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Head Start and Early Head Start in New Mexico

162 centers in 83 cities and towns, run by 36 programs. 77 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 131offer 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 New Mexico

$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 New Mexico

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

Where to apply in New Mexico

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.

  • Youth Development, Inc.

    29 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (505) 831-6038

  • The Navajo Nation Tribal Government

    19 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (928) 357-6730 ext. 2500

  • Presbyterian Medical Services

    17 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (505) 320-0273

  • Las Cruces School District #2

    15 centers · Head Start

    (575) 527-6020

  • HELP - New Mexico, Inc.

    14 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (575) 323-0097

  • Mid-West New Mexico Community Action Program

    10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (505) 866-0466

  • Eastern Plains Community Action Agency, Inc.

    7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (575) 461-1914 ext. 207

  • New Mexico State University Education Research

    5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (575) 647-8733 ext. 111

  • Child & Family Services

    3 centers · Head Start

    (575) 397-7336

  • El Grito, Inc. - El Grito Head Start

    3 centers · Head Start

    (575) 538-5459

  • Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc.

    3 centers · Head Start

    (505) 867-3351 ext. 144

  • LCDF Early Head Start (NMSU)

    3 centers · Early Head Start

    (575) 532-0515

  • Mora/Colfax Early Head Start

    3 centers · Early Head Start

    (575) 387-6486

  • Child & Family Services, Inc. of Lea County

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    (575) 397-7336

  • El Grito, Inc. Head Start

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    No line reported

  • Mescalero Apache Head Start Program

    2 centers · Head Start

    (575) 464-9183

  • Mora/Colfax Head Start

    2 centers · Head Start

    (575) 387-6486

  • Ramah Navajo Head Start

    2 centers · Head Start

    (505) 405-3341

  • Region IX Education Cooperative

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (575) 315-0784

  • West Las Vegas Early Head Start

    2 centers · Early Head Start

    (505) 426-2827

  • West Las Vegas Head Start / Early Head Start

    2 centers · Head Start

    (505) 426-2827

  • Alamo Early Childhood Center_EHS

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (575) 854-2543 ext. 1500

  • Alamo Early Childhood Center-HS

    1 center · Head Start

    (575) 854-2543 ext. 1500

  • Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.

    1 center · Head Start

    No line reported

  • Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council

    1 center · Head Start

    (505) 747-1593

  • Haak'u Learning Center

    1 center · Head Start

    (505) 552-6959

  • Laguna Division of Early Childhood

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (505) 552-6544

  • Native American Professional Parent Resources (nappr),

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (505) 345-6289

  • OHKAY OWINGEH Tribal Council

    1 center · Head Start

    (505) 852-2358

  • Pueblo of Isleta

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (505) 869-9797

  • Pueblo of San Felipe (IMPD)

