Head Start
Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start
46411 Timine Way 46251 Nax Winatas, Pendleton, OR 97801
Run by Confederated Tribes of The Umatilla Indian Res.
Head Start centers / Oregon / Pendleton
Head Start
Pendleton Early Learning Center (PELC)
A Head Start center in Pendleton, Oregon, run by Umatilla-Morrow Head Start.
Center details
Program: Head Start
Ages served: Head Start: children ages 3 to 5
Address: 455 SW 13th St, Pendleton, OR 97801
County: Umatilla
Run by: Umatilla-Morrow Head Start, Hermiston, OR
Federal grant ID (for reference): 10CH012611
Funded seats at this site: Head Start: 58. These are total funded seats, not how many are open.
Phone: (541) 966-3361
To apply, call: (541) 564-6878
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 Pendleton
Early Head Start
Pendleton Early Head Start Center
1800 NW Carden Ave, Pendleton, OR 97801
Run by Umatilla-Morrow Head Start
Other options near Pendleton
Licensed child care and after-school programs in Pendleton · 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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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