Head Start and Early Head Start
Alegra Campus
4500 Bataan Memorial E Ste E, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Run by New Mexico State University Education Research
Head Start centers / New Mexico / Las Cruces
Head Start
NMSU Campus
A Head Start center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, run by New Mexico State University Education Research.
Center details
Program: Head Start
Ages served: Head Start: children ages 3 to 5
Address: Sam Steele & Williams A 8000 New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003
County: Dona Ana
Run by: New Mexico State University Education Research, Las Cruces, NM
Federal grant ID (for reference): 06CH012933
Funded seats at this site: Head Start: 36. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (575) 646-2889
To apply, call: (575) 647-8733 ext. 111
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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Other options near Las Cruces
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Las Cruces · New Mexico 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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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