Head Start and Early Head Start
Alegra Campus
4500 Bataan Memorial E Ste E, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Run by New Mexico State University Education Research
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Las Cruces, New Mexico
Head Start and Early Head Start in Las Cruces, NM
19 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Las Cruces, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Head Start
Booker T Washington Elementary School-Head Start
755 E Chestnut Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Run by Las Cruces School District #2
Head Start
Columbia Elementary School-Head Start
4555 Elks Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88007
Run by Las Cruces School District #2
Head Start
Conlee Elementary School-Head Start
1701 Boston Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Run by Las Cruces School District #2
Head Start
Desert Bloom Elementary School-Head Start
5250 Holman Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88012
Run by Las Cruces School District #2
Head Start
Dona Ana Elementary School-Head Start
5551 Camino De Flores, Las Cruces, NM 88007
Run by Las Cruces School District #2
Head Start
Fairacres Elementary School-Head Start
4501 W Picacho Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88007
Run by Las Cruces School District #2
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Hermosa Heights Elementary School-Head Start
1655 E Amador Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Run by Las Cruces School District #2
Head Start
Highland Elementary-Head Start
4201 Emerald St, Las Cruces, NM 88012
Run by Las Cruces School District #2
Early Head Start
LCDF Early Head Start-Central
526 S Alameda Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88005
Run by LCDF Early Head Start (NMSU)
Early Head Start
LCDF Early Head Start-NMSU
4101 Sam Steel Way, Las Cruces, NM 88003
Run by LCDF Early Head Start (NMSU)
Early Head Start
LCDF Early Head Start-NMSU Expansion
4121 Sam Steel Way Unit 13, Las Cruces, NM 88003
Run by LCDF Early Head Start (NMSU)
Head Start
Loma Heights Elementary School-Head Start
1600 E Madrid Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Run by Las Cruces School District #2
Head Start
MacArthur Elementary School-Head Start
655 4th St, Las Cruces, NM 88005
Run by Las Cruces School District #2
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Mesilla Park Elementary School-Head Start
955 W Union Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88005
Run by Las Cruces School District #2
Head Start
NMSU Campus
Sam Steele & Williams A 8000 New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003
Run by New Mexico State University Education Research
Head Start
Tombaugh Elementary School-Head Start
226 Carver Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88005
Run by Las Cruces School District #2
Head Start
University Hills Elementary School-Head Start
2005 S Locust St, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Run by Las Cruces School District #2
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Valley View Elementary School-Head Start
915 California Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Run by Las Cruces School District #2
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.