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Maine Free Preschool Directory

Welcome to Free Preschool Directory's listings for Maine. Our Maine listings include 120 affordable and free preschools with several different pieces of information that can help parents connect with preschools in their area.

Counties in Maine

York (11)
Sagadahoc (2)
Oxford (8)
Cumberland (8)
Androscoggin (8)
Franklin (7)
Kennebec (13)
Lincoln (4)
Waldo (9)
Penobscot (13)
Piscataquis (2)
Hancock (6)
Washington (6)
Aroostook (10)
Somerset (8)
Knox (2)



Maine Free Preschools:

Pejepscot Head Start - Midcoast Maine Community Action
Location: Topsham, ME - 04086
Contact Phone: (207) 406-2892
Details: Head Start provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to income-eligible children and their families. The focus of this program is to ensure that children are ready to start school while addressing all aspects of a child’s development and learning. Services are available to residents of Lincoln, Sagadahoc and Northeastern Cumberland counties. Classrooms are located in Brunswick, Topsham, Bath, Newcastle, Whitefield, Somerville and Waldoboro. There is no cost to the family. In addition to our Head Start program, MMCA also offers an Early Head Start program which provides center-based and/or home-based options free to families who are expecting a baby or have children ages 0-3 in Brunswick, Harpswell, Lincoln and Sagadahoc Counties. Recognizing that parents are children’s first teachers, in the home-based option, Home Visitors go to the home weekly to offer fun activities and information about child development. Expectant parents learn about the growing baby, healthy pregnancy, and planning for baby’s arrival. Home Visitors also help parents meet their personal goals by connecting them with community resources and services. Twice a month families meet for Family Fun Events, where they form social connections and do activities together, including the popular Read With Me and Art Van programs.
Rsu 20 Head Start Pre-k - Waldo Community Action Partners
Location: Stockton Springs, ME - 04981
Contact Phone: (207) 338-3827
Details: Head Start was created in 1964 to give preschool children a “head start” in formal education. Throughout the decades, Head Start has expanded their services to involve the whole family. Head Start supports families in give different component areas: health, nutrition, education, social services, and parent involvement. WCAP Head Start serves children ages three to five, four days a week, for 128 days per year. WCHS offers part-time (four hours a day) and full-times (six hours a day) options depending on the needs of the family. Placement is based on a number of criteria; the primary one is family income. There is no fee for WCHS programs.
Jean Lyford Child Care Center - Penquis CAP, Inc.
Location: Brewer, ME - 04412
Contact Phone: (207) 973-3567
Details: Head Start and Early Head Start are federally funded programs for preschool children 0-5 years of age. Early Head Start is for children 0-3 years of age. Head Start is for children 3-5 years of age.These programs are free of charge for income eligible families. A sliding fee scale is in place for child care services. Children experience developmentally appropriate classroom activities to increase skills in Learning, Thinking and Doing, Social Interactions, Large and Small Muscle Development, and Daily Health and Nutrition Routines. Head Start and Early Head Start works with families to provide the following services to children enrolled in the program: Medical exams and necessary follow-up; Immunizations; Dental exams and necessary follow-up; Developmental screenings; Nutritional services; Social services (Family Partnerships).
Northern Lincoln County Head Start - Midcoast Maine Community Action
Location: Somerville, ME - 04348
Contact Phone: (207) 549-3261
Details: Head Start provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to income-eligible children and their families. The focus of this program is to ensure that children are ready to start school while addressing all aspects of a child’s development and learning. Services are available to residents of Lincoln, Sagadahoc and Northeastern Cumberland counties. Classrooms are located in Brunswick, Topsham, Bath, Newcastle, Whitefield, Somerville and Waldoboro. There is no cost to the family. In addition to our Head Start program, MMCA also offers an Early Head Start program which provides center-based and/or home-based options free to families who are expecting a baby or have children ages 0-3 in Brunswick, Harpswell, Lincoln and Sagadahoc Counties. Recognizing that parents are children’s first teachers, in the home-based option, Home Visitors go to the home weekly to offer fun activities and information about child development. Expectant parents learn about the growing baby, healthy pregnancy, and planning for baby’s arrival. Home Visitors also help parents meet their personal goals by connecting them with community resources and services. Twice a month families meet for Family Fun Events, where they form social connections and do activities together, including the popular Read With Me and Art Van programs.
Walker Pre-k - Waldo Community Action Partners
Location: Liberty, ME - 04949
Contact Phone: (207) 338-3827
Details: Head Start was created in 1964 to give preschool children a “head start” in formal education. Throughout the decades, Head Start has expanded their services to involve the whole family. Head Start supports families in give different component areas: health, nutrition, education, social services, and parent involvement. WCAP Head Start serves children ages three to five, four days a week, for 128 days per year. WCHS offers part-time (four hours a day) and full-times (six hours a day) options depending on the needs of the family. Placement is based on a number of criteria; the primary one is family income. There is no fee for WCHS programs.
