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Auburn Early Learning Center
1345 22nd St NE, Auburn, WA 98002
Run by Akin (formerly Children's Home Society of Washington)
Head Start centers / Washington / Auburn
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Muckleshoot Child Development Center
A Head Start center in Auburn, Washington, run by Muckleshoot Indian Tribe.
Center details
Program: American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start
Ages served: Head Start: children ages 3 to 5
Address: 2326 Riverwalk Dr SE, Auburn, WA 98002
County: King
Run by: Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Auburn, WA
Federal grant ID (for reference): 90CI010153
Funded seats at this site: American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start: 28. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (253) 288-2044
To apply, call: (253) 876-3156
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 Auburn
Head Start
Muckleshoot Early Learning Academy
15599 SE 376th St, Auburn, WA 98092
Run by Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Head Start
THE Lighthouse
100 N St SE, Auburn, WA 98002
Run by Puget Sound Educational Service District - HS
Other options near Auburn
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Auburn · Washington 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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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