Head Start and Early Head Start in North Carolina

394 centers in 193 cities and towns, run by 60 programs. 180 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 293offer 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 North Carolina

$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 North Carolina

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

Winston Salem19 centers
Charlotte15 centers
Asheville13 centers
Durham13 centers
Shelby13 centers
Hendersonville11 centers
Chapel Hill10 centers
Goldsboro10 centers
Jacksonville9 centers
Greensboro7 centers
Raleigh6 centers
Kinston5 centers
Fayetteville4 centers
Kannapolis4 centers
Kings Mountain4 centers
Marion4 centers
Reidsville4 centers
Wilson4 centers
Concord3 centers
Dunn3 centers
Elizabeth City3 centers
Forest City3 centers
Franklin3 centers
Gastonia3 centers
High Point3 centers
La Grange3 centers
Roseboro3 centers
Salisbury3 centers
Smithfield3 centers
Wadesboro3 centers
Weldon3 centers

Where to apply in North Carolina

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.

Community Action Opportunities
22 centers · Head Start
(828) 252-2495
Economic Improvement Council, Inc.
18 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(252) 482-4495 ext. 134
WNCSource
14 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(828) 693-1711
Southeastern Community Action Partnership, Inc.
13 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(910) 277-3529
Wayne Action Group for Economic Solvency, Inc
12 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(919) 580-1796
Family Services, Inc
11 centers · Head Start
(336) 778-7059 ext. 1205
Generationed
11 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
No line reported
Alliance Center for Education, Inc.
10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(704) 333-0203
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District
10 centers · Head Start
(919) 918-2153 ext. 20292
Choanoke Area Development Association, Inc.
10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(252) 539-4155 ext. 426
Cleveland County School District
10 centers · Head Start
(704) 476-8064
Family Services Child Development
10 centers · Early Head Start
No line reported
Greene Lamp
10 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(252) 523-7770
Telamon Corporation - NC RHS/EHS - 2002X06
10 centers · Head Start
(919) 747-7857
Cleveland County Partnership for Children, Inc.
9 centers · Early Head Start
(704) 734-2053
Coastal Community Action, Inc.
9 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(252) 223-1630
Franklin Vance Warren Opportunity, Inc
9 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(252) 492-4196
Johnston-Lee-Harnett Community Action, Inc.
9 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(919) 934-2145
Rutherford County Board of Education
9 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(828) 286-3901 ext. 15007
Yadkin Valley Economic Development District, Inc
9 centers · Head Start
(336) 367-4993 ext. 225
Rockingham County Schools
8 centers · Head Start
(336) 548-4780
Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency
8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(704) 216-2477
Telamon Corporation -EHS
8 centers · Early Head Start
(919) 747-7857
Onslow County Board of Education
7 centers · Head Start
(910) 455-2211 ext. 21007
SCUS Head Start Programs, Inc
7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(662) 452-5098
Union County Community Action, Inc.
7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(704) 283-7583 ext. 0226
Child Care Resources Inc.
6 centers · Early Head Start
(704) 376-6697 ext. 378
Durham's Partnership for Children
6 centers · Early Head Start
(919) 403-6960
Families and Communities Rising, Inc.
6 centers · Head Start
(919) 688-5541 ext. 235
Gaston Community Action, Inc
6 centers · Head Start
(704) 866-8721
Intermountain Children's Services, Inc.
6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(828) 688-2190 ext. 101
Pender County Board of Education
6 centers · Head Start
(910) 259-7603
Randolph Community Services, Inc dba Regional Consolidated Services
6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(336) 629-5141
Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission, Inc.
5 centers · Head Start
(336) 903-2055
Families & Communities Rising, Inc.
5 centers · Early Head Start
(919) 688-5541 ext. 235
Four Square Community Action, Inc.
5 centers · Head Start
(828) 321-4475 ext. 231
Mountain Projects, Inc.
5 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(828) 456-4546
Western Carolina Community Action, Inc.
5 centers · Early Head Start
(828) 693-1711
Action Pathways, Inc. Head Start.
4 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(910) 487-9800
McDowell County Schools Head Start
4 centers · Head Start
(828) 652-3229 ext. 1511
Nash Edgecombe Economic Development, Inc.
4 centers · Early Head Start
(252) 442-8081 ext. 258
Nash Edgecombe Wilson Community Action Inc.
4 centers · Head Start
(252) 442-8081 ext. 258
Onslow County Partnership for Children, Inc.
4 centers · Early Head Start
(910) 938-0336
Polk County Schools
4 centers · Head Start
(828) 894-3051
Blue Ridge Community Action, Inc.
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(828) 438-6255
ICARE, Inc.
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(704) 873-2858 ext. 201
Macon Program for Progress
3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(828) 524-4471 ext. 318
Save the Children Federation Inc.
3 centers · Early Head Start
(662) 452-5098
Telamon Corporation - NC CCP - 2002X11
3 centers · Early Head Start
(919) 747-7853
The Enola Group, Inc.
3 centers · Early Head Start
(828) 604-4906 ext. 2
Alexander County Head Start
2 centers · Head Start
No line reported
Early Learning Academies
2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(704) 290-3908
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start
(828) 359-6593
Grow Early Learning, North Carolina Region
2 centers · Head Start
(919) 926-3348
Verner Center for Early Learning
2 centers · Early Head Start
(828) 298-0808
Catawba County Schools
1 center · Early Head Start
(828) 855-9386
Kannapolis City School District
1 center · Head Start
(704) 932-7433
McDowell County Schools Early Head Start
1 center · Early Head Start
(828) 652-3229 ext. 1511
Person County School District
1 center · Head Start
(336) 599-7585
Telamon Corporation - NC Sampson - 2002X07
1 center · Early Head Start
(919) 747-7852

