Head Start and Early Head Start in Chapel Hill, NC

10 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Chapel Hill, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Ephesus Elementary

1495 Ephesus Church Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Run by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District

Head Start

Estes Hills Elementary

500 N Estes Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Run by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District

Head Start

Frank Porter Graham (FPG) Elementary

101 Smith Level Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Run by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District

Early Head Start

Homestead Home Base

Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Run by Families & Communities Rising, Inc.

Head Start

McDougle Elementary

890 Old Fayetteville Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Run by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District

Head Start

Morris Grove ELementary

215 Eubanks Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Run by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District

Head Start

Northside Elementary

350 Caldwell Ext, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Run by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District

Head Start

Rashkis Elementary

601 Meadowmont Ln, Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Run by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District

Head Start

Scroggs Elementary

501 Kildaire Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Run by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District

Head Start

Seawell Elementary

9115 Seawell School Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Run by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District

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 Chapel Hill

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Chapel Hill · Youth nonprofits in Chapel Hill · North Carolina 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.