Head Start and Early Head Start in Miami Gardens, FL
11 centers in Miami Gardens (Miami-Dade County). 10 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 1 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 5 programs, which report 344 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 sizeCenters in Miami Gardens
Listed A to Z. A center may serve only some ages; the tags show which programs it runs.
Cambridge Academy and Camp Learning Center, Inc.
Early Head Start2750 NW 167th St, Miami Gardens, FL 33054
(305) 625-5437Easter Seals Ophelia E Brown Lawson Center HS
Head Start16425 NW 25th Ave, Miami Gardens, FL 33054
(305) 623-3309Greater Love Full Gospel Baptist Church
Early Head Start18200 NW 22nd Ave, Miami Gardens, FL 33056
(305) 621-1355Memorial Temple Missionary Baptist Church Inc. DBA Memorial Temple Baptist Church Early Childhood Education Center
Early Head Start16600 NW 44th Ct, Miami Gardens, FL 33054
(305) 628-0700Miami Gardens Learning Center
Early Head Start16600 NW 25th Ave, Miami Gardens, FL 33054
(305) 646-7220Prado Kids Vision Learning Center 2 Inc
Early Head Start17560 NW 27th Ave, Prado Kids Vission Learning Center, Miami Gardens, FL 33056
(786) 786-8253United Way Miami EHS-CCP At Carol City Elementary School
Early Head Start4375 NW 173rd Dr, Miami Gardens, FL 33055
(305) 430-7645
Where to apply in Miami Gardens
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 Miami Gardens.
- (305) 631-7638
United Way Miami
- (305) 325-0470
Easter Seals South Florida, Inc.
- (786) 469-4644
Miami-Dade County
- (305) 646-7220 ext. 2457
Early Learning Coalition Miami-Dade/Monroe County
- (305) 653-8770 ext. 2017
Landow Yeshiva Early Head Start
New to Head Start? Who qualifies, what it costs and how applying works
Help paying for child care
- Child care assistance (subsidies) by stateWhen Head Start is full or your income is a little higher
- 2026 federal poverty guidelinesThe income table Head Start uses
- Child care cost by countyWhat daycare costs in Florida
- How much childcare costsCenter, home daycare and nanny prices
- WIC income limitsFood help for pregnancy and children under 5