    1 center · Head Start

    (505) 867-2816

  • Pueblo of Zuni Head Start Program

    1 center · Head Start

    (505) 782-5750

  • Santa Clara Pueblo Tribe

    1 center · Head Start

    (505) 692-6235

  • Santo Domingo Pueblo Tribe

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (505) 465-2728 ext. 104

  • Taos Pueblo

    1 center · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (575) 758-5819

  • Walatowa Head Start Language Immersion Program

    1 center · Head Start

    (575) 834-7366

Centers in smaller towns in New Mexico

97 centers in 75 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Acoma · 1

  • Haak'u Learning Center

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 15 Turtle Shell Road

    (505) 552-6959

Alamo · 2

  • Alamo Navajo Early Childhood Center

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 169 Mile Marker 29

    (505) 854-2635

  • Alamo Navajo Early Childhood Center

    Early Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 169 Mile Marker 29

    (575) 854-2635

Alamogordo · 1

Algodones · 1

  • San Felipe Pueblo Head Start

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 10 Meadow View Rd

    (505) 867-2816

Anthony · 2

  • Anthony Campus

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 609 Church Street

    (575) 882-3258

  • Berino Campus

    Head Start · 455 Shrode Rd, Berino Elementary School Site

    (575) 882-2010

Anton Chico · 1

  • Anton Chico

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1753 NM State Highway 119

    (575) 427-8080

Arroyo Seco · 1

Artesia · 1

Aztec · 1

Belen · 2

  • H.T. Jaramillo Elementary Head Start

    Head Start · 900 Esperanza Dr

    (505) 864-3400

  • La Merced Elementary Head Start

    Head Start · 301 Alame Loop

    (505) 864-3340

Bernalillo · 2

  • Bernalillo

    Early Head Start · 100 Ricardo Ln

    (505) 771-0647

  • Santa Ana Head Start

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 2 Dove Rd

    (505) 867-5128

Carlsbad · 1

Chaparral · 2

  • Chaparral Community Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 472 Ace Ryan St

    (575) 323-0097

  • Sunrise Center

    Head Start · 1000 S County Line Dr

    (575) 323-0097

Church Rock · 2

  • Churchrock

    Early Head Start and Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 59 Telestar Road

    (505) 905-5420

  • Pinedale

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 5178 Pinedale Loop 50 Ft W of Chapter House

    (505) 786-2208

Cliff · 1

Clovis · 2

  • Clovis

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 901 N Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd

    (575) 763-6443

  • CLPLC Clovis

    Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 700 Sheldon St

    (575) 386-5099

Cochiti Pueblo · 1

  • Cochiti Head Start

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 272 Cochiti Street

    (505) 465-2454

Columbus · 1

Crownpoint · 1

  • Crownpoint

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · Navajo Service Route 9 Chaco Blvd and Chapter House Road

    (505) 786-2029

Cuba · 2

  • Cuba

    Early Head Start · #50 County Road 13

    (505) 220-0477

  • Torreon

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 150 Ft SW of Torreon Chapter House

    (505) 731-1501

Dexter · 1

Estancia · 1

  • Estancia Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 600 10th Street

    (505) 384-2302

Farmington · 2

  • Carlton

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 900 S Carlton Ave

    (505) 327-7940

  • Cottonwood

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 5888 Us 64

    (505) 632-3745

Fruitland · 2

  • San Juan

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · Inside the San Juan Chapter House Route 36

    (505) 906-0800

  • Upper Fruitland

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 100 Ft S of Hwy 36 Mile Marker 28

    (505) 960-0001

Gallup · 2

  • Gallup Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 310 E Maloney Ave

    (505) 722-7418

  • Red Rock

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 25 Ft East of Red Rock Chapter House

    (505) 905-2436

Grants · 2

Hernandez · 1

Isleta · 1

  • Pueblo of Isleta Head Start & Child Care

    Early Head Start and Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 2 Sagebrush Road

    (505) 869-9797

Jarales · 1

  • Gil Sanchez Elementary Head Start

    Head Start · 376 Highway 109

    (505) 864-3340

Jemez Pueblo · 1

  • Walatowa Early Childhood Learning Center

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 139 Canal St, # 709

    (575) 834-7366

La Luz · 1

  • La Luz Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 8 Baca Road

    (575) 323-0097

Laguna · 1

  • Laguna Division of Early Childhood

    Early Head Start and Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 21 Rodeo Drive

    (505) 552-6544

Lordsburg · 1

  • Lordsburg Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1409 Copper St

    (575) 542-9678

Lovington · 1

Mentmore · 1

  • Tsayatoh

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 75 Ft Nnw of Tsayatoh Chapter House

    (505) 905-0537

Mescalero · 2

  • Mescalero Apache Carrizo Site

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 73 Carrizo Canyon Rd

    (575) 464-3492

  • Mescalero Apache Head Start Program

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 487 Apache Blvd

    (575) 464-9183

Mesilla · 1

  • Mesilla Elementary School-Head Start

    Head Start · 2363 Calle Del Sur

    (575) 527-9566

Mora · 2

  • Mora Head Start and Early Head Start

    Head Start · Hwy 518-10 Ranger Rd

    (575) 387-6486

  • Mora Head Start and Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · Hwy 518-10 Ranger Rd

