Early Head Start
Busy Bees Learning Center
2880 Elm Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Run by Early Learning Ventures
Head Start centers / Colorado / Grand Junction
Head Start and Early Head Start
Riverside Community Center
A Head Start and Early Head Start center in Grand Junction, Colorado, run by Centro de la Familia de Utah.
Center details
Program: Head Start and Early Head Start
Ages served: Early Head Start: pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 3; Head Start: children ages 3 to 5
Address: 134 West Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501
County: Mesa
Run by: Centro de la Familia de Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Federal grant ID (for reference): 08CH013247
Funded seats at this site: Head Start: 34; Early Head Start: 9. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
To apply, call: (801) 521-4473
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
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Gateway Canyon Region 8
3093 E 1/4 Rd, Grand Junction, CO 81504
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Gateway Migrant Center
3093 E 1/4 Rd, Grand Junction, CO 81504
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Red Canyon Academy
2813 Patterson Rd, Grand Junction, CO 81506
Run by Centro de la Familia de Utah
Other options near Grand Junction
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Grand Junction · Colorado 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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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