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Head Start and Early Head Start in Yuma, AZ

10 centers in Yuma. 5 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 9 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 2 programs, which report 634 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 Arizona

$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 Yuma

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

  • Carver Head Start Center

    Head Start

    1341 W 5th St, Yuma, AZ 85364

    Run by Western Arizona Council of Governments · 40 funded slots

    (928) 782-0005
    CallDirections

  • Foothills Head Start Center

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2950 S Avenue 10 E, Yuma, AZ 85365

    Run by Western Arizona Council of Governments · 73 funded slots

    (928) 305-1652
    CallDirections

  • Gwyneth Ham Early Learning Center

    Early Head StartHead Start

    840 E 22nd St, Yuma, AZ 85365

    Run by Western Arizona Council of Governments · 112 funded slots

    (928) 783-0845
    CallDirections

  • Helping Hand Head Start Center

    Head Start

    384 S 13th Ave, Head Start, Yuma, AZ 85364

    Run by Western Arizona Council of Governments · 40 funded slots

    (928) 783-4706
    CallDirections

  • Jardin Angelical-CCP

    Early Head StartMigrant and Seasonal

    4240 W Daisy St, Yuma, AZ 85364

    Run by Chicanos por la Causa, Inc. · 3 funded slots

    (928) 783-3318
    CallDirections

  • Pecan Grove Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    600 S 21st Ave, Yuma, AZ 85364

    Run by Western Arizona Council of Governments · 28 funded slots

    (928) 502-8126
    CallDirections

  • Rancho Viejo - CCP

    Head StartMigrant and Seasonal

    930 S Avenue C, Yuma, AZ 85364

    Run by Chicanos por la Causa, Inc. · 32 funded slots

    (928) 782-1639
    CallDirections

  • Rancho Viejo Head Start Center

    Early Head StartHead Start

    930 S Avenue C, Yuma, AZ 85364

    Run by Western Arizona Council of Governments · 114 funded slots

    (928) 782-3621
    CallDirections

  • Yuma Center

    Head StartMigrant and Seasonal

    1875 S 45th Ave, Yuma, AZ 85364

    Run by Chicanos por la Causa, Inc. · 152 funded slots

    (928) 783-2363
    CallDirections

  • Yuma West Head Start Center

    Head Start

    2505 W 20th St, Yuma, AZ 85364

    Run by Western Arizona Council of Governments · 40 funded slots

    (928) 782-2130
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Yuma

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 Yuma.

  • Western Arizona Council of Governments

    7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (928) 782-1886

  • Chicanos por la Causa, Inc.

    3 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (602) 307-5818

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Other benefits in Arizona

Having a baby in ArizonaBenefits, each with its source, checked October 2026Pregnancy MedicaidUp to 161% FPLWICYesPaid family leaveNoMedicaid pays for a doulaYesSee Arizona