Head Start and Early Head Start in South El Monte, CA

5 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in South El Monte, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start

Cogswell (Mt. View)

11050 Fineview St, South El Monte, CA 91733

Run by Mountain View Head Start Preschool

Head Start

Lerma (Shively)

1431 Central Ave, South El Monte, CA 91733

Run by Options for Learning

Early Head Start

Loma (El Monte)

2131 Loma Ave, South El Monte, CA 91733

Run by El Monte City School District

Head Start

Miramonte (Mt. View)

10620 Schmidt Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733

Run by Mountain View Head Start Preschool

Head Start and Early Head Start

Monte Vista School (Mt. View)

11111 Thienes Ave, South El Monte, CA 91733

Run by Mountain View Head Start Preschool

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 South El Monte

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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