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Head Start and Early Head Start in Brownsville, TX

17 centers in Brownsville (Cameron County). 10 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 15 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 3 programs, which report 882 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 Texas

$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 Brownsville

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

  • Benavides Head Start

    Head Start

    3101 McAllen Rd, Brownsville, TX 78520

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 34 funded slots

    (956) 698-1236
    CallDirections

  • Browne Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    9901 California Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 55 funded slots

    (956) 838-0088
    CallDirections

  • Brownsville MSHS Center

    Head StartMigrant and Seasonal

    6225 Boca Chica Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78521

    Run by United Migrant Opportunity Services, Inc. · 81 funded slots

    (956) 420-4034
    CallDirections

  • Charles Isbell Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    260 Isbell Dr, Brownsville, TX 78521

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 65 funded slots

    (956) 546-7923
    CallDirections

  • DJ Lerma Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    5407 Austin Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 72 funded slots

    (956) 831-3267
    CallDirections

  • Gallegos HS

    Head Start

    2700 Rancho Viejo Ave, Brownsville, TX 78526

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 17 funded slots

    (956) 547-4230
    CallDirections

  • Jubilee Brownsville Head Start

    Head Start

    1025 Main St, Brownsville, TX 78526

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 53 funded slots

    (956) 674-1062
    CallDirections

  • La Villita Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2818 Rockwell Dr, Brownsville, TX 78521

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 41 funded slots

    (956) 982-2020
    CallDirections

  • Lena Bennett Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    566 Ash St, Brownsville, TX 78521

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 41 funded slots

    (956) 542-2192
    CallDirections

  • Leon Gardens Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    68 Castellano Cir, Brownsville, TX 78526

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 49 funded slots

    (956) 544-5865
    CallDirections

  • Lincoln Park School Day Care Center

    Early Head Start

    7 Orange St, Brownsville, TX 78521

    Run by The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley · 16 funded slots

    (956) 548-7880
    CallDirections

  • Marylyn Burns Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    1974 E Alton Gloor Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78526

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 75 funded slots

    (956) 547-3780
    CallDirections

  • Perez Head Start

    Head Start

    2514 Shidler Dr, Brownsville, TX 78521

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 34 funded slots

    (956) 357-1354
    CallDirections

  • Rancho Del Cielo Early Head Start

    Early Head Start

    69 Old Ebony St, Brownsville, TX 78520

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 32 funded slots

    (956) 350-4240
    CallDirections

  • Rancho Del Cielo Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    3 Old Ebony St, Brownsville, TX 78520

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 41 funded slots

    (956) 350-8889
    CallDirections

  • Raul Yzaguirre Head Start

    Head Start

    2255 N Coria St, Brownsville, TX 78520

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 102 funded slots

    (956) 544-1101
    CallDirections

  • Vermillion Head Start

    Head Start

    6895 Ruben Torres Sr Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78526

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 74 funded slots

    (956) 564-9769
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Brownsville

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 Brownsville.

  • Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc.

    15 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (956) 399-9944 ext. 305

  • The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (956) 665-3891

  • United Migrant Opportunity Services, Inc.

    1 center · Head Start

    (920) 232-9611

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