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Richmond, California

Head Start and Early Head Start in Richmond, CA

12 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Richmond, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

8th Street

445 8th St, Richmond, CA 94801

Run by YMCA Early Head Start

Head Start and Early Head Start

Balboa

1001 S 57th St, Richmond, CA 94804

Run by Contra Costa County

Head Start and Early Head Start

Crescent Park

5050 Hartnett Ave, Richmond, CA 94804

Run by Contra Costa County

Early Head Start

E M Downer

263 S 20th St, Richmond, CA 94804

Run by YMCA Early Head Start

Head Start

George Miller III

300 S 27th St, Richmond, CA 94804

Run by Contra Costa County

Early Head Start

Richmond

485 Lucas Ave, Richmond, CA 94801

Run by YMCA Early Head Start

Early Head Start

Richmond Parkway

4300 Lakeside Dr, Richmond, CA 94806

Run by YMCA Early Head Start

Early Head Start

Supreme Kids Academy

3065 Richmond Pkwy, Richmond, CA 94806

Run by Child Start, Inc.

Head Start

YMCA 8th St

445 8th St, Richmond, CA 94801

Run by Contra Costa County

Head Start

YMCA Richmond CDC

485 Lucas Ave, Richmond, CA 94801

Run by Contra Costa County

Head Start and Early Head Start

YWCA Richmond

3230 MacDonald Ave, Richmond, CA 94804

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 Richmond

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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