents! Our goal is to ensure that every child 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.
Our Program
Y HEAD START
Y Head Start services for children ages 3-5 has an intentional focus to prepare children for kindergarten and beyond. Families must reside in Baltimore City to participate.
- Children ages 3-5
- Full-day, 8:30am - 2:30pm
- Monday-Friday, September - June
- Nutritious daily meals (breakfast, lunch & snack)
- Promote learning through play, creative expression and guided activities
- Curriculum-based program focused on school readiness by promoting early math, science, language, and literacy development
- On-site IEP services for children with disabilities
- Modern classrooms equipped with tablets, iStart Smart Computers, and TeachSmart Interactive Displays
- A nurturing environment led by highly qualified and experienced teachers who care about children
FAMILY SERVICES
- Health: Each child’s social, emotional, and physical development is supported so they can fully explore and function in their environment. All children receive health and development screenings, oral health, and mental health support, if needed.
- Family Well-Being: Parents and families are supported in developing and achieving their own goals such as housing stability, continued education, employment, and financial security.
- Healthy Living: All participating families receive a Y family membership at no extra cost while in the program. This gives your family access to all 11 Y family centers for exercise and water fitness classes, refreshing pools, rock walls, free family fun, and more!
Register Now!
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 Head Start program. Just click the link above, then click the register button on the next page.
BALTIMORE CITY LOCATIONS
The Y Head Start program is available at the following locations:
BELAIR Y HEAD START CENTER
4605 Belair Rd., Baltimore, MD 21206
DICKEY HILL Y HEAD START CENTER
(Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle School)
5025 Dickey Hill Rd., Baltimore, MD 21207
EAST FAYETTE Y HEAD START CENTER
1116 E. Fayette St., Baltimore, MD 21202
EDMONDSON Y HEAD START CENTER
(Westside Skills Center)
4501 Edmondson Ave., Baltimore, MD 21229
ELGIN Y HEAD START CENTER
2030 Elgin Ave., Baltimore, MD 21217
HILTON Y HEAD START CENTER
(Dr. Nathan A. Pitts/Ashburton Elementary/Middle School)
3835 Hilton Rd., Baltimore, MD 21215
NORTH BEND Y HEAD START
(North Bend Elementary/Middle School)
181 North Bend Rd., Baltimore, MD 21229
PAYSON Y HEAD START
(Matthew A Henson Elementary School)
1600 N. Payson St., Baltimore, MD 21217
SHERMAN Y EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
900 E. 33rd Street, 21218
SHERWOOD Y HEAD START
(Leith Walk Elementary/Middle School)
1235 Sherwood Ave., Baltimore, MD 21239
WEST PRESTON Y HEAD START
(The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary/Middle School)
507 W. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201
YORKWORD Y HEAD START
(Yorkwood Elementary School)
5931 Yorkwood Rd., Baltimore, MD 21239