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Head Start and Early Head Start centers in Washington
281 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in 120 Washington cities and towns, from the federal Office of Head Start.
Cities with the most centers
All cities A–Z
- Anacortes 1
- Arlington 1
- Auburn 4
- Basin City 1
- Battle Ground 1
- Bellevue 1
- Bellingham 7
- Benton City 2
- Bothell 1
- Bremerton 11
- Brewster 1
- Bridgeport 3
- Burien 1
- Burlington 2
- Camas 1
- Castle Rock 1
- Centralia 1
- Chehalis 1
- Chewelah 1
- Clarkston 2
- Colville 2
- Connell 1
- Covington 1
- Darrington 1
- Deer Park 1
- Deming 1
- East Wenatchee 2
- Ellensburg 1
- Ephrata 1
- Everett 4
- Everson 1
- Federal Way 1
- Goldendale 1
- Grandview 2
- Granger 2
- Granite Falls 1
- Harrah 1
- Hoquiam 1
- Inchelium 1
- Keller 1
- Kelso 3
- Kennewick 3
- Kent 4
- Kettle Falls 1
- Kingston 2
- Kirkland 1
- Klickitat 1
- La Push 1
- Lacey 2
- Lakewood 3
- Long Beach 1
- Longview 3
- Lynden 1
- Lynnwood 2
- Mabton 2
- Maple Falls 1
- Marysville 1
- Mattawa 2
- Monroe 1
- Moses Lake 2
- Mount Vernon 5
- Neah Bay 1
- Nespelem 1
- Newport 2
- Oak Harbor 2
- Oakville 1
- Okanogan 1
- Olalla 1
- Olympia 2
- Omak 2
- Oroville 1
- Othello 2
- Pasco 6
- Peshastin 1
- Port Angeles 3
- Port Orchard 4
- Port Townsend 1
- Poulsbo 1
- Prosser 1
- Pullman 1
- Puyallup 1
- Queets 1
- Quincy 1
- Rainier 1
- Redmond 1
- Renton 1
- Richland 1
- Rochester 1
- Royal City 1
- Seattle 24
- Sedro Woolley 2
- Sequim 1
- Shelton 1
- Shoreline 1
- Spanaway 1
- Spokane 12
- Spokane Valley 1
- Stanwood 1
- Stevenson 1
- Sultan 1
- Sunnyside 4
- Tacoma 22
- Taholah 2
- Toledo 1
- Tonasket 1
- Toppenish 2
- Tulalip 1
- Tumwater 1
- Vancouver 19
- Walla Walla 4
- Wapato 5
- Warden 1
- Wellpinit 1
- Wenatchee 4
- White Salmon 2
- White Swan 1
- Winthrop 1
- Woodland 1
- Yakima 5
- Yelm 1
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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