Whitefield Head Start Center - Midcoast Maine Community Action
Location: Whitefield, ME - 04353
Contact Phone: (207) 549-7691
Details: Head Start provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to income-eligible children and their families. The focus of this program is to ensure that children are ready to start school while addressing all aspects of a child’s development and learning. Services are available to residents of Lincoln, Sagadahoc and Northeastern Cumberland counties. Classrooms are located in Brunswick, Topsham, Bath, Newcastle, Whitefield, Somerville and Waldoboro. There is no cost to the family. In addition to our Head Start program, MMCA also offers an Early Head Start program which provides center-based and/or home-based options free to families who are expecting a baby or have children ages 0-3 in Brunswick, Harpswell, Lincoln and Sagadahoc Counties. Recognizing that parents are children’s first teachers, in the home-based option, Home Visitors go to the home weekly to offer fun activities and information about child development. Expectant parents learn about the growing baby, healthy pregnancy, and planning for baby’s arrival. Home Visitors also help parents meet their personal goals by connecting them with community resources and services. Twice a month families meet for Family Fun Events, where they form social connections and do activities together, including the popular Read With Me and Art Van programs.
Riverton Child Development Center - The Opportunity Alliance
Location: Portland, ME - 04102
Contact Phone: (207) 553-5823
Details: Head Start is a program that provides all children with a safe nurturing enviornment while supporting parents while they identify and meet their own goals and nurture the development of their children. Head Start sites are located throughout Cumberland County. Head Start is part/day part/year. Free program to qualifying families.
Rsu 3 Morse Memorial Pre-k - Waldo Community Action Partners
Location: Brooks, ME - 04921
Contact Phone: (207) 338-3827
Details: Head Start was created in 1964 to give preschool children a “head start” in formal education. Throughout the decades, Head Start has expanded their services to involve the whole family. Head Start supports families in give different component areas: health, nutrition, education, social services, and parent involvement. WCAP Head Start serves children ages three to five, four days a week, for 128 days per year. WCHS offers part-time (four hours a day) and full-times (six hours a day) options depending on the needs of the family. Placement is based on a number of criteria; the primary one is family income. There is no fee for WCHS programs.
Rsu 3 Monroe Pre-k - Waldo Community Action Partners
Location: Monroe, ME - 04951
Contact Phone: (207) 338-3827
Details: Head Start was created in 1964 to give preschool children a “head start” in formal education. Throughout the decades, Head Start has expanded their services to involve the whole family. Head Start supports families in give different component areas: health, nutrition, education, social services, and parent involvement. WCAP Head Start serves children ages three to five, four days a week, for 128 days per year. WCHS offers part-time (four hours a day) and full-times (six hours a day) options depending on the needs of the family. Placement is based on a number of criteria; the primary one is family income. There is no fee for WCHS programs.
Montello Head Start/pre K - Promise Early Education Center
Location: Lewiston, ME - 04240
Contact Phone: (207) 795-4040
Details: Head Start (children ages 3 to 5 years old) and Early Head Start (pregnant women, and children ages birth to 3 years old) supports children’s growth in language and literacy, cognition and general knowledge, physical development and health, social and emotional development, and approaches to learning. The program is designed to be responsive to each child and family’s ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage and emphasizes the role of parents as their child’s first and most important teacher. Head Start and Early Head Start programs promote school readiness of young children by providing a learning environment either in a center, childcare partner location, or in a family’s own home. 'As the Head Sart Program for Androscoggin County and with more than 50 years of early childhood development experience behind it, Promise provides a safe, engaging, and empowering place for children to learn and grow.' Both Head Start and Early Head Start are federally funded programs for preschool children 0-5 years of age. These programs are free of charge for income eligible families. A sliding fee scale is in place for childcare services. Children experience developmentally appropriate classroom activities to increase skills in learning, thinking and doing, social interactions, large and small muscle development, and daily health and nutrition routines. At Promise Early Education Center, Head Start and Early Head Start works with families to provide the following services to enrolled children: Medical exams and necessary follow-up; Immunizations; Dental exams and necessary follow-up; Developmental screenings; Lead screenings; Vision and hearing screenings; Nutritional services; Social and emotional health specialists; Social services (Family Partnerships). Head Start and Early Head Start embraces the importance of early childhood education, and research has shown lasting benefits for children enrolled in the programs.