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HEAD START PROGRAMS

Head Start is a national program that provides comprehensive developmental services for low-income children from birth to entry to elementary school. There are six organizations administering Head Start services in Los Angeles County, including the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE). LACOE operates the largest Head Start/State Preschool Program in the nation. To learn more about their Head Start Program, the income limitations, or to locate a LACOE Head Start Program near you, simply click on the links below:

Please use the following list of Head Start administrators to learn if your family is eligible for Head Start services, or to locate a program near you:

Head Start Preschool Program Operators in Los Angeles County

Center for Community and Family Services Head Start
508 East Mendocino Street
Altadena, California 91001
(626) 585-6500

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Head Start
135 Victoria Street
Long Beach, California 90805
(310) 605-0164

Long Beach Unified School District Head Start Programs
2898 Orange Avenue
Signal Hill, California 90755
(562) 427-0833

LACOE Head Start-State Preschool
10100 Pioneer Boulevard
Santa Fe Springs, California 90670
(877) 773-5543

Options Head Start
1330 North Portero Avenue
South El Monte, California 91733-3085
(626) 459-4299

University of Southern California (USC) Child Care Center Head Start
741 West 27th Street
Los Angeles, California 90080
(213) 743.2466

Early Head Start

Center for Community and Family Services
565 North Rosemead Boulevard
Pasadena, California 91107
(626) 795-7990

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
1731 East 120th Street
Los Angeles, California 90059
(310) 605-0164 x244

Children’s Institute International
701 South New Hampshire Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90059
(213) 385-5100 x1885

Hope Street Family Center
1401 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90015
(213) 742-6385

Long Beach Unified School District Head Start Programs
2898 Orange Avenue
Signal Hill, California 90755
(562) 427-0833

LACOE 0-3 Early Head Start
10100 Pioneer Boulevard
Santa Fe Springs, California 90670
(562) 940-1770

UCLA Early Head Start
14423 Van Nuys Boulevard
Arleta, California 91331
(818) 485-0129

USC School for Early Childhood Education
509 West 29th Street
Los Angeles, California 90007
(213) 743.4650

Venice Family Clinic Children First Early Head Start Program
604 Rose Avenue
Venice, California 90291
(310) 664-7557

Vista del Mar and Family Services, Home-SAFE
6926 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90038
(323) 934-7979

Office of Child Care, within the Service Integration Branch
of the Chief Executive Office
222 S. Hill St., 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 974-4103 Phone – (213) 217-5106 Fax

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