César Chávez Elementary School Head Start, a Head Start Center of Las Cruces, NM

5250 Holman Rd
Las Cruces NM 88012

(505) 527-6022

Hatch Valley Public Schools Head Start

From LCPS Policy/Regulation JEB: Age of Enrollment Pre-Kindergarten: Children receiving special education services pursuant to state regulations, may be admitted to a pre-kindergarten program in the public schools. Children must be at least three years of age at any time during the school year in which they enroll. Kindergarten: Children admitted to the LCPS kindergarten program must be at least five years old prior to 12:01 a.m. on September 1 of the year of enrollment. First Grade: Children admitted to an LCPS first-grade program must be at least six years old prior to 12:01 a.m. on September 1 of the year of enrollment, or beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, children that will be six years of age after 12:00 a.m. on September 1 of the year of enrollment may enroll in first grade if one of the following criteria is met: successful completion of a year of New Mexico Public Education Department accredited public or private kindergarten or transfer from a New Mexico Public Educat