Centers in smaller towns in North Carolina

200 centers in 162 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Aberdeen · 1

Aberdeen Academy
Early Head Start and Head Start · 333 Glasgow St
(910) 294-6908

Ahoskie · 1

CADA Hertford County Child Development Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 215 W Modlin Rd
(252) 209-8569

Albemarle · 1

Albemarle Academy
Early Head Start and Head Start · 405 Davis St
(910) 294-6918

Alexander Mills · 1

Forrest W. Hunt Elementary
Head Start · 100 Forrest W Hunt Dr
(828) 245-2161

Andrews · 1

Hilltop Head Start
Head Start · 63 Clay St
(828) 321-0641

Arden · 2

Avery's Creek Elementary Head Start
Head Start · 15 Park South Rd
(828) 252-2495
Glen Arden Elementary Head Start
Head Start · 50 Pinehurst Cir
(828) 654-8111

Asheboro · 2

Connie Redding Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 118 Virginia Ave
(336) 672-5570
Miss Ashley's Enrichment Academy
Head Start · 624 Brewer St
(336) 629-5141

Ayden · 2

Ayden Head Start
Early Head Start · 262 Third St
(252) 746-0421
EIC Ayden Head Start Center
Head Start · 262 3rd St
(252) 746-0421

Bakersville · 2

Intermountain Children's Place EHS & HS
Early Head Start and Head Start · 6342 Highway 226 South
(828) 537-0263
Roan View Head Start
Head Start · 301 Longview Dr
(828) 688-2403

Barco · 1

Currituck Head Start Center
Head Start · 494 Shortcut Rd
(252) 789-1183

Barnardsville · 1

Barnardsville Head Start
Head Start · 20 Hillcrest Dr
(828) 626-2131

Beaufort · 1

Beaufort Child Development Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 201 Professional Park Dr
(252) 728-2786

