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Head Start and Early Head Start in Hialeah, FL

8 centers in Hialeah (Miami-Dade County). 5 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 6 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 5 programs, which report 605 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 Hialeah

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

  • Centro Mater Southeast Park EHS EXP

    Early Head StartHead Start

    1015 SE 9th Ave, Hialeah, FL 33010

    Run by Centro Mater Child Care Services, Inc. · 28 funded slots

    (305) 883-8024
    CallDirections

  • Centro Mater Walker Park HS

    Head Start

    800 W 29th St, Hialeah, FL 33010

    Run by Centro Mater Child Care Services, Inc. · 80 funded slots

    (305) 887-1140
    CallDirections

  • KIDCO II Creative Learning HS & EHS

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2720 W 1st Ave, Hialeah, FL 33010

    Run by KIDCO Creative Learning Inc · 66 funded slots

    (305) 576-6990
    CallDirections

  • MDCPS-John G DuPuis Elementary HS

    Head Start

    1150 W 59th Pl, Hialeah, FL 33012

    Run by The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida · 57 funded slots

    (305) 821-8361
    CallDirections

  • MDCPS-South Hialeah Elementary HS

    Head Start

    265 E 5th St, Hialeah, FL 33010

    Run by The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida · 74 funded slots

    (305) 885-4556
    CallDirections

  • New Aladdin Learning Center

    Early Head Start

    5932 W 16th Ave, Hialeah, FL 33012

    Run by Early Learning Coalition Miami-Dade/Monroe County · 40 funded slots

    (305) 362-0016
    CallDirections

  • Paradise Christian-Hialeah HS

    Early Head StartHead Start

    6184 W 21st Ct, Hialeah, FL 33016

    Run by Paradise Christian School & Development Center, Inc. · 212 funded slots

    (305) 828-7477
    CallDirections

  • Sunshine Childcare and Preschool Center

    Early Head Start

    4056 W 12th Ave, Hialeah, FL 33012

    Run by Early Learning Coalition Miami-Dade/Monroe County · 48 funded slots

    (305) 364-8006
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Hialeah

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 Hialeah.

  • Centro Mater Child Care Services, Inc.

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (305) 357-4395

  • Early Learning Coalition Miami-Dade/Monroe County

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    (305) 646-7220 ext. 2457

  • The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida

    2 centers · Head Start

    (305) 995-7632

  • KIDCO Creative Learning Inc

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (305) 576-6990 ext. 105

  • Paradise Christian School & Development Center, Inc.

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (305) 828-7477

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