Strengthening Children, Families and Communities throughout Minnesota

Welcome to Head Start!

On behalf of the entire Head Start staff I would like to welcome each of you to Head Start. Each child, parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle and friend to your family is welcome to join us! You will find many chances to become involved. Parent meetings, parenting groups, home visits, parent teacher conferences, Policy Council, classroom visits, volunteering - We need you! We count on you! You are your child’s first and most important teacher. Welcome to Head Start. We are so very glad you are here.

This web site provides a wealth of information from how to contact us, special event announcements and classroom locations to our Head Start Handbook, newsletters and links to valuable resource information on other web sites. Whenever you see the Head Start logo on the top left of each page, it will bring you to the Head Start home page. Clicking on the Lakes & Prairies logo, top right will bring you to Lakes & Prairies home page.

Mission Statement

Head Start Guiding Principles

Head start is a safe place, emotionally, socially and physically for all children, families, and staff. Respect, trust , and good listening skills will be practiced in every relationship.

Clay-Wilkin Head Start is a program of Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership, Inc.,
a 501c3 nonprofit corporation

Clay-Wilkin Head Start
715 11th Street, North - Suite 104, Moorhead, MN 56560

218-299-7021 or 1-800-452-3646

or

115 5th Street North, Breckenridge, MN 56520

218-643-2888 or 1-800-568-6588

Children, families, and staff are always treated in an equitable manner. No one will be judged and everyone will be supported in their quest to be successful.

At Head Start, everyone belongs. All children, families, and staff are welcome and we respect each other by calling each other by name.

At Head Start, staff count on each other, and children and families rely on us. We must remember to “DWWSWWD” (Do What We Say We Will Do).

At Head Start, we are solution focused. We assume the best of ourselves and others.

At Head Start, we stay positive and remember to keep our sense of humor during times of stress.

We never forget that our mission is to be the best we can be for the children and families at HEAD START.

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ENROLLING IN HEAD START, E-MAIL OR CALL:

Head Start has been awarded a grant from the MN Reading Corp. We are looking for classroom members to provide direct literacy instruction to children ages 3-5 years old. 

Teaching Children. Assisting Families.