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Head Start and Early Head Start centers in North Carolina
380 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in 193 North Carolina cities and towns, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Cities with the most centers
All cities A–Z
- Aberdeen 1
- Ahoskie 1
- Albemarle 1
- Alexander Mills 1
- Andrews 1
- Arden 2
- Asheboro 1
- Asheville 13
- Ayden 2
- Bakersville 1
- Barco 1
- Barnardsville 1
- Beaufort 1
- Black Mountain 1
- Bolivia 1
- Boonville 1
- Bostic 1
- Brevard 2
- Bryson City 1
- Bunn 1
- Burgaw 2
- Burlington 2
- Burnsville 1
- Candler 1
- Candor 1
- Canton 1
- Carrboro 1
- Cary 1
- Chapel Hill 10
- Charlotte 16
- Cherokee 2
- Cherryville 1
- Clayton 1
- Clinton 1
- Clyde 1
- Columbia 1
- Columbus 1
- Concord 2
- Connelly Springs 1
- Cove City 1
- Crossnore 1
- Cullowhee 1
- Dudley 1
- Dunn 2
- Durham 14
- East Flat Rock 1
- East Spencer 1
- Eden 2
- Edenton 2
- Efland 1
- Elizabeth City 3
- Elizabethtown 1
- Ellenboro 1
- Enfield 1
- Etowah 1
- Fairmont 2
- Faison 1
- Fallston 1
- Farmville 1
- Fayetteville 5
- Flat Rock 2
- Forest City 3
- Franklin 3
- Franklinton 1
- Gastonia 3
- Gates 1
- Goldsboro 10
- Graham 1
- Grantsboro 1
- Greensboro 7
- Greenville 2
- Grover 1
- Hamilton 2
- Hamlet 2
- Hampstead 2
- Havelock 2
- Hayesville 1
- Henderson 1
- Hendersonville 10
- Hickory 1
- High Point 3
- Hillsborough 1
- Hollister 1
- Holly Ridge 1
- Ivanhoe 1
- Jacksonville 9
- Jefferson 1
- Jonesville 1
- Kannapolis 3
- Kelford 1
- King 1
- Kings Mountain 4
- Kinston 7
- Kittrell 1
- Knightdale 1
- La Grange 3
- Laurinburg 1
- Leicester 1
- Lemon Springs 1
- Lenoir 2
- Lexington 2
- Lillington 1
- Lincolnton 2
- Longwood 1
- Louisburg 1
- Lumberton 1
- Madison 1
- Manteo 1
- Marion 4
- Mars Hill 1
- Marshall 1
- Maxton 1
- Maysville 1
- Mill Spring 2
- Mocksville 1
- Monroe 1
- Morganton 2
- Morven 1
- Mount Airy 2
- Mount Olive 1
- Murphy 1
- Nebo 1
- New Bern 3
- Newton 1
- Newton Grove 1
- Norlina 1
- North Wilkesboro 1
- Oxford 2
- Pembroke 1
- Pineola 1
- Plymouth 1
- Pollocksville 1
- Princeton 1
- Princeville 1
- Raeford 1
- Raleigh 5
- Ramseur 1
- Red Springs 1
- Reidsville 4
- Roanoke Rapids 1
- Roaring River 1
- Robbinsville 1
- Rocky Mount 1
- Rocky Point 2
- Roseboro 2
- Roxboro 1
- Ruffin 1
- Rutherford College 1
- Rutherfordton 2
- Salisbury 3
- Saluda 1
- Sandy Ridge 1
- Scotland Neck 1
- Selma 1
- Shannon 1
- Shelby 13
- Siler City 1
- Smithfield 3
- Snow Hill 2
- Southern Pines 1
- Sparta 1
- Spindale 2
- Statesville 2
- Stoneville 1
- Stony Point 1
- Swannanoa 1
- Swansboro 1
- Sylva 1
- Tarboro 1
- Taylorsville 2
- Thomasville 1
- Trenton 1
- Troy 1
- Tryon 1
- Vanceboro 1
- Wadesboro 3
- Walkertown 1
- Walnut Cove 1
- Washington 2
- Waynesville 1
- Weaverville 2
- Weldon 3
- Whiteville 1
- Wilkesboro 1
- Wilmington 2
- Wilson 3
- Windsor 1
- Winfall 1
- Winston Salem 12
- Woodland 1
- Yadkinville 1
- Yanceyville 1
- Zionville 1
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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