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Watsonville, California

Head Start and Early Head Start in Watsonville, CA

17 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Watsonville, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

ELO

408 E Lake Ave, Watsonville, CA 95076

Run by Encompass Community Services

Early Head Start

La Casita

412 E Lake Ave, Watsonville, CA 95076

Run by Encompass Community Services

Head Start

Martinelli

441 Rogers Ave, Watsonville, CA 95076

Run by Encompass Community Services

Head Start

Pvusd

294 Green Valley Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076

Run by CDI HS

Early Head Start

SCC

360 Arthur Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076

Run by Encompass Community Services

Head Start and Early Head Start

Terry Jimenez Center

201 Brewington Ave, Watsonville, CA 95076

Run by Encompass Community Services

Head Start

Via Del Mar

120 W Beach St, Watsonville, CA 95076

Run by Encompass Community 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 Watsonville

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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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