Head Start and Early Head Start
Area 1 - Escondido Early Learning Academy
115 Woodward Ave, Escondido, CA 92025
Run by Neighborhood House Association
Head Start centers / California / Escondido
Head Start and Early Head Start
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A Head Start and Early Head Start center in Escondido, California, run by Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee.
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: 613 E Lincoln Ave, Escondido, CA 92026
County: San Diego
Run by: Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee, Vista, CA
Federal grant ID (for reference): 09CH012417
Funded seats at this site: Head Start: 48; Early Head Start: 32. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (760) 839-9330
To apply, call: (760) 471-4210
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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Other options near Escondido
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Escondido · 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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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