Southern Illinois Early Head Start

Early Head Start programs provide comprehensive and intensive services to pregnant women and children through age 3.  Early Head Start programs have a triple mission of promoting healthy prenatal outcomes, enhancing the development of very young children, and promoting healthy family functioning.  There are a number of Early Head Start programs throughout southern Illinois. The program focuses on providing services to low-income families with infants and toddlers, however, each Early Head Start program is responsible for determining its' own eligibility criteria.  Early Head Start services can be provided in centers or as a home visiting option.
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Agencies in southern Illinois that provide Early Head Start services are listed below.

Alexander County
Southern 7 -Cairo Early  Head Start Center
Phone:  (618) 734-4220

Franklin County
Centerstone Early Head Start
​1-888-291-HELP

Gallatin County
Gallatin County Home Based  Early Head Start
(618) 252-2680

Hamilton County
Hamilton County Home Based EarlyHead Start
McLeansboro 

Pulaski County

Southern 7- Mounds Early Head Start Center
(618) 745-6703

Southern 7- Rustic Early Head Start Center-Ullin 
618- 634-9817

Saline County
Saline County  Early Head Start 
618- 252-2680

White County
​White County Home Based  Early Head Start
618- 384-5541


Williamson County
Centerstone Early Head Start -Marion
1-888-291 HELP