Head Start and Early Head Start in Gulfport, MS

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

Head Start

Anniston Elementary

2314 Jones St, Gulfport, MS 39507

Run by Mississippi State University

Head Start

Central Elementary

1043 Pass Rd, Gulfport, MS 39501

Run by Mississippi State University

Head Start

Gaston Point

1526 Mills Ave, Gulfport, MS 39501

Run by Mississippi State University

Head Start

Isiah Fredericks Center

3410 Jackson St, Gulfport, MS 39501

Run by Mississippi Action for Progress, Inc.

Early Head Start

Linda Lyons

13523 Dedeaux Rd, Gulfport, MS 39503

Run by Mississippi State University

Head Start

Pass Road Elementary

37 Pass Rd, Gulfport, MS 39507

Run by Mississippi State University

Head Start

Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary

3034 46th Ave, Gulfport, MS 39501

Run by Mississippi State University

Head Start

West Elementary

4051 15th St, Gulfport, MS 39501

Run by Mississippi State University

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 Gulfport

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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