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Head Start and Early Head Start in Mobile, AL

12 centers in Mobile. 9 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 6 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 3 programs, which report 622 funded slots here. It's free if you qualify.

Source: Office of Head Start service locations, as of October 2026. Each program reports its own sites, so call before you visit. Closed sites are left out.

Who qualifies in Alabama

$27,320a year or less for a family of three, or $33,000 for four. That's the 2026 federal poverty line, Head Start's income limit.

You also qualify at any income if you get TANF or SSI, your child is in foster care, or your family is homeless.

Sources: 45 CFR 1302.12; HHS poverty guidelines

Poverty guidelines for every family size

Centers in Mobile

Listed A to Z. A center may serve only some ages; the tags show which programs it runs.

  • Florence Howard Head Start Center

    Head Start

    957 Dr Martin L King Jr Ave, Mobile, AL 36603

    Run by Mobile Community Action, Inc. · 36 funded slots

    (251) 222-5562
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  • Fonvielle Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    461 Donald St, Mobile, AL 36617

    Run by Mobile Community Action, Inc. · 141 funded slots

    (251) 479-0057
    CallDirections

  • Grecs

    Early Head Start

    3101 International Dr, Bldg 6, Mobile, AL 36606

    Run by Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services, Inc. · 6 funded slots

    (251) 473-1060
    CallDirections

  • GRECS Early Learning Center Mid-City

    Early Head Start

    3767 Professional Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36609

    Run by Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services, Inc. · 40 funded slots

    (251) 444-1761
    CallDirections

  • GULF REGIONAL - Dearborn YMCA Tot Time Preschool

    Early Head Start

    321 N Warren St, Mobile, AL 36603

    Run by Alabama Department of Human Resources · 24 funded slots

    (251) 432-4765
    CallDirections

  • GULF REGIONAL- Faith Tabernacle Academy

    Early Head Start

    3708 Salem St, Mobile, AL 36612

    Run by Alabama Department of Human Resources · 24 funded slots

    (251) 473-0555
    CallDirections

  • Jimmy Knight Head Start

    Head Start

    7296 10th St, Mobile, AL 36608

    Run by Mobile Community Action, Inc. · 72 funded slots

    (251) 342-5650
    CallDirections

  • Leona B. Warren Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    310 Mobile St, Mobile, AL 36607

    Run by Mobile Community Action, Inc. · 132 funded slots

    (251) 471-6507
    CallDirections

  • Nina Nix Joseph Child Development Center

    Early Head Start

    209 S Washington Ave, Mobile, AL 36602

    Run by Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services, Inc. · 32 funded slots

    (251) 433-1310
    CallDirections

  • Spencer Westlawn Head Start

    Head Start

    3071 Ralston Rd, Mobile, AL 36606

    Run by Mobile Community Action, Inc. · 15 funded slots

    (251) 331-3357
    CallDirections

  • Tillman's Corner Head Start Center

    Early Head StartHead Start

    5837 Three Notch Rd, Mobile, AL 36619

    Run by Mobile Community Action, Inc. · 68 funded slots

    (251) 457-5700
    CallDirections

  • Watch Me Grow Child Development Center

    Early Head Start

    1809 Wolf Ridge Rd, Mobile, AL 36618

    Run by Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services, Inc. · 32 funded slots

    (251) 473-1060
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Mobile

You apply to the program, not to one center. Each number here is the program's enrollment line: staff check whether you qualify, tell you which centers have room, and add you to the waiting list if they're full. Counts are centers in Mobile.

  • Mobile Community Action, Inc.

    6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (251) 457-5700 ext. 1102

  • Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services, Inc.

    4 centers · Early Head Start

    (251) 473-1060

  • Alabama Department of Human Resources

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    (334) 242-1425

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