Head Start and Early Head Start
FDTC HS & EHS Center
2715 W Lucas St, Florence, SC 29501
Run by PEE DEE Community Action Partnership
Head Start centers / South Carolina / Florence
Head Start
Thelma Brown HEAD Start Center
A Head Start center in Florence, South Carolina, run by PEE DEE Community Action Partnership.
Center details
Program: Head Start
Ages served: Head Start: children ages 3 to 5
Address: 304 N Alexander St, Florence, SC 29501
County: Florence
Run by: PEE DEE Community Action Partnership, Florence, SC
Federal grant ID (for reference): 04CH012915
Funded seats at this site: Head Start: 80. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (843) 678-3417
To apply, call: (843) 678-3414 ext. 2130
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
More Head Start locations in Florence
Early Head Start
MACK T. Hines EHS Center
410 Jarrott St, Florence, SC 29506
Run by PEE DEE Community Action Partnership
Early Head Start
Trinity Early HEAD Start Center
124 W Darlington St, Florence, SC 29501
Run by PEE DEE Community Action Partnership
Head Start
Woods ROAD HS Center
1400 Woods Rd, Florence, SC 29501
Run by PEE DEE Community Action Partnership
Other options near Florence
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Florence · South Carolina 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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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