Neighborhood House Association Head Start and Early Head Start

Neighborhood House Association Head Start and Early Head Start offers a Head Start preschool program with a research-based, developmentally appropriate curriculum for children ages 3 to 5. It also offers an Early Head Start program for children from birth to 3 years, with weekly family home visits and two monthly group socializations for families. Services to Pregnant Women include weekly prenatal classes for pregnant women and their families and individualized postpartum home visits.

Programs

• Head Start preschool program — 3-5 years · Comprehensive services for children ages 3 to 5; curriculum is research-based and developmentally appropriate.
• Early Head Start program — birth to 3 years · Comprehensive services for children from birth to 3 years, including weekly family home visits and two monthly group socializations for families.
• Services to Pregnant Women — pregnant women · Comprehensive services including weekly prenatal classes for pregnant women and their families as well as individualized postpartum home visits.

At a glance

• Ages: 0–5 years old

About the provider

The Neighborhood House Association was established in 1914. Head Start launched in 1965, and Early Head Start began in 1994. The program states that Head Start partners with parents, encourages parents to be their child’s first teacher, and invites parents to participate in their child’s educational program, join policy-making assemblies, and develop life skills for family self-sufficiency.

Head Start is federally funded and available to income-eligible children birth to five years of age, foster children, homeless families, and families receiving TANF, SSI, or SNAP (CalFresh). Children with disabilities are fully included. Proof of citizenship is not required for enrollment. All children need to be fully immunized to participate in Head Start. The program provides referral assistance for immunization.

Last updated October 6, 2026.