    (575) 387-6486

Moriarty · 1

  • Moriarty

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 706 Union Street

    (505) 832-2588

Nageezi · 1

  • Nageezi

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 50 Ft South of Nageezi Chapter House

    (505) 960-6740

Navajo · 1

  • Crystal

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · Crystal Chapter House

    (505) 777-2667

Newcomb · 1

  • Newcomb

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 50 Ft North of Newcomb Chapter House

    (505) 696-3355

Pinehill · 1

  • Pine Hill Head Start Center

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · Indian Service Route 125 & 140

    (505) 775-3500

Portales · 2

  • Portales 1034 Community Way

    Early Head Start · 1034 Community Way

    (575) 356-6038

  • Portales 501 E. 1st St

    Head Start · 501 E 1st St

    (575) 356-8712

Questa · 1

Ramah · 1

  • Ramah Head Start Center

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 100 East Lewis Street

    (505) 783-4240

Ranchos De Taos · 1

  • Llano Quemado

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 68 State Road 382

    (575) 758-3425

Raton · 1

Rio Rancho · 2

  • Rio Rancho

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 32 Unser Blvd NE

    (505) 891-5162

  • Sandoval County EHS Home Visiting

    Early Head Start · 224 Unser Blvd B

    (505) 896-9431

Roswell · 1

Ruidoso · 2

  • Region IX Early Head Start

    Early Head Start · 2710 Sudderth Dr

    (575) 315-0784

  • Region IX Head Start Ruidoso

    Head Start · 135 El Paso Rd

    (575) 315-0286

San Juan Pueblo · 1

  • Ohkay Owingeh Head Start

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 170 Community School Rd

    (505) 852-2358

Sanostee · 1

  • Sanostee

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · Indian Service Rt 34

    (505) 723-2700

Santa Clara · 2

Santa Rosa · 1

Santo Domingo Pueblo · 1

  • Santo Domingo Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 125 W Highway 22

    (505) 465-2728

Shiprock · 1

  • Shiprock

    Early Head Start and Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 30 Feet North of Shiprock Chapter House

    (505) 368-1200

Silver City · 2

  • El Grito Del Bosque

    Early Head Start · 2609 Camino Del Bosque

  • Main Center

    Head Start · 303 S Cooper St

    (575) 538-5459

Smith Lake · 1

  • Smithlake

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 150 Ft West of Smith Lake Chapter House

    (505) 786-2147

Socorro · 1

  • Socorro Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 239 Garfield St

    (505) 835-0008

Springer · 2

Standing Rock · 1

  • Standing Rock

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · Navajo Indian Route 9 - Mile Marker 25 - North 1.5 Mile

    (505) 786-2247

Sunland Park · 1

  • Sunland Park EHS Center

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1000 McNutt Rd, Ste H

    (575) 528-9933

T Or C · 1

  • T or C Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1407 E 6th Ave

    (575) 323-0097

Taos · 2

  • Enos Garcia

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 305 Don Fernando St

    (575) 758-4556

  • Taos Pueblo Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 190 Shadow Lane

    (575) 758-5819

Thoreau · 1

  • Thoreau

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 20 Yds From Thoreau Chapter House

    (505) 905-0139

Tohatchi · 1

  • Tohatchi

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 1/2 Mile West of Chevron Gas Station

    (928) 733-2847

Tucumcari · 2

Tularosa · 1

  • Tularosa Head Start

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 1050 Bookout Rd

    (575) 323-0097

Vadito · 1

Vado · 1

Vanderwagen · 1

  • Baahaali

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 190 Rodeo Rd a, Northwest of Chapter House

    (505) 778-5788

Yatahey · 1

  • Twin Lakes I

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 50 Miles East of Twin Lakes Chapter

    (505) 735-2392

Zia Pueblo · 1

  • Zia Pueblo Head Start

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 1000 Borrego Canyon Rd, Head Start

    (505) 771-5385

Zuni · 1

  • Pueblo of Zuni Head Start Program

    Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 111 Route 301 South and South Sandy Springs Road

    (505) 782-5750

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