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San Diego, California

Head Start and Early Head Start in San Diego, CA

42 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in San Diego, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

AKA - Darnall

6020 Hughes St, San Diego, CA 92115

Run by AKA Head Start

Head Start and Early Head Start

Area 1 - Bay Point

2850 Wasp Way, San Diego, CA 92106

Run by Neighborhood House Association

Early Head Start

Area 1 - Bethel A.M.E.

3085 K St, San Diego, CA 92102

Run by Neighborhood House Association

Head Start and Early Head Start

Area 1 - Broadway Site

475 W Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101

Run by Neighborhood House Association

Head Start and Early Head Start

Area 1 - Karen D. Love

2230 E Jewett St, San Diego, CA 92111

Run by Neighborhood House Association

Early Head Start

Area 2 - Calvary

735 Cesar E Chavez Pkwy, San Diego, CA 92113

Run by Neighborhood House Association

Early Head Start

Area 2 - Kennedy EHS

4715 T St, San Diego, CA 92113

Run by Neighborhood House Association

Head Start and Early Head Start

Area 5 NHA Home Based

San Diego, CA 92113

Run by Neighborhood House Association

Head Start and Early Head Start

Chicano Federation

3180 University Ave Ste 317, San Diego, CA 92104

Run by Neighborhood House Association

Head Start

Del Norte Head Start

16601 Night Hawk Ln, San Diego, CA 92127

Run by Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County

Early Head Start

ECS -- Reo Head Start

2602 Reo Dr, San Diego, CA 92139

Run by Episcopal Community Services

Head Start

Los Penasquitos Head Start

14125 Cuca St, San Diego, CA 92129

Run by Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County

Head Start

Sundance Head Start

8944 Twin Trails Dr, San Diego, CA 92129

Run by Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County

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 San Diego

Licensed child care and after-school programs in San Diego · Youth nonprofits in San Diego · 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.