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Head Start and Early Head Start in Hawaii

92 centers in 36 cities and towns, run by 7 programs. 24 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 72offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. 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 Hawaii

$31,420a year or less for a family of three, or $37,950 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

Head Start by city in Hawaii

10 cities have 3 or more centers and a page of their own, most centers first.

Where to apply in Hawaii

You apply to a program, not to one center. Each number here is the program's enrollment line: staff can tell you which of its centers have room and add you to a waiting list.

  • Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc.

    47 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (808) 847-2400

  • Parents And Children Together

    22 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (808) 842-5996

  • Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc.

    9 centers · Head Start

    (808) 249-2988

  • Child & Family Service

    5 centers · Head Start

    (808) 245-5914

  • Child and Family Service

    3 centers · Early Head Start

    (808) 245-5914

  • Family Support Services of West Hawaii

    3 centers · Early Head Start

    (808) 323-3303

  • Maui Family Support Services, Inc.

    3 centers · Early Head Start

    (808) 242-0900

Centers in smaller towns in Hawaii

33 centers in 26 towns with fewer than 3 centers each, A to Z.

Aiea · 2

Haiku · 1

Hauula · 1

  • Koolauloa HB

    Early Head Start · 54-316 Kamehameha Hwy, # 5a

    (808) 293-5530

Holualoa · 1

Kahuku · 1

Kahului · 1

Kailua Kona · 1

  • Kona Clusters

    Early Head Start · 75-127 Lunapule Rd, Ste 11

    (808) 326-7778

Kamuela · 1

  • Waimea Cluster

    Early Head Start · 65-1291 Kawaihae Rd, Ste 104A

    (808) 885-0086

Kapaa · 1

Kapolei · 2

  • Kamaaina Kids - Barber's Pt. (Kalaeloa)

    Early Head Start · 1965 Bougainville Ave

    (808) 682-8150

  • Makakilo

    Head Start · 92-675 Anipeahi St

    (808) 940-6817

Kaunakakai · 1

Kealakekua · 1

  • Little Sprouts Child Development Center

    Early Head Start · 81-6623 Hawaii Belt Rd

    (808) 323-3303

Kekaha · 1

Kihei · 1

Koloa · 1

Kunia · 1

Lahaina · 2

Laie · 1

Makawao · 1

Mililani · 2

Mountain View · 1

  • Mt. View PrePlus Elementary

    Head Start · 18-1235 Volcano Hwy

    (808) 968-1420

Pahoa · 2

  • Hawaiian Beaches

    Early Head Start and Head Start · 15-360 Puni Makai Loop N

    (808) 965-3120

  • Keonepoko Pre-Plus Elementary

    Head Start · 15-890 Kahakai Blvd

    (808) 965-9180

Papaikou · 1

  • Kalanianaole Elementary

    Head Start · 27-330 Old Mamalahoa Hwy

    (808) 964-3044

Pearl City · 2

Waialua · 1

  • Waialua High School

    Early Head Start · 67-160 Farrington Hwy

    (808) 636-2006

Waimanalo · 2

  • Waimanalo El.

    Head Start · 41-1350 Kalanianaole Hwy

    (808) 259-7574

  • Waimanalo Portable

    Early Head Start · 41-038 Wailea St, Mod 1

    (808) 259-0639

Help paying for child care

Other benefits in Hawaii

Having a baby in HawaiiBenefits, each with its source, checked October 2026Pregnancy MedicaidUp to 196% FPLWICYesPaid family leaveNoMedicaid pays for a doulaNoSee Hawaii