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Head Start and Early Head Start in Nevada

48 centers in 15 cities and towns, run by 9 programs. 25 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 31offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. 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 Nevada

$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

Head Start by city in Nevada

3 cities have 3 or more centers and a page of their own, most centers first.

Where to apply in Nevada

You apply to a program, not to one center. Each number here is the program's enrollment line: staff can tell you which of its centers have room and add you to a waiting list.

  • Acelero, Inc.

    12 centers · Head Start

    (725) 780-6257

  • Community Services Agency

    12 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (775) 786-6023 ext. 258

  • Sunrise Children`s Foundation

    10 centers · Early Head Start

    (702) 631-7130 ext. 222

  • Board of Regents-University of Nevada, Reno

    4 centers · Early Head Start

    (775) 682-6876

  • Centro de la Familia de Utah

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (801) 521-4473

  • Head Start of Northeastern Nevada

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (775) 738-5953

  • Reno-Sparks Indian Colony

    2 centers · Head Start

    (775) 789-5615

  • Washoe Tribe of Nevada And California

    2 centers · Head Start

    (775) 265-8600 ext. 10600

  • Little People's Head Start

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (775) 289-6113

Centers in smaller towns in Nevada

16 centers in 12 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Carson City · 2

  • Carson

    Early Head Start · 288 E Winnie Ln, Ste 288-298

    (775) 786-6023

  • Stewart

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 429 De Lah E Deh

    (775) 884-1355

Elko · 2

  • Elko Early Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1280 Golfcourse Rd, Early Head Start

    (775) 738-5953

  • Silver Street

    Head Start · 1326 Silver St

    (775) 738-5953

Ely · 1

  • Little People's Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 435 S 13th St

    (775) 289-6113

Fallon · 1

  • Fallon Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 531 Humboldt St

    (801) 521-4473

Fernley · 1

  • Cottonwood-Fernley

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 915 Farm District Rd

    (775) 575-9870

Gardnerville · 1

  • Dresslerville

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 1570 Watasheamu Rd

    (775) 265-2629

Henderson · 2

Mesquite · 1

  • SCF Education Center- Family Services Mesquite Office

    Early Head Start · 312 W Mesquite Blvd, Ste 106

    (702) 344-5497

North Las Vegas · 2

  • EHS CCP The Hills Preschool II

    Early Head Start · 4310 Fuselier Drive

    (702) 568-1300

  • Martin Luther King

    Head Start · 1555 W Carey Ave

    (702) 642-0451

Sun Valley · 1

Winnemucca · 1

  • Winnemucca

    Early Head Start and Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 1095 S Bridge St

    (801) 521-4473

Yerington · 1

  • Yerington Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 311 Virginia St

    (801) 521-4473

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Other benefits in Nevada

Having a baby in NevadaBenefits, each with its source, checked October 2026Pregnancy MedicaidUp to 205% FPLWICYesPaid family leaveNoMedicaid pays for a doulaYesSee Nevada