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Head Start and Early Head Start in Los Angeles, CA

128 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Los Angeles, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

Hyans (St. Anne's)

2737 Hyans St, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Run by St. Anne's Family Services

Head Start and Early Head Start

Imperial Courts (CII)

11425 Gorman Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059

Run by Children?s Institute, Inc

Head Start

John W. Mack Center

3020 S Catalina St, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Run by University of Southern California

Head Start and Early Head Start

Jordan Downs (CII)

9880 Grape St, Los Angeles, CA 90002

Run by Children?s Institute, Inc

Head Start

Joseph A. Gascon

630 Leonard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Run by Montebello Unified School District

Head Start

Ketchum (YMCA)

2916 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90005

Run by Young Men?s Christian Association Los Angeles (YMCA LA)

Head Start

La Mirada (Foundation)

5637 La Mirada Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038

Run by Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Lew Sands Weltor (MAOF)

1010 E 48th St, Los Angeles, CA 90011

Run by Mexican American Opportunity Foundation

Head Start

Lindsay (MAOF)

1584 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90011

Run by Mexican American Opportunity Foundation

Head Start

Little Friends (Foundation)

707 E Kensington Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Run by Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Little Stars (PACE)

1322 S New Hampshire Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006

Run by Pacific Asian Consortium In Employment

Early Head Start

Magnolia (PACE)

1910 Magnolia Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Run by Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment

Early Head Start

Main Street EHS

9527 S Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90003

Run by Children's Institute, Inc.

Early Head Start

Mandel Center

2415 W Avenue 30, Los Angeles, CA 90065

Run by Pacific Clinics Head Start

Early Head Start

Maryland (St. Anne's)

1317 Maryland St, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Run by St. Anne's Family Services

Head Start

Montebello Park

6300 Northside Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Run by Montebello Unified School District

Head Start and Early Head Start

Nickerson Gardens (CII)

11253 Compton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059

Run by Children?s Institute, Inc

Head Start

Norwood Street Center

2020 Oak St, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Run by University of Southern California

Head Start and Early Head Start

Otis Booth

424 N Lake St, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Run by Children's Institute, Inc.

Early Head Start

Park Place (Foundation)

2630 E 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90023

Run by Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Pico Gardens (Foundation)

1500 E 4th St, Los Angeles, CA 90033

Run by Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Inc.

Early Head Start

Ramona Gardens (Foundation)

2830 Lancaster Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033

Run by Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Inc.

Head Start

Ramona HS (Foundation)

2755 Lancaster Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033

Run by Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Inc.

Head Start

Rising Stars (PACE)

731 Beacon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Run by Pacific Asian Consortium In Employment

Early Head Start

Rita Walters

932 W 85th St, Los Angeles, CA 90044

Run by Baldwin Park Unified School District

Head Start and Early Head Start

Roosevelt Park (MAOF)

7800 Graham Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90001

Run by Mexican American Opportunity Foundation

Early Head Start

Roselake (St. Anne's)

2233 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057

Run by St. Anne's Family Services

Head Start and Early Head Start

SM Charter (Foundation)

1022 N Van Ness Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038

Run by Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Inc.

Head Start

Salazar Park

3864 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023

Run by VOALA Grantee Los Angeles County

Head Start and Early Head Start

San Marino (St. Anne's)

3156 San Marino St, Los Angeles, CA 90006

Run by St. Anne's Family Services

Head Start

Silva

153 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90011

Run by VOALA Grantee Los Angeles County

Head Start and Early Head Start

South Vermont

9022 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90044

Run by Children's Institute, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Stanford EHS/HS

706 E Manchester Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90001

Run by Children's Institute, Inc.

Head Start

Sunol

133 N Sunol Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90063

Run by VOALA Grantee Los Angeles County

Head Start

Sunshine

346 E 36th St, Los Angeles, CA 90011

Run by VOALA Grantee Los Angeles County

Head Start and Early Head Start

Telegraph (MAOF)

4457 Telegraph Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90023

Run by Mexican American Opportunity Foundation

Early Head Start

The Nest

3651 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Run by DignityHealth DBA CALIFORNIAHOSPITALMEDICALCENTER

Head Start and Early Head Start

Tom Bradley

3875 Dublin Ave Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA 90008

Run by University of Southern California

Early Head Start

Tri Cities Office

4660 S Eastern Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90040

Run by Baldwin Park Unified School District

Early Head Start

University Gardens Center

1250 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Run by University of Southern California

Head Start and Early Head Start

University Park Center

741 W 27th St, Los Angeles, CA 90089

Run by University of Southern California

Head Start

Vermont Head Start

1435 W 27th St, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Run by University of Southern California

Early Head Start

Vermont Montessori

8300 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90044

Run by Baldwin Park Unified School District

Head Start and Early Head Start

Vernon (CII)

1024 W Vernon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90037

Run by Children?s Institute, Inc

Early Head Start

WMMC/Rainbow

1803 Pennsylvania Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033

Run by Mexican American Opportunity Foundation

Early Head Start

Watts Campus (CII)

1812 E 110th St, Los Angeles, CA 90059

Run by Children?s Institute, Inc

Head Start and Early Head Start

Watts IV (CII)

11230 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059

Run by Children?s Institute, 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 Los Angeles

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Los Angeles · Youth nonprofits in Los Angeles · 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.