Head Start and Early Head Start
El Ranchito Head Start/Early Head Start
24356 US-281, San Benito, TX 78586
Run by Neighbors IN NEED OF Services, INC
Head Start centers / Texas / San Benito
Head Start
La Encantada Head Start
A Head Start center in San Benito, Texas, run by Neighbors IN NEED OF Services, INC.
Center details
Program: Head Start
Ages served: Head Start: children ages 3 to 5
Address: 35001 FM 1577, San Benito, TX 78586
County: Cameron
Run by: Neighbors IN NEED OF Services, INC, Rio Hondo, TX
Federal grant ID (for reference): 06CH013308
Funded seats at this site: Head Start: 34. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (956) 276-2659
To apply, call: (956) 399-9944 ext. 305
Every Head Start program must meet federal quality rules for early learning, health and family support. When you call, ask: How do I apply and what documents do I bring? Is there a waitlist? Is the day full or part? Is there transportation?
Who can enroll
Head Start serves children ages 3 to 5 (ask the center about its birthday cutoff date). Early Head Start serves pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 3. Both are free for families who qualify.
Families usually qualify when household income is at or below the federal poverty guideline for their family size, or when the family gets public assistance such as TANF or SSI, the child is in foster care, or the family is experiencing homelessness. Programs may also enroll some children from families just above the guideline, and each program sets its own application steps and waitlist, so ask the center.
Official HHS poverty guidelines (current year) · Head Start's own center locator
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35076 Padilla St, San Benito, TX 78586
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San Benito-La Paloma MSHS Center
35122 S Canal Rd, San Benito, TX 78586
Run by United Migrant Opportunity Services, Inc.
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Sullivan Head Start
900 Elizabeth St, San Benito, TX 78586
Run by Neighbors IN NEED OF Services, INC
Other options near San Benito
Licensed child care and after-school programs in San Benito · Texas child care rules
Source: Head Start Service Location Dataset, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start (CSV file), file dated November 8, 2026. The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings. Locations the program lists as closed are left out. Home-based locations show city and ZIP code only. A listing is not an endorsement.
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