Harris County Department of Education's Head Start and Early Head Start programs serve more than 1,500 students each day. Far too many students enter school unprepared and ultimately fall behind. HCDE Head Start is an educational program providing students and their families the skills they need to be ready for the demands of school. HCDE Head Start works with income-eligible students and students with special needs residing in east and northeast Harris County.

Our locations include Compton, Coolwood, Dogan, Fonwood, Sheffield (Galena Park), Barrett (Crosby), Baytown, JD Walker (Goose Creek), Channelview, Humble, La Porte, Tidwell (Sheldon), Pasadena, and Houston.

This website is supported by Grant Numbers 06CH011535 and 06HP000559 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of Harris County Department of Education and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.