Head Start and Early Head Start in Sacramento, CA
73 centers in Sacramento. 25 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 69 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 6 programs, which report 2,791 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 Sacramento
Listed A to Z. A center may serve only some ages; the tags show which programs it runs.
16th Avenue
Early Head StartHead Start4104 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95820
(916) 563-5169Alder Grove Infant/Toddler (formerly New Helvetia)
Early Head Start2640 A/B Muir Way, Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 322-7068Choices Charter School Head Start-CSPP Wrap
Head Start4425 Laurelwood Way, Sacramento, CA 95864
(916) 575-2896Elkhorn Early Learning Center
Early Head StartHead Start5249 Elkhorn Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95842
(916) 563-5355Encina EHS & Encina Head Start/CSPP Wrap
Early Head StartHead Start1400 Bell St, Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 971-5812General Davie Jr. Primary Center - EHS/HS Duration & HS/CSPP WRAP
Early Head StartHead Start1500 Dom Way, Sacramento, CA 95864
(916) 979-8850Home Based Option - SETA
Early Head StartHead Start925 Del Paso Blvd, Ste 100, Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 263-3804Marina Vista (formerly Broadway Learning Center)
Early Head StartHead Start263 Seavey Cir, Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 563-5119Morey Avenue Early Childhood Development Center
Early Head StartHead Start155 Morey Ave, Sacramento, CA 95838
(916) 566-3485
Where to apply in Sacramento
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 Sacramento.
- (916) 395-5500
Sacramento City Unified School District
- (916) 263-3804
Sacramento Employment And Training Agency
- (916) 686-7595
Elk Grove Unified School District
- (916) 971-5988
San Juan Unified School District/Child Development
- (916) 457-8661
W.C.I.C. / Playmate Child Development Center
- (916) 566-3485
Twin Rivers Unified School District
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