Head Start and Early Head Start in North Charleston, SC

4 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in North Charleston, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Goodwin Head Start

5501 Dorchester Rd, North Charleston, SC 29418

Run by Charleston County School District Head Start

Head Start and Early Head Start

Mary Ford Early Childhood and Family Engagement Center

3180 Thomasina McPherson Blvd, North Charleston, SC 29405

Run by Charleston County School District Head Start

Head Start and Early Head Start

Midland Park Primary

2415 Midland Park Rd, North Charleston, SC 29406

Run by Charleston County School District Head Start

Early Head Start

Stall Early Learning Center

3625 Ashley Phosphate Rd, North Charleston, SC 29418

Run by Charleston County School District Early Head Start

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 North Charleston

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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