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Head Start and Early Head Start in Opa Locka, FL

5 centers in Opa Locka (Miami-Dade County). 3 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 3 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 5 programs, which report 357 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 Opa Locka

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

  • Children of the New Sun

    Early Head Start

    1360 Kasim St, Opa Locka, FL 33054

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

    (305) 688-9088
    CallDirections

  • Easter Seals North County HS

    Head Start

    3201 NW 207th St, Opa Locka, FL 33056

    Run by Easter Seals South Florida, Inc. · 20 funded slots

    (305) 621-6226
    CallDirections

  • FCAA Dr D D Simpson EHS-Portables

    Early Head StartHead Start

    13850 NW 26th Ave, Portable, Opa Locka, FL 33054

    Run by Family Christian Association of America · 224 funded slots

    (305) 573-1443
    CallDirections

  • Little Ones Academy Corp

    Early Head Start

    2527 Opa Locka Blvd, Opa Locka, FL 33054

    Run by Dade County Board of County Commissioners · 32 funded slots

    (786) 238-7005
    CallDirections

  • MDCPS-Nathan B. Young Elementary HS

    Head Start

    14120 NW 24th Ave, Opa Locka, FL 33054

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

    (305) 685-7204
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Opa Locka

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 Opa Locka.

  • Dade County Board of County Commissioners

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (786) 469-4644

  • Early Learning Coalition Miami-Dade/Monroe County

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (305) 646-7220 ext. 2457

  • Easter Seals South Florida, Inc.

    1 center · Head Start

    (305) 325-0470

  • Family Christian Association of America

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (305) 685-4881

  • The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida

    1 center · Head Start

    (305) 995-7632

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