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Head Start and Early Head Start in Avon Park, FL

3 centers in Avon Park (Highlands County). 2 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 2 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through one local program, which report 127 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 Florida

$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 Avon Park

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

  • Avon Park Community Child Development Center Inc

    Early Head StartHead Start

    800 S Delaney Ave, Avon Park, FL 33825

    Run by Redlands Christian Migrant Association · 46 funded slots

    (863) 452-1069
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  • RCMA Avon Park Child Development Center

    Head Start

    1400 Williams Gray Ct, Avon Park, FL 33825

    Run by Redlands Christian Migrant Association · 57 funded slots

    (866) 452-3880
    CallDirections

  • RCMA Hopewell Child Development Center

    Early Head Start

    100 Ernest E Sims St, Avon Park, FL 33825

    Run by Redlands Christian Migrant Association · 24 funded slots

    (863) 452-4377
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Where to apply in Avon Park

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 Avon Park.

  • Redlands Christian Migrant Association

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (239) 658-3560 ext. 255

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Other benefits in Florida

Having a baby in FloridaBenefits, each with its source, checked October 2026Pregnancy MedicaidUp to 196% FPLWICYesPaid family leaveVoluntaryMedicaid pays for a doulaYesSee Florida