Head Start and Early Head Start in Palmdale, CA
13 centers in Palmdale (Los Angeles County). 3 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 12 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 2 programs, which report 965 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 Palmdale
Listed A to Z. A center may serve only some ages; the tags show which programs it runs.
CCRC - LPC Early Head Start
Early Head StartHead Start2320 E Avenue R, Palmdale, CA 93550
(661) 273-0610FCC - La Petite Academy (Palmdale) CC
Early Head Start1709 E Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale, CA 93550
(661) 272-3709PSD - Chaparral Early Childhood Education
Head Start37500 50th St E, Palmdale, CA 93552
(661) 273-4710PSD - District Office Early Childhood Education
Head Start975 E Avenue P8, Palmdale, CA 93550
(661) 273-4710PSD - Manzanita Early Childhood Education - Dual Immersion
Head Start38620 33rd St E, Palmdale, CA 93550
(661) 273-4710PSD - Ocotillo Early Childhood Education
Head Start38737 Ocotillo School Drive, Palmdale, CA 93551
(661) 273-4710PSD - Palm Tree Early Childhood Education
Early Head StartHead Start326 E Avenue R, Palmdale, CA 93550
(661) 273-4710PSD - Tamarisk Early Childhood Education
Head Start1843 E Avenue Q5, Palmdale, CA 93550
(661) 273-4710PSD - Tumbleweed Early Childhood Education - Dual Immersion & English Classes
Head Start1100 E Avenue R4, Palmdale, CA 93550
(661) 273-4710
Where to apply in Palmdale
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 Palmdale.
- (661) 273-4710
Palmdale School District Early Childhood Education
- (818) 717-4515
Child Care Resource Center
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