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Head Start and Early Head Start in Riviera Beach, FL

3 centers in Riviera Beach (Palm Beach County). 1 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 2 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 3 programs, which report 204 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 Riviera Beach

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

  • Life Span Child Development Center

    Early Head Start

    1400 N Congress Ave, Riviera Beach, FL 33404

    Run by Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County, Inc. · 48 funded slots

    (561) 882-1724
  • Riviera Beach Center

    Head Start

    1440 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Riviera Beach, FL 33404

    Run by Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. · 96 funded slots

    (561) 845-4674
  • West Riviera Elementary

    Head Start

    1057 W 6th St, Riviera Beach, FL 33404

    Run by School District Palm Beach County for Lutheran Services Florida, Inc. · 60 funded slots

    (561) 494-1900

Where to apply in Riviera Beach

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 Riviera Beach.

  • Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County, Inc.

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (561) 932-2308
  • Lutheran Services Florida, Inc.

    1 center · Head Start

    (561) 233-1600
  • School District Palm Beach County

    1 center · Head Start · for Lutheran Services Florida, Inc.

    (561) 629-8516

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