Head Start and Early Head Start in Greensboro, NC
7 centers in Greensboro (Guilford County). 7 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 6 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through one local program, which report 713 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 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 sizeCenters in Greensboro
Listed A to Z. A center may serve only some ages; the tags show which programs it runs.
Bristol Early Learning Center
Early Head StartHead Start2004 Bristol Rd, Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 369-5156Central Office- Homebased
Early Head StartHead Start1200 Arlington St, Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 369-5101Elm Street Early Learning Center
Early Head StartHead Start1207 S Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 369-5160Metropolitan Early Learning Center
Early Head Start1121 S Benbow Rd, Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 369-5181Poplar Grove Early Learning Center
Early Head StartHead Start5500 Summit Ave, Greensboro, NC 27405
(336) 621-3756Ray Warren Early Learning Center
Early Head StartHead Start715 Burbank St, Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 369-5191Willow Oaks Early Learning Center
Early Head StartHead Start1815 Everitt St, Ste 1, Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 369-5212
Where to apply in Greensboro
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 Greensboro.
- No line reported
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New to Head Start? Who qualifies, what it costs and how applying works
Help paying for child care
- Child care assistance (subsidies) by stateWhen Head Start is full or your income is a little higher
- 2026 federal poverty guidelinesThe income table Head Start uses
- Child care cost by countyWhat daycare costs in North Carolina
- How much childcare costsCenter, home daycare and nanny prices
- WIC income limitsFood help for pregnancy and children under 5