EOA Head Start is a federally funded child development program designed to help break the cycle of poverty by providing infants and preschool children of low-income families with a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, nutritional, and psychological needs. EOA Head Start aims to increase school readiness in low-income children and promote parental involvement in early childhood development through education, advocacy, and childcare services. EOA Head Start has eight centers located throughout Washington County:

• Ellen Smith, Fayetteville
• Old Farmington Road, Fayetteville
• Ivory M. Conley, Fayetteville
• North Street, Fayetteville
• Pat Walker Center for Children, Springdale
• Oak Avenue, Springdale
• Springdale Airport, Springdale
• West Washington County, Lincoln