Welcome to Semcac Head Start & Early Head Start!

Our Program’s Mission:  To empower all children and families to reach their goals, we will foster strong relationships, offer multi-generational support, and provide family, education and health services.

WELCOME TO HEAD START! Please read this letter FIRST. (click here & pasted below)

• If you received notification that your child was accepted into the Head Start/ Early Head Start Center-Based Program, please read this letter (the items mentioned in the letter have hyperlinks below). 
• If you received notification that your child was accepted into the Early Head Start, Home-Based Program, please read this letter (the items mentioned in the letter have hyperlinks below). 

Active hyperlinks for resources & forms, referred in the (above) letters

Well Child Exam Form – If you need help finding a provider, please view our Resource List.
Dental Exam Form – If you need help finding a Dentist please see our Resource List.
Transportation Resource List
Public Health Immunization Schedule

MN Public Health Immunization Requirements
Winona Early Childhood Screening Information

We welcome new applications year-round!  If you know anyone who may be interested, please have them contact their local Semcac County Contact Office, or a Head Start location listed above to complete an application.  Children with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Foster children and homeless children are automatically eligible for the program.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. 

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of the alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights,1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

This institution & agency is an equal opportunity employer.