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Head Start and Early Head Start in Eureka, CA

10 centers in Eureka (Humboldt County). 5 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 6 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 4 programs, which report 205 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 California

$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 Eureka

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

  • College of the Redwoods

    Head Start

    7351 Tompkins Hill Rd, Eureka, CA 95501

    Run by Northcoast Children's Service, Inc. · 20 funded slots

    (707) 476-4545
    CallDirections

  • College of the Redwoods Child Development Center

    Early Head Start

    7351 Tompkins Hill Rd, Eureka, CA 95501

    Run by California Department of Education · 13 funded slots

    (707) 476-4537
    CallDirections

  • Eureka - Alice Birney

    Early Head StartHead Start

    717 South Ave, Ste A, Eureka, CA 95503

    Run by Northcoast Children's Service, Inc. · 23 funded slots

    (707) 442-8977
    CallDirections

  • Eureka - Jefferson

    Head Start

    914 B St, Eureka, CA 95501

    Run by Northcoast Children's Service, Inc. · 15 funded slots

    (707) 441-9020
    CallDirections

  • Eureka - Jefferson EHS

    Early Head Start

    1000 B St, Eureka, CA 95501

    Run by Northcoast Children's Service, Inc. · 16 funded slots

    (707) 828-0438
    CallDirections

  • Eureka - N St.

    Early Head Start

    304 N St, Eureka, CA 95501

    Run by Northcoast Children's Service, Inc. · 32 funded slots

    (707) 442-1540
    CallDirections

  • Eureka - Sonoma

    Head Start

    110 W Sonoma St, Eureka, CA 95501

    Run by Northcoast Children's Service, Inc. · 15 funded slots

    (707) 268-8780
    CallDirections

  • South District Site

    Early Head StartAmerican Indian and Alaska Native

    3400 Erie St, Eureka, CA 95501

    Run by Yurok Tribe Head Start/Early Head Start · 26 funded slots

    (707) 444-0433
    CallDirections

  • South District Site

    Head StartAmerican Indian and Alaska Native

    3400 Erie St, Eureka, CA 95501

    Run by Yurok Tribe Head Start · 30 funded slots

    (707) 444-0433
    CallDirections

  • Worthington Head Start

    Head Start

    3460 Erie St, Eureka, CA 95501

    Run by Northcoast Children's Service, Inc. · 15 funded slots

    (707) 443-1142
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Eureka

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 Eureka.

  • Northcoast Children's Service, Inc.

    7 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (707) 822-7206

  • California Department of Education

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (916) 319-8467

  • Yurok Tribe Head Start

    1 center · Head Start

    (707) 444-0433

  • Yurok Tribe Head Start/Early Head Start

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (707) 444-0433

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