Black Mountain · 1

Black Mountain Primary Head Start
Head Start · 301 E State St
(828) 669-4920

Bolivia · 1

Piney Grove Head Start Center
Head Start · 71 N Piney Grove Rd NE
(910) 253-8155

Boonville · 1

Boonville Head Start
Head Start · 533 N Carolina Ave, # 601
(336) 367-5301

Bostic · 1

Sunshine Elementary
Head Start · 231 Toney Rd
(828) 245-0658

Brevard · 2

Hillview Children's Services
Early Head Start · 181 Hillview Ext
(828) 884-2255
Hillview Children's Services Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 181 Hillview Ext
(828) 884-2255

Bryson City · 1

Bryson City Head Start
Head Start · 80 Old Almond School Road
(828) 488-9756

Bunn · 1

Bunn Head Start
Head Start · 750 Bunn Elementary School Rd
(919) 496-0175

Burgaw · 2

CF Pope Elementary School
Head Start · 400 N Wright St
(910) 259-0145
Malpass Corner Elementary
Head Start · 4992 Malpass Corner Rd
(910) 283-5889

Burlington · 2

Head Start Junction
Head Start · 421 Alamance Rd
(336) 436-0202
Janice S. Scarborough Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 615 Gunn St
(336) 226-5558

Burnsville · 1

Yancey County EHS & HS
Early Head Start and Head Start · 76 Roland St
(828) 682-6668

Candler · 1

Candler Elementary Head Start
Head Start · 121 Candler School Rd
(828) 670-8008

Candor · 1

Candor Academy
Early Head Start and Head Start · 112 Brutonville School Rd
(910) 220-1092

Canton · 1

Patricia S. Turner
Early Head Start and Head Start · 35 Peach Bloom Dr
(828) 648-6637

Carrboro · 1

Carrboro Elementary
Head Start · 400 Shelton St
(919) 968-3652

Cary · 2

Parkway Head Start
Early Head Start · 102 Ymca Dr
(919) 657-0577
Parkway Head Start
Head Start · 102 Ymca Dr
(919) 657-0577

Cherokee · 2

Big Cove Children's Center
Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 38 Old School Loop
(828) 359-3034
Dora Reed Children's Center
Early Head Start and Head Start (American Indian and Alaska Native) · 897 Acquoni Rd
(828) 359-6589

Cherryville · 1

Cherryville Head Start Center
Head Start · 203 N Elm St
(704) 435-8946

Clayton · 1

Clayton Head Start
Head Start · 301 Champion St
(919) 553-3681

Clinton · 2

Clinton Head Start
Head Start · 606A College St
(910) 590-1027
Clinton Head Start
Early Head Start · 606A College St
(910) 590-1027

Clyde · 1

Edwina G. Hall
Early Head Start and Head Start · 384 Jones Cove Rd
(828) 627-0060

Columbia · 1

Tyrrell/Washington Head Start and Learning Center
Head Start · 190 La Keiser Dr
(252) 753-0538

Columbus · 1

Columbus Children's Center
Early Head Start · 11 Hope Valley Ln
(828) 693-1711

Connelly Springs · 1

Building Blocks Academy
Early Head Start · 2945 US Highway 70
(704) 376-6697

Cove City · 1

James W. Smith
Head Start · 148 Koonce Town Rd
(252) 672-7024

Crossnore · 1

High Country Head Start Center
Head Start · 129 Allen Circle
(828) 528-1780

Cullowhee · 1

Kneedler Child Development Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · WCU Campus Outreach Center
(828) 293-2000

Dudley · 1

Stephen & Susan Parr Family Learning Center
Early Head Start · 243 Sleepy Creek Rd
(919) 751-6252

East Flat Rock · 1

Hillandale
Head Start · 40 Preston Ln
(828) 699-0955

East Spencer · 1

East Spencer Head Start/Early Head Start
Head Start · 228 Grant St
(704) 636-9639

Eden · 2

Douglass Head Start
Head Start · 408 Price St
(336) 548-4780
Rhode Island Mills Early Learning Center
Early Head Start · 540 Riverside Dr, Apt 201
(336) 864-4024

Edenton · 1

Chowan Early Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 423 Sandy Ridge Rd
(252) 221-3017

