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Memphis, Tennessee

Head Start and Early Head Start in Memphis, TN

76 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Memphis, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Circles of Success

1299 E McLemore Ave, Memphis, TN 38106

Run by Porter-Leath

Head Start

E2P Center

531 S Parkway E, Memphis, TN 38106

Run by Porter-Leath

Head Start

Early Steam II

3333 E Shelby Dr, Memphis, TN 38118

Run by Porter-Leath

Head Start

Finger Tips

3675 Riverdale Rd, Memphis, TN 38115

Run by Porter-Leath

Early Head Start

Hooks Dimmick Child Care

4982 Knight Arnold Rd, Memphis, TN 38118

Run by Porter-Leath-Early Head Start

Head Start

Kings & Queens

694 W Shelby Dr, Memphis, TN 38109

Run by Porter-Leath

Head Start

Knowledge Quest

990 College Park Dr, Memphis, TN 38126

Run by Porter-Leath

Early Head Start

Knowledge Quest

990 College Park Dr, Memphis, TN 38126

Run by Porter-Leath

Head Start

Paradise Kidz

4984 Raleigh Lagrange Rd, Memphis, TN 38128

Run by Porter-Leath

Head Start

Perea Preschool

1250 Vollintine Ave, Memphis, TN 38107

Run by Porter-Leath

Early Head Start

Red Robin Academy

3311 Kimball Ave, Memphis, TN 38111

Run by Porter-Leath

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 Memphis

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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