Head Start and Early Head Start
Alliance Center for Education - Archdale
1901 Archdale Dr, Charlotte, NC 28210
Run by Alliance Center for Education, Inc.
Head Start centers / North Carolina / Charlotte
Early Head Start
Dixon Academy
A Early Head Start center in Charlotte, North Carolina, run by Child Care Resources Inc..
Center details
Program: Early Head Start
Ages served: Early Head Start: pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 3
Address: 2608 West Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28208
County: Mecklenburg
Run by: Child Care Resources Inc., Charlotte, NC
Federal grant ID (for reference): 04HP000693
Funded seats at this site: Early Head Start: 40. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (704) 391-9875
To apply, call: (704) 376-6697 ext. 378
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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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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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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