CAPSLO Migrant and Seasonal Head Start
Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County (CAPSLO) – Migrant and Seasonal Head Start, 1030 Southwood Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
About
CAPSLO Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) offers educational services along with health and nutrition services and behavioral health services. The program provides these services in a center-based setting or through a family child care option, close to where families live and work. It focuses on the child’s overall health and development and cares about the family and not just the child.
• Ages: 0–5 years old
• Schedule: Schedules that accommodate the long hours associated with agricultural work
• Price: no-cost child care and preschool services
Since 1981, CAPSLO Migrant and Seasonal Head Start has provided child care programs with the needs of migrant farm working families in mind. The program provides high quality, no-cost child care and preschool services to eligible families whose income must primarily be earned from the agricultural industry. It serves families with children from birth through age five, with some additional services for pregnant women, and welcomes children with special needs. It operates in agricultural communities in nine counties: Fresno, Kern, Monterey, Orange, Santa Barbara, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura. The program provides comprehensive or wraparound services including educational, health and nutrition, and behavioral health services, and helps parents increase their confidence through education and program involvement opportunities.
Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County addresses the causes of poverty, empowering low-income people to achieve self-sufficiency through community-based collaborations and programs. Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. It cares about the entire community and is dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
Last updated April 3, 2026.
• Ages: 0–5 years old
• Schedule: Schedules that accommodate the long hours associated with agricultural work
• Price: no-cost child care and preschool services
Since 1981, CAPSLO Migrant and Seasonal Head Start has provided child care programs with the needs of migrant farm working families in mind. The program provides high quality, no-cost child care and preschool services to eligible families whose income must primarily be earned from the agricultural industry. It serves families with children from birth through age five, with some additional services for pregnant women, and welcomes children with special needs. It operates in agricultural communities in nine counties: Fresno, Kern, Monterey, Orange, Santa Barbara, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura. The program provides comprehensive or wraparound services including educational, health and nutrition, and behavioral health services, and helps parents increase their confidence through education and program involvement opportunities.
Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County addresses the causes of poverty, empowering low-income people to achieve self-sufficiency through community-based collaborations and programs. Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. It cares about the entire community and is dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
Last updated April 3, 2026.
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