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Head Start and Early Head Start in Houston, TX

75 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Houston, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Reynolds Elementary

9601 Rosehaven Dr, Houston, TX 77051

Run by Gulf Coast Community Services Association

Head Start

Rucker Elementary

5201 Vinett Ave, Houston, TX 77017

Run by Gulf Coast Community Services Association

Head Start

Shearn Elementary

9802 Stella Link Rd, Houston, TX 77025

Run by BakerRipley

Head Start

Sheffield

14300 Wallisville Rd, Houston, TX 77049

Run by Harris County Department of Education

Head Start

Thompson Elementary

6121 Tierwester St, Houston, TX 77021

Run by Gulf Coast Community Services Association

Head Start and Early Head Start

Tidwell

8302 John Ralston Rd, Houston, TX 77044

Run by Harris County Department of Education

Head Start and Early Head Start

Walters

11910 Walters Rd, Houston, TX 77067

Run by AVANCE - Houston, Inc.

Head Start

Woodson Elementary

10720 Southview St, Houston, TX 77047

Run by Gulf Coast Community Services Association

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 Houston

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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