Head Start and Early Head Start in Fort Worth, TX
23 centers in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). 18 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 16 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 2 programs, which report 1,071 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 sizeCenters in Fort Worth
Listed A to Z. A center may serve only some ages; the tags show which programs it runs.
Child Care Studio at Meacham
Early Head StartHead Start2700 Meacham Blvd, # 4699, Fort Worth, TX 76137
(682) 354-5585Morris Foundation CDC
Early Head StartHead Start27014 Moresby Street, Fort Worth, TX 76105
(682) 255-0623Perfect Praise Academy
Early Head StartHead Start2409 Louisiana Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817) 332-6191Polytechnic Child Development Center
Early Head StartHead Start3401 Avenue I, Fort Worth, TX 76105
(817) 332-6191Riverside Child Development Center
Early Head StartHead Start3001 S Riverside Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76119
(817) 332-6191The Child Care Studio at Rise
Early Head StartHead Start2800 Shenandoah Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76116
(254) 834-4218The Child Care Studio at TCC NW
Early Head StartHead Start4801 Marine Creek Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76179
(817) 745-5379The Child Care Studio at TCC South
Early Head StartHead Start5301 Campus Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76119
(817) 745-5565
Where to apply in Fort Worth
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 Fort Worth.
- (817) 838-8422 ext. 1703
Child Care Associates
- (817) 332-6191
Center for Transforming Lives
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 Texas
- How much childcare costsCenter, home daycare and nanny prices
- WIC income limitsFood help for pregnancy and children under 5