Early Head Start
Giggles and Grace Early Learning Center
1260 SW 8th Ave, Ontario, OR 97914
Run by Oregon Child Development Coalition, Inc.
Head Start centers / Oregon / Ontario
Head Start
Ontario Central Center
A Head Start center in Ontario, Oregon, run by Malheur County Child Development Center.
Center details
Program: Head Start
Ages served: Head Start: children ages 3 to 5
Address: 790 SW 7th Pl, Ontario, OR 97914
County: Malheur
Run by: Malheur County Child Development Center, Ontario, OR
Federal grant ID (for reference): 10CH013393
Funded seats at this site: Head Start: 107. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (541) 889-2393
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 Ontario
Early Head Start
Giggles and Grace Early Learning Center
1260 SW 8th Ave, Ontario, OR 97914
Run by Oregon Child Development Coalition, Inc.
Head Start and Early Head Start
Malheur-Ontario
482 SE 3rd St, Ontario, OR 97914
Run by Oregon Child Development Coalition
Head Start and Early Head Start
Ontario Full-Day Center
830 SE 5th St, Ontario, OR 97914
Run by Malheur County Child Development Center
Early Head Start
Ontario Teen Parent Program
1131 Alameda Dr, Ontario, OR 97914
Run by Oregon Child Development Coalition, Inc.
Early Head Start
Ontario Teen Parent Program
1131 Alameda Dr, Ontario, OR 97914
Run by Oregon Child Development Coalition, Inc.
Other options near Ontario
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Ontario · Oregon 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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