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Salem, Oregon

Head Start and Early Head Start in Salem, OR

13 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Salem, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Early Head Start

Edgewater

1135 Edgewater St NW, Salem, OR 97304

Run by Mid-Willamette Valley CAA

Early Head Start

Hawthorne EHS

748 Hawthorne Ave NE, Salem, OR 97301

Run by Mid-Willamette Valley CAA

Early Head Start

Jan's Place

3674 12th St SE, Salem, OR 97302

Run by Family Building Blocks

Head Start and Early Head Start

Maple

999 Locust St NE, Salem, OR 97301

Run by Mid-Willamette Valley CAA

Head Start and Early Head Start

Middle Grove

4950 Silverton Rd NE, Salem, OR 97305

Run by Mid-Willamette Valley CAA

Head Start

Salem

3960 Chemawa Rd NE, Salem, OR 97305

Run by Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

Head Start

Silverton Road

4412 Silverton Rd NE, Salem, OR 97305

Run by Mid-Willamette Valley CAA

Head Start

South Marion-Concordia

4611 Lancaster Dr NE, Salem, OR 97305

Run by Oregon Child Development Coalition

Head Start

Wallace

1205 Wallace Rd NW, Salem, OR 97304

Run by Mid-Willamette Valley CAA

Early Head Start

Wilbur

1154 Wilbur St SE, Salem, OR 97302

Run by Mid-Willamette Valley CAA

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

Also in Salem

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Salem · Youth nonprofits in Salem · Oregon program 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 The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings.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.