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Escondido, California

Head Start and Early Head Start in Escondido, CA

11 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Escondido, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Del Dios

835 W 15th Ave, Escondido, CA 92025

Run by Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee

Early Head Start

ECCDC- Clothier

613 E Lincoln Ave, Escondido, CA 92026

Run by Easter Seals Southern California, Inc

Early Head Start

EHS CCP- NCCS Fig

950 N Fig St, Escondido, CA 92026

Run by Easter Seals Southern California, Inc

Early Head Start

EHS CCP- NCCS Oak Hill

1317 Oak Hill Dr, Escondido, CA 92027

Run by Easter Seals Southern California, Inc

Early Head Start

EHS Ccp- Eccdc

819 W 9th Ave, Escondido, CA 92025

Run by Easter Seals Southern California, Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

Eccdc

613 E Lincoln Ave, Escondido, CA 92026

Run by Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee

Head Start and Early Head Start

Hickory

635 N Hickory St, Escondido, CA 92025

Run by Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee

Early Head Start

NCCS (Mission)

715 W Mission Ave Ste A, Escondido, CA 92025

Run by Easter Seals Southern California, Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

NSD Home Base

Escondido, CA 92025

Run by Easter Seals Southern California, 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 Escondido

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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