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Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Head Start and Early Head Start in Fort Lauderdale, FL

8 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Fort Lauderdale, from the federal Office of Head Start.

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Dillard Elementary

2330 NW 12th Ct, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311

Run by Broward County School Board

Head Start

North Side Elementary

120 NE 11th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

Run by Broward County School Board

Head Start

Riverland Elementary

2600 SW 11th Ct, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Run by Broward County School Board

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Rock Island Elementary

2350 NW 19th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311

Run by Broward County School Board

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Sunland Park Academy

919 NW 13th Ter, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311

Run by Broward County School Board

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Walker Elementary

1001 NW 4th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311

Run by Broward County School Board

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

Also in Fort Lauderdale

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Fort Lauderdale · Youth nonprofits in Fort Lauderdale · Florida program 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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.