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Edison Head Start

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Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

625 Maine Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802

Visit website ↗(562) 432-5052Directions ↗Licensed for 57
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Licensing & safety record

✓ Clean licensing record

No citations or complaint visits on file with state licensing as of 2025-09-29. Last licensing visit: 9/11/2025 (4 total).

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-09-29). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Edison Head Start is part of LBUSD's comprehensive Head Start and Early Head Start programs providing free part-day and full-day center-based care and education for children birth to five. The program includes family engagement, health, nutrition, mental health services, and early intervention for eligible families across 23 locations in Long Beach and Signal Hill.

Philosophy
We embrace the provision of services through a multi-generational approach that builds on the premise that parents are their children's first and most important teacher.
Ages served
Birth to five years old (Early Head Start for birth to three, Head Start for ages 3-5)

Programs

  • •Center-based care and education
  • •Home-based services for pregnant women and families with children birth to three
  • •Family engagement and leadership training
  • •School readiness
  • •Health and nutrition services
  • •Mental health services
  • •Early intervention services
  • •Potty training assistance

Highlights

  • ✓Free part-day and full-day programs
  • ✓23 locations across Long Beach and Signal Hill
  • ✓Comprehensive services including health, nutrition, and mental health
  • ✓Children do not need to be potty trained

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Summarized by AI from the preschool's own website (Jun 23, 2026). Not written or verified by PreschoolWise — confirm details directly with the program.

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