Community · Boston
Head Start & Early Head Start
ABCD (Action for Boston Community Development)
Free comprehensive early education and family development program preparing children for preschool and kindergarten through activities that build cognitive and emotional skills, with parent engagement


What to know
- Who it is for
- Early Head Start: before birth to age 3; Head Start: ages 2.9 - 5
- Published cost
- Not published
- Venue
- Centers throughout Boston, MA
- When it runs
- Rolling — start any time
- Registration
- Registration Open — Pre-registration form open online; eligibility is income-based.
- Level
- introductory
- Time commitment
- Part-day or full-day early education program; enroll by pre-registration
Upcoming sessions
This program takes participants on a rolling basis, so there is no single start date to publish. Dates checked Nov 5, 2026.
Where it meets
Centers throughout Boston, MA
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