Head Start and Early Head Start
Aloha Learning Center (PACE)
13000 Van Ness Ave, Gardena, CA 90249
Run by Pacific Asian Consortium In Employment
Head Start centers / California / Gardena
Head Start
Gardena-Carson (YMCA)
A Head Start center in Gardena, California, run by Young Men?s Christian Association Los Angeles (YMCA LA).
Center details
Program: Head Start
Ages served: Head Start: children ages 3 to 5
Address: 1000 W Artesia Blvd, Gardena, CA 90248
County: Los Angeles
Run by: Young Men?s Christian Association Los Angeles (YMCA LA), Los Angeles, CA
Federal grant ID (for reference): 09CH012684
Funded seats at this site: Head Start: 17. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (310) 879-6673
Every Head Start program must meet federal quality rules for early learning, health and family support. When you call, ask: How do I apply and what documents do I bring? Is there a waitlist? Is the day full or part? Is there transportation?
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
More Head Start locations in Gardena
Early Head Start
First Steps (PACE)
14420 Crenshaw Blvd, Gardena, CA 90249
Run by Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment
Head Start
St. John (PACE)
14517 Crenshaw Blvd, Gardena, CA 90249
Run by Pacific Asian Consortium In Employment
Other options near Gardena
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Gardena · California child care 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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.
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