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El Monte, California

Head Start and Early Head Start in El Monte, CA

17 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in El Monte, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Baker School (Mt. View)

12043 Exline St, El Monte, CA 91732

Run by Mountain View Head Start Preschool

Head Start and Early Head Start

Columbia (El Monte)

3400 California Ave, El Monte, CA 91731

Run by El Monte City School District

Head Start and Early Head Start

Cortada (El Monte)

3111 Potrero Ave, El Monte, CA 91733

Run by El Monte City School District

Head Start

Le Gore (El Monte)

11121 Bryant Rd, El Monte, CA 91731

Run by El Monte City School District

Head Start and Early Head Start

New Lexington (El Monte)

10410 Bodger St, El Monte, CA 91733

Run by El Monte City School District

Early Head Start

Payne (Mt. View)

2850 Mountain View Rd, El Monte, CA 91732

Run by Mountain View Head Start/State Preschool

Head Start

Potrero (El Monte)

2611 Potrero Ave, El Monte, CA 91733

Run by El Monte City School District

Head Start and Early Head Start

Rio Vista (El Monte)

4300 Esto Ave, El Monte, CA 91731

Run by El Monte City School District

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 El Monte

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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