Efland · 1

Efland-Cheeks Elementary School
Head Start · 4401 Fuller Rd
(919) 563-5112

Elizabethtown · 1

Elizabethtown Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 601 David St
(910) 862-3880

Ellenboro · 1

Ellenboro
Head Start · 813 Piney Mountain Church Rd
(828) 453-8185

Enfield · 1

White Oak
Early Head Start and Head Start · 3090 Fishing Creek Rd
(252) 445-4231

Etowah · 1

Etowah Children's Center
Early Head Start · 233 Brickyard Rd
(828) 693-1711

Fairmont · 2

Greengrove Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 2583 E McDonald Rd
(910) 628-1280
South Robeson Head Start Center
Head Start · 1832 Marion Stage Rd
(910) 628-7994

Faison · 1

NCDS Faison MSHS
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 2669 NC Hwy 403 West
(910) 267-1114

Fallston · 1

Fallston
Head Start · 112 Gary Street
(704) 476-8240

Farmville · 1

EIC Farmville Head Start Center
Head Start · 4280 Anderson Avenue
(252) 753-8036

Flat Rock · 2

Flat Rock Children's Center
Early Head Start · 130 Eagle Reach Drive
(828) 693-1992
Flat Rock Children's Center
Early Head Start · 130 Eagles Reach Drive
(828) 693-1711

Franklinton · 1

Franklinton Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 417 South Main Street
(919) 494-1628

Gates · 1

Gates Head Start Center
Head Start · 448 NC Highway 37 N
(252) 357-1672

Graham · 1

Graham Head Start
Head Start · 620 Ray St
(336) 229-5250

Grantsboro · 1

Pamlico Child Development Center
Head Start · 11313 NC 55 Hwy
(252) 745-0104

Greenville · 1

Pitt County Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 901 Staton Rd
(252) 753-0522

Grover · 1

Grover
Head Start · 206 Carolina Ave
(704) 476-8351

Hamilton · 2

Hamilton Early Head Start/Head Start
Early Head Start · 306 S Horton St
(252) 789-1181
Hamilton Head Start
Head Start · 306 Horton Street
(252) 789-1181

Hamlet · 2

Fayetteville Street Center
Head Start · 105 Fayetteville St
(910) 582-2366
South Hamlet Head Start
Early Head Start · 205 Thomas St
(910) 582-4793

Hampstead · 2

South Topsail Elementary
Head Start · 997 Hoover Rd
(910) 270-4056
Surf City Elementary
Head Start · 12345 Literacy Ln, # a
(910) 928-0067

Havelock · 1

Godette Child Development Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 125 Old Godette School Road
(252) 447-2160

Hayesville · 1

Hayesville Head Start
Head Start · 1940 Hwy 64 Business
(828) 389-3159

Henderson · 1

Henderson Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 500 N Beckford Dr, Ste F
(252) 438-8121

Hickory · 1

Sweetwater Early Childhood Center
Early Head Start · 2110 Main Ave SE
(828) 327-3689

Hillsborough · 2

Fairview Child and Family Center
Head Start · 125 Lawndale Ave
(919) 643-4000
Fairview Child and Family Center
Early Head Start · 125 Lawndale Ave
(919) 643-4000

Hollister · 1

Haliwa - Saponi Head Start
Head Start · 130 Haliwa Saponi Trl
(252) 257-4246

Holly Ridge · 1

Dixon Elementary
Head Start · 130 Betty Dixon Rd
(910) 327-2104

Ivanhoe · 1

NCDS Ivanhoe (Bladen County) MSHS
Head Start (Migrant and Seasonal) · 10016 Hwy 210 East
(910) 669-2073

Jefferson · 1

Ashe County Head Start Sizemore Center
Head Start · 200 Oak St
(336) 246-6448

Jonesville · 1

Jonesville Head Start
Head Start · 205 Center St
(336) 835-1879

Kelford · 1

West Bertie
Head Start · 3734 Governors Rd
(252) 344-2433

King · 1

Mt. Olive Head Start
Head Start · 2145 Chestnut Grove Rd
(336) 985-5260

Kittrell · 1

Kittrell Head Start
Head Start · 1380 N Chavis Rd
(252) 438-7665

Knightdale · 2

Knightdale Head Start
Head Start · 1020 Todd Rd
(919) 266-1240
Knightdale Head Start
Early Head Start · 1020 Todd Rd
(919) 266-1240

