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Head Start and Early Head Start in Santa Rosa, CA

7 centers in Santa Rosa (Sonoma County). 4 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 6 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 2 programs, which report 192 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 Santa Rosa

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

  • Barbara Daniels-Love Head Start and Vince Harper Early Head Start

    Head Start

    1330 Temple Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404

    Run by Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County · 28 funded slots

    (707) 544-8448
    CallDirections

  • Caritas Head Start

    Head Start

    301 6th St, Ste 123, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

    Run by Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County · 15 funded slots

    (707) 544-6911
    CallDirections

  • Cook Middle School Head Start and Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2480 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95407

    Run by Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County · 36 funded slots

    (707) 535-3314
    CallDirections

  • EHS Home Visiting

    Early Head Start

    2345 Giffen Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95407

    Run by Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County · 32 funded slots

    (707) 544-6911
    CallDirections

  • Lewis Head Start and Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    2232 Lomitas Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404

    Run by Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County · 33 funded slots

    (707) 544-6911
    CallDirections

  • Lincoln Head Start and Early Head Start

    Early Head StartHead Start

    604 Simpson St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

    Run by Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County · 28 funded slots

    (707) 546-4984
    CallDirections

  • Tribal Head Start Center

    Head StartAmerican Indian and Alaska Native

    1592 Fulton Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

    Run by California Rural Indian Health Board,Inc. · 20 funded slots

    (707) 576-9272
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Santa Rosa

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 Santa Rosa.

  • Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County

    6 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (707) 544-6911 ext. 1032

  • California Rural Indian Health Board,Inc.

    1 center · Head Start

    (916) 929-9761 ext. 1700

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Other benefits in California

Having a baby in CaliforniaBenefits, each with its source, checked October 2026Pregnancy MedicaidUp to 322% FPLWICYesPaid family leaveYesMedicaid pays for a doulaYesSee California