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Head Start and Early Head Start in Dallas, TX

27 centers in Dallas. 16 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 23 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 4 programs, which report 1,835 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 Dallas

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

  • American Care Academy

    Early Head Start

    530 S R L Thornton Fwy, Dallas, TX 75203

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 24 funded slots

    (214) 943-7300
    CallDirections

  • ChildCareGroup at Bilhartz Elementary (Duncanville ISD)

    Head Start

    6700 Wandt Dr, Dallas, TX 75236

    Run by ChildCareGroup · 16 funded slots

    (214) 905-2497
    CallDirections

  • ChildCareGroup at Esperanza

    Early Head StartHead Start

    14040 Rolling Hills Ln, Dallas, TX 75240

    Run by ChildCareGroup · 74 funded slots

    (214) 630-7911
    CallDirections

  • ChildCareGroup at Jack Lowe Elementary (Dallas ISD)

    Head Start

    7000 Holly Hill Dr, Dallas, TX 75231

    Run by ChildCareGroup · 37 funded slots

    (214) 905-2497
    CallDirections

  • ChildCareGroup at Martin Luther King

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2922 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Bldg D, Dallas, TX 75215

    Run by ChildCareGroup · 97 funded slots

    (214) 670-8365
    CallDirections

  • ChildCareGroup at Truett Elementary (Dallas ISD)

    Head Start

    1810 Inadale Ave, Dallas, TX 75228

    Run by ChildCareGroup · 37 funded slots

    (214) 701-6248
    CallDirections

  • ChildCareGroup at West Dallas

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2827 Lapsley St, Dallas, TX 75212

    Run by ChildCareGroup · 87 funded slots

    (214) 630-7911
    CallDirections

  • Clinton P. Russell

    Head Start

    3031 S Beckley Ave, Dallas, TX 75224

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 20 funded slots

    (972) 283-6400
    CallDirections

  • Davids' Place

    Head Start

    1000 S Carroll Ave, Dallas, TX 75223

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 112 funded slots

    (214) 823-3309
    CallDirections

  • Early Head Start Jeanie Borlaug Laube

    Early Head Start

    938 South Carroll Ave, Dallas, TX 75223

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 48 funded slots

    (972) 598-0360
    CallDirections

  • Early Head Start/Head Start @ Buckeye Trail Commons

    Early Head StartHead Start

    6717 Bexar St, Dallas, TX 75215

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 93 funded slots

    (469) 917-9100
    CallDirections

  • Early Head Start/Head Start @ Lakewest

    Early Head StartHead Start

    3737 Goldman St, Suite 100, Building B, Dallas, TX 75212

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 75 funded slots

    (214) 267-0524
    CallDirections

  • Early Head Start/Head Start @ Margaret H. Cone

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2919 Troy St, Dallas, TX 75210

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 76 funded slots

    (214) 217-3170
    CallDirections

  • Ferguson-Oates

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2345 Oates Dr, Dallas, TX 75228

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 96 funded slots

    (214) 324-2831
    CallDirections

  • Head Start/Early Head Start Roseland Homes

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2011 N Washington Ave, Dallas, TX 75204

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 39 funded slots

    (972) 325-7980
    CallDirections

  • Highland Meadows Elementary School

    Head Start

    8939 Whitewing Ln, Dallas, TX 75238

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 60 funded slots

    (214) 212-0570
    CallDirections

  • Home-Based West Dallas

    Early Head Start

    3000 Pegasus Park Dr, Ste 800, Dallas, TX 75247

    Run by ChildCareGroup · 82 funded slots

    (214) 905-3521
    CallDirections

  • Lake June

    Head Start

    9030 Lake June Rd, Dallas, TX 75217

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 112 funded slots

    (214) 398-9696
    CallDirections

  • Lumin Bachman Lake Community School-main

    Early Head Start

    9507 Overlake Dr, Dallas, TX 75220

    Run by Lumin Education · 140 funded slots

    (214) 351-6700
    CallDirections

  • Mi Escuelita @ Carolyn Strickland - Formerly Crossover

    Head Start

    4231 Maple Ave, Dallas, TX 75219

    Run by Mi Escuelita Preschools, Inc. for Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 98 funded slots

    (214) 526-0220
    CallDirections

  • Mi Escuelita @ Cockrell Hill

    Head Start

    4031 W Clarendon Dr, Dallas, TX 75211

    Run by Mi Escuelita Preschools, Inc. for Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 42 funded slots

    (214) 330-5240
    CallDirections

  • Mi Escuelita @ Frank Diaz

    Head Start

    4931 Bernal Dr, Dallas, TX 75212

    Run by Mi Escuelita Preschools, Inc. for Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 28 funded slots

    (214) 638-1688
    CallDirections

  • Otto M. Fridia

    Head Start

    6011 Old Ox Rd, Dallas, TX 75241

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 16 funded slots

    (972) 213-1479
    CallDirections

  • Vogal Alcove Childcare

    Early Head StartHead Start

    1738 Gano St, Dallas, TX 75215

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 105 funded slots

    (214) 368-8686
    CallDirections

  • Vogel North

    Early Head StartHead Start

    19373 Preston Rd, Dallas, TX 75252

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 24 funded slots

    (469) 936-0583
    CallDirections

  • Vogel Redbird Childcare Center

    Early Head StartHead Start

    3662 W Camp Wisdom Rd, Ste 1023, Dallas, TX 75237

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 45 funded slots

    (214) 368-8686
    CallDirections

  • Wanda Meshack Smith

    Early Head StartHead Start

    3950 Gannon Ln, Dallas, TX 75237

    Run by Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. · 152 funded slots

    (972) 283-7700
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Dallas

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 Dallas.

  • Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc.

    16 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (972) 283-6400

  • ChildCareGroup

    7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (214) 630-7911

  • Mi Escuelita Preschools, Inc.

    3 centers · Head Start · for Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc.

    (214) 526-0220

  • Lumin Education

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (214) 351-6700 ext. 3030

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