Laurinburg · 1

Laurinburg Head Start Center
Head Start · 710 Corona Ave
(910) 276-4911

Leicester · 1

Leicester Elementary School Head Start
Head Start · 31 Gilbert Rd
(828) 683-4995

Lemon Springs · 1

Lee County Head Start Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 209 McCormick Road
(919) 777-9073

Lenoir · 2

Northside Learning Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1440 Blowing Rock Blvd
(828) 758-4290
The Enola Group Caldwell Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 111 Fairview Dr NW
(828) 757-8632

Lexington · 2

Lexington Head Start (LMU)
Head Start · 300 W 9th Ave
(336) 843-1831
Tiny Tots
Early Head Start · 206 1/2 Link Cir
(336) 843-1887

Lillington · 1

Shirley Whitley Child Development Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 274 Irene Roberts Rd
(910) 814-2651

Lincolnton · 2

Deaton Head Start Center
Head Start · 101 Deaton Ave
(704) 732-3201
Lincoln Park Head Start Center
Head Start · 140 Industrial Park Rd
(704) 732-1216

Longwood · 1

Longwood Head Start Center
Head Start · 7360 Mt Zion Church Rd NW
(910) 287-3637

Louisburg · 1

Nelson Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 102 Leonard Farm Rd
(919) 496-4585

Lumberton · 1

Allenton Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 166 Lamb Rd
(910) 608-0326

Madison · 1

Madison Head Start
Head Start · 810 Cure Drive
(336) 548-4780

Manteo · 1

Dare Head Start Center
Head Start · 723 Sir Walter Raleigh St
(252) 473-5246

Mars Hill · 1

Jerrie Honeycutt Child Dev Center
Head Start · 200 School House Ln, Mars Hill Elementary Head Start I
(828) 689-3432

Marshall · 1

Brush Creek Elementary Head Start
Head Start · 265 Upper Brush Creek Rd
(828) 649-2060

Maxton · 1

Maxton Head Start Center
Head Start · 613 E Rockingham Rd
(910) 844-3406

Maysville · 1

Maysville Elementary
Head Start · 814 Sixth St
(252) 252-1630

Mill Spring · 2

Polk Central School
Head Start · 2141 South NC 9 Hwy
(828) 894-8233
Sunny View School
Head Start · 86 Sunny View School Rd
(828) 625-4530

Mocksville · 1

Mocksville Head Start
Head Start · 755 Greenhill Rd
(336) 998-1831

Monroe · 1

Winchester Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1112 Fairley Ave
(704) 283-1069

Morganton · 2

Quaker Meadows Generations
Early Head Start and Head Start · 800 N Green St
(828) 438-6255
The Enola Group Burke Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 501 E Concord St
(828) 475-0107

Morven · 1

Morven Head Start
Head Start · 6715 US Highway 52 S
(704) 441-2311

Mount Airy · 2

Granite City Head Start
Head Start · 401 Technology Ln, Ste 101
(336) 786-6155
Paynetown Head Start
Head Start · 205 Marshall Farm Rd
(336) 786-7628

Mount Olive · 1

Carver Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 612 S Breazeale Ave
(919) 658-9291

Murphy · 1

Murphy Head Start
Head Start · 161 Thomas St
(828) 837-9749

Nebo · 1

Nebo
Head Start · 254 Nebo School Rd
(828) 652-6588

New Bern · 1

Duffyfield Child Development Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1200 Myrtle Ave
(252) 637-4119

