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Charlotte, North Carolina

Head Start and Early Head Start in Charlotte, NC

16 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Charlotte, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

Dixon Academy

2608 West Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28208

Run by Child Care Resources Inc.

Early Head Start

First Ward CDC

600 E 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28202

Run by Child Care Resources Inc.

Early Head Start

Home-Based services

Charlotte, NC 28205

Run by Alliance Center for Education, Inc.

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 Charlotte

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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