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Head Start and Early Head Start in San Francisco, CA

33 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in San Francisco, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

3rd Street Hub

4900 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94124

Run by Wu Yee Children's Services

Head Start

Bayview - Lane Street

1601 Lane St, San Francisco, CA 94124

Run by Wu Yee Children's Services

Head Start and Early Head Start

Broadway Center

820 Battery St, San Francisco, CA 94111

Run by Kai Ming, Inc.

Early Head Start

Dr. TKL Center

950 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94108

Run by Kai Ming, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Geary Center

6221 Geary Blvd Fl 1, San Francisco, CA 94121

Run by Kai Ming, Inc.

Head Start

Generations

1010 Montgomery St Apt 2, San Francisco, CA 94133

Run by Wu Yee Children's Services

Head Start

Golden Gate

177 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102

Run by Wu Yee Children's Services

Head Start and Early Head Start

MNC Alegria Campus

1245 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Run by Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

MNC Bayview Children's Campus

1337 Evans Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124

Run by Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

MNC Bernal Campus

3141 26th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Run by Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.

Head Start

MNC Excelsior Campus

459 Vienna St, San Francisco, CA 94112

Run by Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

MNC Helen Fabela Chavez

1240 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Run by Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

MNC Mission

1954 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Run by Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

MNC Mission Bay Campus

152 Berry St, San Francisco, CA 94107

Run by Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.

Early Head Start

MNC Stevenson Campus

1330 Stevenson St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Run by Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

MNC Valencia Campus

380 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Run by Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

North Beach Center

1170 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

Run by Kai Ming, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

OMI

1111 Junipero Serra Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94132

Run by Wu Yee Children's Services

Head Start and Early Head Start

Ocean Early Learning Center

1820 Alemany Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94112

Run by Wu Yee Children's Services

Head Start

Rainbow Center

799 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

Run by Kai Ming, Inc.

Head Start

Richmond Center

426 33rd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121

Run by Kai Ming, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Southeast

1550 Evans Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124

Run by Wu Yee Children's Services

Head Start

St. Luke's Center

1755 Clay St, San Francisco, CA 94109

Run by Kai Ming, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Sunset Center

2800 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA 94116

Run by Kai Ming, Inc.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Westside

2400 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94115

Run by Wu Yee Children's Services

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 Francisco

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