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Tacoma, Washington

Head Start and Early Head Start in Tacoma, WA

22 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Tacoma, from the federal Office of Head Start.

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Arlington

7202 S Pine St, Tacoma, WA 98409

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Birney

1202 S 76th St, Tacoma, WA 98408

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Blix

1302 E 38th St, Tacoma, WA 98404

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Downing

2502 N Orchard St, Tacoma, WA 98406

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Edison

5830 S Pine St, Tacoma, WA 98409

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Edna Travis

2111 S J St, Tacoma, WA 98405

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Fern Hill

8442 S Park Ave, Tacoma, WA 98444

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Franklin

1402 S Lawrence St, Tacoma, WA 98405

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Franklin Pierce ELC

12223 A St S, Tacoma, WA 98444

Run by Puget Sound Educational Service District - HS

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Geiger

7401 S 8th St, Tacoma, WA 98465

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Jefferson

4302 N 13th St, Tacoma, WA 98406

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Jenny Reed

1802 S 36th St, Tacoma, WA 98418

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Larchmont

8601 E B St, Tacoma, WA 98445

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Lister

2106 E 44th St, Tacoma, WA 98404

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Lowell

1218 N Yakima Ave, Tacoma, WA 98403

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Manitou Park

4330 S 66th St, Tacoma, WA 98409

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Mann

1002 S 52nd St, Tacoma, WA 98408

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Midland's Kiddie Korral

1703 99th St E, Tacoma, WA 98445

Run by Puget Sound Educational Service District - HS

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Roosevelt

3550 E Roosevelt Ave, Tacoma, WA 98404

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Stanley

1712 S 17th St, Tacoma, WA 98405

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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Whitman

1120 S 39th St, Tacoma, WA 98418

Run by TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools

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 Tacoma

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Tacoma · Youth nonprofits in Tacoma · Washington 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.