Head Start and Early Head Start in Portsmouth, VA

3 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Portsmouth, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Cavalier Manor Center

1218 Cavalier Blvd, Portsmouth, VA 23701

Run by Hampton Roads Community Action Program, Inc.

Head Start

JFK Center

12 Grand St, Portsmouth, VA 23701

Run by Hampton Roads Community Action Program, Inc.

Head Start

Portsmouth Center

3303 Airline Blvd Ste 1A, Portsmouth, VA 23701

Run by Hampton Roads Community Action Program, Inc.

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 Portsmouth

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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