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Head Start and Early Head Start in Port Angeles, WA

4 centers in Port Angeles (Clallam County). 2 offer Early Head Start, from pregnancy to age 3, and 2 offer Head Start preschool for ages 3 to 5. You apply through 3 programs, which report 122 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 Washington

$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 Port Angeles

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

  • Lower Elwha Head Start

    Head StartAmerican Indian and Alaska Native

    291 Spokwes Dr, Port Angeles, WA 98363

    Run by Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe · 40 funded slots

    (360) 452-2587
    CallDirections

  • Lower Elwha Head Start

    Early Head StartAmerican Indian and Alaska Native

    291 Spokwes Dr, Port Angeles, WA 98363

    Run by Lower Elwha Tribe Community Council · 24 funded slots

    (360) 452-2587
    CallDirections

  • Mount Angeles View EHS and Clallam Home-based EHS

    Early Head Start

    2319 S Francis St, 228 W 1st St, Suite F, Port Angeles, WA 98362 (Mailing), Port Angeles, WA 98362

    Run by Olympic Community Action Programs · 28 funded slots

    (360) 775-2359
    CallDirections

  • Mt Angeles View Head Start-ECEAP

    Head Start

    2321 S Francis St, Port Angeles, WA 98362

    Run by Olympic Community Action Programs · 30 funded slots

    (360) 452-8496
    CallDirections

Where to apply in Port 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 Port Angeles.

  • Olympic Community Action Programs

    2 centers · Early Head Start and Head Start

    (360) 452-4726 ext. 6223

  • Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe

    1 center · Head Start

    (360) 452-8471 ext. 7471

  • Lower Elwha Tribe Community Council

    1 center · Early Head Start

    (360) 452-2587 ext. 2

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Other benefits in Washington

Having a baby in WashingtonBenefits, each with its source, checked October 2026Pregnancy MedicaidUp to 215% FPLWICYesPaid family leaveYesMedicaid pays for a doulaYesSee Washington