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Head Start and Early Head Start in Nashville, TN

13 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Nashville, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Berry Head Start

2233 Winford Ave, Nashville, TN 37211

Run by Metropolitan Action Commission

Head Start and Early Head Start

Dudley Head Start

1203 3rd Ave S, Nashville, TN 37210

Run by Metropolitan Action Commission

Early Head Start

EHS Pregnant Moms

1281 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37217

Run by Metropolitan Action Commission

Early Head Start

Early Learning Center

3500 John A Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209

Run by Tennessee State University

Head Start

North Head Start

1624 5th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208

Run by Metropolitan Action Commission

Early Head Start

Premier Learning Academy

1828 Old Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37217

Run by Tennessee State University

Head Start and Early Head Start

Richland Head Start

5900 Charlotte Pike, Nashville, TN 37209

Run by Metropolitan Action Commission

Head Start and Early Head Start

Susan Gray Head Start

445 Cotton Ln, Nashville, TN 37211

Run by Metropolitan Action Commission

Head Start and Early Head Start

Tom Joy Head Start Center

1901 Lischey Ave, Nashville, TN 37207

Run by Metropolitan Action Commission

Early Head Start

Unique Kids Child Care

1828 Old Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37217

Run by Tennessee State University

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 Nashville

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Nashville · Youth nonprofits in Nashville · 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.