Federal Head Start data

Daycare in Pennsylvania

The Department of Labor's price database has no 2022 median for Pennsylvania, so we show no price here and do not guess one. The federal Head Start list does cover Pennsylvania: 895 centers with 27,579 funded places.

895Head Start centers
27,579funded places
64counties with a center

What we can and cannot show for Pennsylvania

The Department of Labor builds its price database from state and local data. Pennsylvania sent none that fits, so no weekly price exists for any county. The Head Start list below is federal and complete. For a licensed daycare near you, use the state's own child care licensing office.

Under $171
$171 to $234
$234 to $307
Over $307
No federal price
Inspection records

Head Start in Pennsylvania

Head Start and Early Head Start are free federal programs for children from families with low incomes. 895 Pennsylvania centers are on the federal list, with 27,579 funded places. The 10 counties with the most centers:

County	Centers	Funded places
Philadelphia County	190	7,231
Allegheny County	151	2,892
Westmoreland County	36	772
Lackawanna County	32	607
Washington County	25	538
Fayette County	24	829
Lancaster County	18	427
Luzerne County	18	803
Beaver County	16	403
Berks County	15	505

Source: Head Start center locator service locations. To apply, contact the center or its grantee.

Inspection records for Pennsylvania

Daycare Hub reads each daycare's state inspection record in Texas only, for now. Daycare in Texas shows what a provider page holds. In Pennsylvania, the price tables above and the Head Start list are what we publish.

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Prices shown as "county median" are from the U.S. Department of Labor National Database of Childcare Prices (latest year available, 2022), as stated on our data sources page.