Newton · 1

Newton Head Start Center
Head Start · 249 E N St
(828) 464-1108

Newton Grove · 1

Hobbton Head Start
Head Start · 12361 Hobbton Hwy
(910) 594-0590

Norlina · 1

Soul City Head Start
Head Start · 920 Manson Axtell Rd
(252) 456-0060

North Wilkesboro · 1

North Wilkesboro Head Start
Head Start · 170 Jolly St
(336) 651-7698

Oxford · 2

Crescent Head Start
Head Start · 145 Crescent Dr
(919) 603-5080
Oxford Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 101 Hillside Dr
(919) 693-2157

Pembroke · 1

Pembroke Head Start Center
Head Start · 1509 Union Chapel Rd
(910) 521-9230

Pineola · 1

Avery County Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 3280 Linville Falls Hwy
(828) 733-7114

Plymouth · 1

Washington County Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 2668 US Highway 64 E
(252) 791-0665

Pollocksville · 1

Pollocksville Elementary
Head Start · 300 Trent St
(252) 223-1630

Princeton · 1

Princeton Head Start
Head Start · 308 James Street
(919) 936-2604

Princeville · 1

Princeville
Head Start · 405 Beasley St, N/a
(252) 823-6282

Raeford · 1

Hoke Head Start Center
Head Start · 366 Thomas Drive
(910) 875-2373

Ramseur · 1

Head Start Station
Head Start · 7279 Jordan Rd
(336) 824-4063

Red Springs · 1

Red Springs Head Start /Early Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 931 W 3rd Ave
(910) 843-5825

Roanoke Rapids · 1

Hodgestown Lifetime Learning Center
Head Start · 120 Wyche St
(252) 519-0099

Roaring River · 1

Lomax Head Start
Head Start · 5728 Greenhorn Road
(336) 530-2045

Robbinsville · 1

Robbinsville Head Start
Head Start · 141 Moose Branch Rd
(828) 479-8919

Rocky Mount · 2

A. J. Richardson Head Start Center
Head Start · 850 S Franklin St, N/a
(252) 442-3506
A. J. Richardson Head Start Center
Early Head Start · 850 S Franklin St, N/a
(252) 442-3506

Rocky Point · 2

Cape Fear Elementary
Head Start · 1882 NC Hwy 133
(910) 602-3767
Rocky Point Elementary School
Head Start · 255 Elementary School Road
(910) 675-2309

Roxboro · 1

Person County Schools Head Start
Head Start · 404 S Morgan St
(336) 599-7585

Ruffin · 1

Lincoln Head Start
Head Start · 2660 Oregon Hill Rd
(336) 548-4780

Rutherford College · 1

Circle of Friends
Early Head Start and Head Start · 240 Bravard St
(828) 879-2367

Rutherfordton · 2

Pinnacle Elementary
Head Start · 1204 Painters Gap Rd
(828) 287-3440
Rutherfordton Elementary School
Head Start · 201 Bob Hardin Rd
(828) 287-3778

Saluda · 1

Saluda School
Head Start · 214 Main St
(828) 749-5571

Sandy Ridge · 1

Sandy Ridge Head Start
Head Start · 1308 Amostown Rd
(336) 871-2551

Scotland Neck · 1

Scotland Neck
Early Head Start and Head Start · 913 Junior High School Road
(252) 826-3535

Selma · 1

Early Head Start Learning Center
Early Head Start · 907 N Webb St
(919) 965-2211

Shannon · 1

Rennert Head Start Center
Head Start · 8986 Rennert Rd
(910) 843-2562

Siler City · 2

Chatham County Head Start
Head Start · 505 M L King Jr Blvd
(919) 742-5316
Chatham County Head Start
Early Head Start · 505 M L King Jr Blvd
(919) 742-5316

Snow Hill · 2

South Greene
Head Start · 602 W Harper St
(252) 523-7770
Tender Love Child Care Center, Inc.
Early Head Start · 896 Hwy 258 N
(252) 747-9955

Southern Pines · 1

Southern Pines
Early Head Start and Head Start · 1400 W Indiana Ave
(910) 294-6901

