Head Start and Early Head Start
85th Avenue
8501 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94621
Run by CITY OF Oakland Office OF Health & Human Services
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Head Start and Early Head Start in Oakland, CA
22 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Oakland, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Head Start and Early Head Start
Brighter Beginnings Home-Based Program
Oakland, CA 94601
Run by CITY OF Oakland Office OF Health & Human Services
Early Head Start
Broadway
2619 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
Run by CITY OF Oakland Office OF Health & Human Services
Head Start
Brookfield
9600 Edes Ave, Oakland, CA 94603
Run by CITY OF Oakland Office OF Health & Human Services
Head Start
Centro Infantil de la Raza
2660 E 16th St, Oakland, CA 94601
Run by The Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County, I
Head Start and Early Head Start
City of Oakland Home-Based Program
Oakland, CA 94601
Run by CITY OF Oakland Office OF Health & Human Services
Head Start and Early Head Start
De Colores Head Start and Early Head Start
1155 35th Ave, Oakland, CA 94601
Run by The Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County, I
Head Start and Early Head Start
Eastlake
1612 45th Ave, Oakland, CA 94601
Run by YMCA Head Start
Head Start and Early Head Start
Foothill Square Early Head Start
10700 MacArthur Blvd Ste 10, Oakland, CA 94605
Run by The Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County, I
Early Head Start
Fruitvale Child Development Center
2619 E 15th Street, Oakland, CA 94601
Run by The Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County, I
Head Start and Early Head Start
Lion Creek Crossings
6818 Lion Way Ste 110, Oakland, CA 94621
Run by CITY OF Oakland Office OF Health & Human Services
Early Head Start
M Robinson Baker
3265 Market St, Oakland, CA 94608
Run by YMCA Early Head Start
Head Start
Manzanita
2701 22nd Ave, Oakland, CA 94606
Run by CITY OF Oakland Office OF Health & Human Services
Early Head Start
Rusdale Continuation School
8251 Fontaine St, Oakland, CA 94605
Run by The Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County, I
Early Head Start
San Antonio Park
1701 E 19th St, Oakland, CA 94606
Run by CITY OF Oakland Office OF Health & Human Services
Head Start
St. Mary's Child Development Center
3208 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA 94608
Run by The Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County, I
Head Start
Sungate
2563 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94601
Run by CITY OF Oakland Office OF Health & Human Services
Head Start and Early Head Start
The Unity Council Homebased Alameda County
Oakland, CA 94601
Run by The Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County, I
Head Start and Early Head Start
Thurgood Marshall Head Start and Early Head Start
1117 10th St, Oakland, CA 94607
Run by The Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County, I
Early Head Start
West Grand
1058 W Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94607
Run by CITY OF Oakland Office OF Health & Human Services
Head Start and Early Head Start
Wilma Chan Child Development Center
7980 Plymouth St, Oakland, CA 94621
Run by The Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County, I
Head Start and Early Head Start
Yazmin Jara Child Development Center
1900 Fruitvale Ave Ste 1A, Oakland, CA 94601
Run by The Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County, I
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 Oakland
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Oakland · Youth nonprofits in Oakland · 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.