Head Start and Early Head Start
Benita Wallick
2717 N Ventura Ave, Ventura, CA 93001
Run by Child Development Resources of Ventura County, Inc.
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Ventura, California
Head Start and Early Head Start in Ventura, CA
3 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Ventura, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Early Head Start
Easterseals Child Development Center- Ventura
10730 Henderson Rd, Ventura, CA 93004
Run by Easter Seals Southern California, Inc
Head Start and Early Head Start
Westview Head Start Center
247 W Warner St, Ventura, CA 93001
Run by Child Development Resources of Ventura County, Inc.
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 Ventura
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Ventura · Youth nonprofits in Ventura · 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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.