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Head Start and Early Head Start in Las Cruces, NM

19 centers in Las Cruces (Dona Ana County). 4 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 16 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 3 programs, which report 607 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 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

Centers in Las Cruces

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

  • Alegra Campus

    Early Head StartHead Start

    4500 Bataan Memorial E, Ste E, Las Cruces, NM 88011

    Run by New Mexico State University Education Research · 26 funded slots

    (575) 222-4570
    CallDirections

  • Booker T Washington Elementary School-Head Start

    Head Start

    755 E Chestnut Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001

    Run by Las Cruces School District #2 · 74 funded slots

    (575) 527-9595
    CallDirections

  • Columbia Elementary School-Head Start

    Head Start

    4555 Elks Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88007

    Run by Las Cruces School District #2 · 18 funded slots

    (575) 527-1561
    CallDirections

  • Conlee Elementary School-Head Start

    Head Start

    1701 Boston Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88001

    Run by Las Cruces School District #2 · 18 funded slots

    (575) 527-9656
    CallDirections

  • Desert Bloom Elementary School-Head Start

    Head Start

    5250 Holman Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88012

    Run by Las Cruces School District #2 · 115 funded slots

    (575) 527-6022
    CallDirections

  • Dona Ana Elementary School-Head Start

    Head Start

    5551 Camino De Flores, Las Cruces, NM 88007

    Run by Las Cruces School District #2 · 14 funded slots

    (575) 527-9506
    CallDirections

  • Fairacres Elementary School-Head Start

    Head Start

    4501 W Picacho Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88007

    Run by Las Cruces School District #2 · 18 funded slots

    (575) 527-9606
    CallDirections

  • Hermosa Heights Elementary School-Head Start

    Head Start

    1655 E Amador Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001

    Run by Las Cruces School District #2 · 16 funded slots

    (575) 527-9530
    CallDirections

  • Highland Elementary-Head Start

    Head Start

    4201 Emerald St, Las Cruces, NM 88012

    Run by Las Cruces School District #2 · 13 funded slots

    (575) 527-9336
    CallDirections

  • LCDF Early Head Start-Central

    Early Head Start

    526 S Alameda Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88005

    Run by LCDF Early Head Start (NMSU) · 87 funded slots

    (575) 532-0515
    CallDirections

  • LCDF Early Head Start-NMSU

    Early Head Start

    4101 Sam Steel Way, Las Cruces, NM 88003

    Run by LCDF Early Head Start (NMSU) · 24 funded slots

    (575) 532-0515
    CallDirections

  • LCDF Early Head Start-NMSU Expansion

    Early Head Start

    4121 Sam Steel Way Unit 13, Las Cruces, NM 88003

    Run by LCDF Early Head Start (NMSU) · 24 funded slots

    (575) 532-0515
    CallDirections

  • Loma Heights Elementary School-Head Start

    Head Start

    1600 E Madrid Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001

    Run by Las Cruces School District #2 · 16 funded slots

    (575) 527-9546
    CallDirections

  • MacArthur Elementary School-Head Start

    Head Start

    655 4th St, Las Cruces, NM 88005

    Run by Las Cruces School District #2 · 16 funded slots

    (575) 527-9556
    CallDirections

  • Mesilla Park Elementary School-Head Start

    Head Start

    955 W Union Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88005

    Run by Las Cruces School District #2 · 16 funded slots

    (575) 527-9615
    CallDirections

  • NMSU Campus

    Head Start

    Sam Steele & Williams A 8000, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003

    Run by New Mexico State University Education Research · 36 funded slots

    (575) 646-2889
    CallDirections

  • Tombaugh Elementary School-Head Start

    Head Start

    226 Carver Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88005

    Run by Las Cruces School District #2 · 16 funded slots

    (575) 541-7320
    CallDirections

  • University Hills Elementary School-Head Start

    Head Start

    2005 S Locust St, Las Cruces, NM 88001

    Run by Las Cruces School District #2 · 33 funded slots

    (575) 527-9649
    CallDirections

  • Valley View Elementary School-Head Start

    Head Start

    915 California Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88001

    Run by Las Cruces School District #2 · 27 funded slots

    (575) 527-9586
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Las Cruces

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 Las Cruces.

  • Las Cruces School District #2

    14 centers · Head Start

    (575) 527-6020

  • LCDF Early Head Start (NMSU)

    3 centers · Early Head Start

    (575) 532-0515

  • New Mexico State University Education Research

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (575) 647-8733 ext. 111

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