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Head Start and Early Head Start in Homestead, FL

18 centers in Homestead (Miami-Dade County). 15 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 8 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 7 programs, which report 1,603 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 Homestead

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

  • CC-So Dade Skills Center EHS EXP

    Early Head StartHead Start

    28520 SW 148th Ave, Homestead, FL 33033

    Run by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami · 384 funded slots

    (305) 245-0980
    CallDirections

  • Center 8

    Early Head Start

    1034 NE 8th St, Homestead, FL 33030

    Run by Le Jardin Community Center, Inc. · 144 funded slots

    (305) 338-1811
    CallDirections

  • Crystal Learning Center, Inc.

    Early Head Start

    27085 SW 138th Ct, Homestead, FL 33032

    Run by Miami-Dade County · 32 funded slots

    (786) 226-2393
    CallDirections

  • Decroly Learning Child Care Center, Inc.

    Early Head Start

    735 NE 12th Ave, Homestead, FL 33030

    Run by Dade County Board of County Commissioners · 24 funded slots

    (305) 248-2533
    CallDirections

  • Decroly Learning Child Care Center, Inc.

    Early Head Start

    735 NE 12th Ave, Homestead, FL 33030

    Run by Miami-Dade County · 48 funded slots

    (305) 248-2533
    CallDirections

  • Le Jardin Center 2A

    Early Head StartHead Start

    107 SW 8th St, Homestead, FL 33030

    Run by Le Jardin Community Center, Inc. · 234 funded slots

    (305) 847-9338
    CallDirections

  • Le Jardin Center 4

    Early Head Start

    177 W Mowry Dr, Homestead, FL 33030

    Run by Le Jardin Community Center, Inc. · 32 funded slots

    (305) 338-1811
    CallDirections

  • Le Jardin V-B

    Early Head StartHead Start

    104 NW 12th St, Homestead, FL 33030

    Run by Le Jardin Community Center, Inc. · 200 funded slots

    (305) 338-1811
    CallDirections

  • LeJardin I HS

    Head Start

    320 NW 2nd St, Homestead, FL 33030

    Run by Le Jardin Community Center, Inc. · 100 funded slots

    (786) 876-4968
    CallDirections

  • Little Red School House of Homestead

    Early Head Start

    159 NE 9th St, Homestead, FL 33030

    Run by Early Learning Coalition Miami-Dade/Monroe County · 16 funded slots

    (305) 248-2229
    CallDirections

  • MDCPS-Chapman Partnership South HS/EHS

    Early Head StartHead Start

    28205 SW 124th Ct, Bldg K, Homestead, FL 33033

    Run by The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida · 77 funded slots

    (305) 416-7189
    CallDirections

  • MDCPS-Dr. William Chapman Elemementary HS

    Head Start

    27190 SW 140th Ave, Homestead, FL 33032

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

    (305) 245-1055
    CallDirections

  • MDCPS-Leisure City K-8 HS/EHS

    Early Head StartHead Start

    14835 Filmore Ln, Homestead, FL 33033

    Run by The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida · 82 funded slots

    (305) 245-6626
    CallDirections

  • MDCPS-Redondo Elem HS

    Head Start

    18480 SW 304th St, Homestead, FL 33030

    Run by The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida · 37 funded slots

    (305) 247-5943
    CallDirections

  • My Little Angels Day Care Center

    Early Head Start

    280 S Krome Ave, Homestead, FL 33030

    Run by Early Learning Coalition Miami-Dade/Monroe County · 32 funded slots

    (305) 242-3646
    CallDirections

  • Naranja Prep Academy Annex

    Early Head Start

    310 NE 2nd Dr, Homestead, FL 33030

    Run by Early Learning Coalition Miami-Dade/Monroe County · 16 funded slots

    (786) 601-9560
    CallDirections

  • Tiny Kingdom Learning Center

    Early Head Start

    700 NW 10th Ave, Homestead, FL 33030

    Run by United Way Miami · 64 funded slots

    (305) 245-8522
    CallDirections

  • Tiny Tykes Learning Center

    Early Head Start

    18 NE 6th St, Homestead, FL 33030

    Run by Early Learning Coalition Miami-Dade/Monroe County · 24 funded slots

    (305) 242-8100
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Homestead

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 Homestead.

  • Le Jardin Community Center, Inc.

    5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (305) 245-7299

  • Early Learning Coalition Miami-Dade/Monroe County

    4 centers · Early Head Start

    (305) 646-7220 ext. 2457

  • The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida

    4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (305) 995-7632

  • Miami-Dade County

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    (786) 469-4644

  • Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (305) 576-7750

  • Dade County Board of County Commissioners

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (786) 469-4644

  • United Way Miami

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (305) 631-7638

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