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Head Start and Early Head Start in Los Lunas, NM

3 centers in Los Lunas (Valencia County). 1 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 3 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through one local program, which report 195 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 Los Lunas

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

  • Adelino Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2747 State Highway 47, Los Lunas, NM 87031

    Run by Mid-West New Mexico Community Action Program · 122 funded slots

    (505) 864-6700
  • El Cerro Community Center

    Head Start

    309 El Cerro Mission Rd, Los Lunas, NM 87031

    Run by Mid-West New Mexico Community Action Program · 38 funded slots

    (505) 866-0466
  • Meadow Lake Community Center

    Head Start

    100 Cuerro Ln, Los Lunas, NM 87031

    Run by Mid-West New Mexico Community Action Program · 35 funded slots

    (505) 866-0466

Where to apply in Los Lunas

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 Los Lunas.

  • Mid-West New Mexico Community Action Program

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (505) 866-0466

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