The requirements to be eligible for Head Start and Early Head Start are age of the child and income. To be income eligible families must be at or below 100% of poverty. To be age eligible for Head Start a child must be at least three and less than five years of age by September 10. To be age eligible for Early Head Start the child must be less than three years of age at the time of enrollment. NMCDC also accepts children and families who are considered over 100% of poverty after all efforts to enroll income eligible children have been exhausted.
