Head Start and Early Head Start in East Palo Alto, CA

2 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in East Palo Alto, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start and Early Head Start

East Palo Alto

1385 Bay Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Run by Institute for Human and Social Development, Inc.

Head Start

Magnolia

1425 Bay Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Run by Institute for Human and Social Development, Inc.

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 East Palo Alto

Licensed child care and after-school programs in East Palo Alto · Youth nonprofits in East Palo Alto · 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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.