Yolo County Office of Education Early Head Start / Head Start / State Preschool

Yolo County Office of Education Early Head Start / Head Start / State Preschool supports early care and education initiatives with play experience, kinder readiness, and primary care for qualifying children. The program also includes Head Start / Early Head Start for low-income families and offers special education services for students with disabilities, including early intervention, diagnostic, educational, counseling, and related services.

Programs

• Early Head Start / Head Start / State Preschool — 0-5 · Supports early care and education initiatives providing play experience, kinder readiness, and primary care for qualifying children.
• Head Start / Early Head Start — 0-5 · Designed for low-income families and based on a comprehensive interdisciplinary program that fosters growth and development through a broad range of services.
• Special Education services — 0-22 · Provides special education services to students with disabilities, including early intervention, diagnostic, educational, counseling, and related services.

At a glance

• Ages: 0–5 years old

About the provider

The Early Childhood Education Department and Head Start/Early Head Start and State Preschool programs support early care and education initiatives for all qualifying children. The program involves parents and community partners through the YCOE HS/EHS Policy Council, which includes parent participation in children’s activities and in policy and programmatic decisions. Leadership includes Shannon McClarin, Director of Early Childhood Education; Katrina Hopkins, Program Administrator; and Maria Cardenas, Administrative Secretary.

Recruitment of children/families is an outreach-based process using media, fliers, brochures, newsletters, posters, door-to-door canvassing, mailing lists, and information booths. Contact for registration: Nicole Castrejon at 530.668.3055 or 530.668.3030.

Last updated October 8, 2026.