Sparta · 1

Gap Civil Head Start
Head Start · 145 Cranford Rd
(336) 372-8918

Spindale · 2

Carver
Early Head Start and Head Start · 141 Carver St
(828) 286-3901
Spindale Elem.
Head Start · 161 N Oak St
(828) 286-2861

Statesville · 2

Buffalo Shoals Head Start
Head Start · 532 Buffalo Shoals Rd
(704) 881-0760
Southeast Child Development Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 230 Adams St
(704) 873-2858

Stoneville · 1

Stoneville Head Start
Head Start · 203 Stone St
(336) 548-4780

Stony Point · 1

Alexander County Head Start Stony Point
Head Start · 311 Stony Point School Rd
(828) 632-7001

Swannanoa · 1

W. D. Williams Elementary Head Start
Head Start · 161 Bee Tree Rd
(828) 686-3665

Swansboro · 1

Queens Creek Elementary
Head Start · 159 Queens Creek Rd
(910) 326-5115

Sylva · 1

Fairview
Early Head Start · 453 Fairview Rd
(828) 456-4546

Tarboro · 1

Julia Hammonds
Early Head Start · 605 Panola St, N/a
(252) 823-3269

Taylorsville · 2

Alexander County Head Start Wittenburg
Head Start · 7300 Church Rd
(828) 632-7001
The Enola Group Alexander Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 401 E Main Ave
(828) 635-1479

Thomasville · 1

Thomasville Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 416 Duke St
(336) 475-4700

Trenton · 1

Comfort Elementary
Head Start · 4384 Highway 41 West
(252) 252-1630

Troy · 1

Troy Academy
Early Head Start and Head Start · 414 S Main St
(910) 606-4040

Tryon · 1

Forbes Preschool
Head Start · 100 School Pl
(828) 859-6584

Vanceboro · 1

Vanceboro Farm Life
Head Start · 569 McLawhorn Ln
(252) 244-3226

Walkertown · 2

Church Child Care
Head Start · 4421 Poindexter Rd
(336) 595-1001
Church Child Care
Early Head Start · 4421 Poindexter Rd

Walnut Cove · 1

London Head Start
Head Start · 609 School St
(336) 591-7304

Washington · 2

Care-O-World Beaufort County
Early Head Start · 146 Whispering Pines Rd
(252) 975-2811
EIC Beaufort Head Start
Head Start · 689 Flanders Filter Rd
(252) 940-1282

Waynesville · 1

Waynesville Head Start
Early Head Start and Head Start · 489B Pigeon St
(828) 564-2516

Weaverville · 2

North Buncombe Elementary School Head Start
Head Start · 251 Flat Creek Church Rd
(828) 645-2999
Weaverville Primary School Head Start
Head Start · 39 S Main St
(828) 658-0307

Whiteville · 1

Mt. Olive Head Start Center
Early Head Start and Head Start · 5465 Silver Spoon Rd
(910) 648-4860

Wilkesboro · 1

BROC Cub Creek Head Start
Head Start · 1201 Industrial Park Rd
(336) 651-7690

Wilmington · 2

Excel 17th Street
Early Head Start and Head Start · 4308 S 17th St
(910) 799-4160
Excel Vision Dr.
Early Head Start and Head Start · 165 Vision Dr
(910) 793-4884

Windsor · 1

Windsor
Early Head Start and Head Start · 191 Cooper Hill Rd
(252) 794-5519

Winfall · 1

Joyce G. Felton Perquimans Head Start Center
Head Start · 296 Winfall Blvd
(252) 426-5949

Woodland · 1

Woodland
Early Head Start and Head Start · 505 W Main St
(252) 587-1108

Yadkinville · 1

Yadkinville Head Start
Head Start · 729 W Main St
(336) 679-2934

Yanceyville · 2

Yanceyville Early Head Start
Head Start · 1149 Main St
(336) 694-6942
Yanceyville Early Head Start
Early Head Start · 1149 Main St
(336) 694-6942

Zionville · 1

Western T.L.C. Head Start
Head Start · 1769 Mabel School Rd
(828) 278-4990

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