Head Start and Early Head Start in Los Angeles, CA
120 centers in Los Angeles. 79 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 84 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 22 programs, which report 4,400 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 sizeCenters in Los Angeles
Listed A to Z. A center may serve only some ages; the tags show which programs it runs.
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Early Head StartHead Start6310 Aldama St, Los Angeles, CA 90042
(818) 949-0019Anna Bing Arnold Children's Center
Early Head Start2301 Levanda Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90032
(626) 856-4344Blind Children's Center (BCC)
Early Head StartHead Start4120 Marathon St, Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 664-2153Bogen (St. Anne's)
Early Head StartHead Start151 N Occidental Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 381-2931CBP - Roenne's School
Early Head StartHead Start4701 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016
(323) 934-6868CBP - Sunflower Sprouts
Early Head StartHead Start8716 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90002
(323) 421-1100Center - Sage on Slauson
Early Head StartHead Start4330 W Slauson Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90043
(323) 421-1100Central Avenue Center (MAOF)
Early Head StartHead Start1001 E Vernon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90011
(323) 845-8511Cypress (Para Los Ninos)
Early Head StartHead Start1145 Cypress Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90065
(213) 250-4800Early Care Education Center
Early Head Start1500 S Grand Ave, Ste 100, Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 748-1087Early Education Center
Early Head Start1401 S Grand Ave, 1600 S Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 742-6385Early Explorers (PACE)
Early Head StartHead Start1200 S Manhattan Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90019
(323) 643-4850Early Head Start Home Based Office
Early Head Start509 W 29th St, Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 740-8259Echo Park CDC (Foundation)
Early Head StartHead Start1010 Douglas St, Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 250-4515El Nido Family Centers Early Head Start
Early Head Start2152 W Manchester Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90047
(323) 971-7360Exposition Park Montessori Child Care Center
Head Start1024 W 38th St, Los Angeles, CA 90037
(323) 766-6100Flores de Valle (Foundation)
Early Head StartHead Start225 N Avenue 25, Los Angeles, CA 90031
(626) 572-5107Fountain (Foundation)
Early Head StartHead Start5636 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 962-8557Gonzaque Village (CII)
Early Head StartHead Start10441 Antwerp St, Los Angeles, CA 90002
(323) 487-5104Grandview (PACE)
Early Head StartHead Start2300 James M Wood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 738-7295Gregory Park (Foundation)
Early Head StartHead Start5807 Gregory Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
(323) 463-3061Imperial Courts (CII)
Early Head StartHead Start11425 Gorman Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059
(323) 487-5463La Trade Technical Child Development Center
Early Head Start2021 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90007
(626) 856-4344LAUSD Theodore Roosevelt High School
Early Head Start456 S Mathews St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
(626) 856-4344Lew Sands Weltor (MAOF)
Early Head StartHead Start1010 E 48th St, Los Angeles, CA 90011
(323) 233-2532Little Stars (PACE)
Early Head StartHead Start1322 S New Hampshire Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 739-0098Los Angeles Education Partnership - EHS Home Based
Early Head Start1541 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 622-5237Montebello Park Elementary
Early Head StartHead Start6300 Northside Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90022
(323) 887-7963Nickerson Gardens (CII)
Early Head StartHead Start11253 Compton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059
(323) 487-5453Pico Gardens (Foundation)
Early Head StartHead Start1500 E 4th St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
(323) 264-3649Play Atelier Nursery School
Early Head Start5743 Huntington Dr N, Los Angeles, CA 90032
(626) 856-4344San Marino (St. Anne's)
Early Head StartHead Start3156 San Marino St, Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 201-5866SM Charter (Foundation)
Early Head StartHead Start1022 N Van Ness Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
(626) 572-5107Tom Bradley
Early Head StartHead Start3875 Dublin Ave, Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA 90008
(580) 580-5801Vista Village/ Vista Del Mar Home Based
Early Head Start6926 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
(323) 934-7979Young Innovators (MAOF)
Early Head StartHead Start4261 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90011
(323) 588-7320Young Innovators (PACE)
Early Head StartHead Start3740 Don Felipe Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 389-8470
Where to apply in Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles.
- (626) 572-5107
Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Inc.
- (323) 753-2400
Children's Institute, Inc.
- (323) 588-7320
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation
- (626) 856-4344
Baldwin Park Unified School District
- (213) 740-3406
University of Southern California
- (323) 421-1100
Crystal Stairs, Inc.
- (213) 989-3244
Pacific Asian Consortium In Employment
- (844) 340-9140
VOALA Grantee Los Angeles County
- (213) 250-4800 ext. 601
Para Los Ninos
- (213) 381-2931 ext. 214
St. Anne's Family Services
- (213) 742-6385
DignityHealth DBA CALIFORNIAHOSPITALMEDICALCENTER
- (213) 742-6385
Dignity Community Care dba California Hospital Medical Center
- (323) 887-7963
Montebello Unified School District
- (818) 949-0019
Pacific Clinics Head Start
- (562) 776-1301
Plaza de la Raza Child Development Services Inc.
- No line reported
Blind Children's Center
- (323) 971-7360
El Nido Family Centers
- (213) 622-5237
Los Angeles Education Partnership
- (626) 967-7848
Options for Learning
- (323) 934-7979
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services
- (844) 340-9140
Volunteers of America of Los Angeles
- No line reported
Young Men?s Christian Association Los Angeles (YMCA LA)
New to Head Start? Who qualifies, what it costs and how applying works
Help paying for child care
- Child care assistance (subsidies) by stateWhen Head Start is full or your income is a little higher
- 2026 federal poverty guidelinesThe income table Head Start uses
- Child care cost by countyWhat daycare costs in California
- How much childcare costsCenter, home daycare and nanny prices
- WIC income limitsFood help for pregnancy and children under 5