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Head Start and Early Head Start in North Miami, FL

6 centers in North Miami (Miami-Dade County). 3 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 4 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 3 programs, which report 329 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 North Miami

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

  • Baby's Castles Too EXP

    Early Head Start

    12907 NE 7th Ave, North Miami, FL 33161

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

    (786) 618-5113
    CallDirections

  • CCP-Haitian Youth-Early Step Learning Ctr2

    Early Head Start

    13400 NE 3rd Ct, North Miami, FL 33161

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

    (786) 955-6772
    CallDirections

  • Haitian Youth-Early Learning Center #2 HS

    Head Start

    13400 NE 3rd Ct, Ste 209, North Miami, FL 33161

    Run by Haitian Youth and Community Center of Florida · 80 funded slots

    (305) 942-2830
    CallDirections

  • Haitian Youth-Early Step Learning Cntr #1 HS/EHS

    Early Head StartHead Start

    401 NE 125th St, North Miami, FL 33161

    Run by Haitian Youth and Community Center of Florida · 124 funded slots

    (786) 955-6381
    CallDirections

  • MDCPS-Arch Creek ES

    Head Start

    702 NE 137th St, North Miami, FL 33161

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

    (305) 995-7632
    CallDirections

  • MDCPS-North Miami Elem HS

    Head Start

    655 NE 145th St, North Miami, FL 33161

    Run by The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida · 40 funded slots

    (305) 949-6156
    CallDirections

Where to apply in North Miami

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 North Miami.

  • Dade County Board of County Commissioners

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    (786) 469-4644

  • Haitian Youth and Community Center of Florida

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (305) 942-2830 ext. 117

  • The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida

    2 centers · Head Start

    (305) 995-7632

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