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Kinston, North Carolina

Head Start and Early Head Start in Kinston, NC

7 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Kinston, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

Contentnea

2909 Grainger Station Rd, Kinston, NC 28501

Run by Greene Lamp

Early Head Start

Embracing Kids

1802 Old Snow Hill Rd, Kinston, NC 28501

Run by Greene Lamp

Head Start

Highland

1001 E Highland Ave, Kinston, NC 28501

Run by Greene Lamp

Early Head Start

Highland Ave.

1001 E Highland Ave, Kinston, NC 28501

Run by Greene Lamp

Head Start

Marvin B. Spence

305 Simon Bright Ct, Kinston, NC 28501

Run by Greene Lamp

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 Kinston

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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