Head Start and Early Head Start in Vero Beach, FL

5 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Vero Beach, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Citrus Head Start

2771 4th St, Vero Beach, FL 32968

Run by Economic Opportunities Council of Indian River Co.

Head Start

Dodgertown Head Start

4350 43rd Ave, Vero Beach, FL 32967

Run by Economic Opportunities Council of Indian River Co.

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Indian River Academy Head Start (IRA)

500 20th St SW, Vero Beach, FL 32962

Run by Economic Opportunities Council of Indian River Co.

Head Start and Early Head Start

RCMA Children's House

7625 85th St, Vero Beach, FL 32967

Run by Redlands Christian Migrant Association

Head Start and Early Head Start

St. Helen's

3550 41st St, Vero Beach, FL 32967

Run by Economic Opportunities Council of Indian River Co.

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 Vero Beach

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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