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Bakersfield, California

Head Start and Early Head Start in Bakersfield, CA

18 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Bakersfield, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start and Early Head Start

18th St HB

1300 18th St Ste 200, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Head Start

Alberta Dillard CDC

5704 Pioneer Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93306

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Head Start and Early Head Start

Angela Martinez CDC

4032 Jewett Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Early Head Start

Bakersfield College

1801 Panorama Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93305

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Early Head Start

Blanton Academy

315 E 18th St, Bakersfield, CA 93305

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Head Start and Early Head Start

CLEO Foran CDC

1410 11th St, Bakersfield, CA 93304

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Head Start

Fairfax CDC

1500 S Fairfax Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93307

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Head Start and Early Head Start

Harvey L. HALL CDC

315 Stine Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Head Start

Heritage PARK CDC

2320 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Head Start and Early Head Start

Martha J Morgan CDC

3811 River Blvd, Bakersfield, CA 93305

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Head Start and Early Head Start

PETE H Parra CDC

1825 Feliz Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93307

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Head Start and Early Head Start

Sterling CDC

3000 Sterling Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93306

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Head Start

Stockdale HS

5 Real Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Early Head Start

Sunset EHS Partnership

8701 Sunset Blvd, Bakersfield, CA 93307

Run by Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County

Head Start

Vineland CDC

14327 S Vineland Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93307

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Head Start

Virginia CDC

3301 Virginia Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93307

Run by Community Action Partnership of Kern

Who can enroll

Head Start serves children ages 3 to 5 (ask the center about its birthday cutoff date). Early Head Start serves pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 3. Both are free for families who qualify.

Families usually qualify when household income is at or below the federal poverty guideline for their family size, or when the family gets public assistance such as TANF or SSI, the child is in foster care, or the family is experiencing homelessness. Programs may also enroll some children from families just above the guideline, and each program sets its own application steps and waitlist, so ask the center.

Official HHS poverty guidelines (current year) · Head Start's own center locator

Also in Bakersfield

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Bakersfield · Youth nonprofits in Bakersfield · California program rules

Source: Head Start Service Location Dataset, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start (CSV file), file dated November 8, 2026. The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings. Locations the program lists as closed are left out. Home-based locations show city and ZIP code only. A listing is not an endorsement.