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Head Start and Early Head Start in Harlingen, TX

8 centers in Harlingen (Cameron County). 5 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 7 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through one local program, which report 534 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 Harlingen

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

  • Bowie Head Start

    Head Start

    309 W Lincoln Ave, Harlingen, TX 78550

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

    (956) 357-1526
    CallDirections

  • Casa Grande Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    106 Troywood Cir, Harlingen, TX 78552

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 63 funded slots

    (956) 423-7827
    CallDirections

  • Combes Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    21604 Hand Road Building B, Harlingen, TX 78552

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 33 funded slots

    (956) 428-1571
    CallDirections

  • Jefferson Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    601 S J St, Harlingen, TX 78550

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 223 funded slots

    (956) 564-2614
    CallDirections

  • Jubilee Harlingen Head Start

    Head Start

    123 S Palm Ct Dr, Harlingen, TX 78552

    Run by Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. · 50 funded slots

    (956) 253-5689
    CallDirections

  • Sam Houston 2 Head Start

    Head Start

    301 E Taft Ave, Harlingen, TX 78550

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

    (956) 357-1423
    CallDirections

  • TSTC Early Head Start Center

    Early Head Start

    2225 N 28th St, Harlingen, TX 78550

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

    (956) 425-4085
    CallDirections

  • TSTC Head Start/Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2702 Dogwood, Harlingen, TX 78550

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

    (956) 425-5292
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Harlingen

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 Harlingen.

  • Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc.

    8 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (956) 399-9944 ext. 305

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