Head Start and Early Head Start in Jacksonville, NC

9 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Jacksonville, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

Abundance of Love and Learning Center

1518 Gum Branch Rd, Jacksonville, NC 28540

Run by Onslow County Partnership for Children, Inc.

Early Head Start

Excel Learning Center 10

188 NW Corridor Blvd, Jacksonville, NC 28540

Run by Onslow County Partnership for Children, Inc.

Early Head Start

Excel Learning Center 9

160 Huff Dr, Jacksonville, NC 28546

Run by Onslow County Partnership for Children, Inc.

Head Start

Hunters Creek Elementary

3450 Hunters Trl, Jacksonville, NC 28546

Run by Onslow County Board of Education

Head Start

Morton Elementary

485 Old 30 Rd, Jacksonville, NC 28546

Run by Onslow County Board of Education

Early Head Start

One Place

1200 Commons Dr N, Jacksonville, NC 28546

Run by Onslow County Partnership for Children, Inc.

Head Start

Southwest Elementary

2601 Burgaw Hwy, Jacksonville, NC 28540

Run by Onslow County Board of Education

Head Start

Summersill Elementary

250 Summersill School Rd, Jacksonville, NC 28540

Run by Onslow County Board of Education

Head Start

Thompson Early Childhood Center

440 College St, Jacksonville, NC 28540

Run by Onslow County Board of Education

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 Jacksonville

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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