Rhinelander Head Start - Rhinelander WI Licensed Group Child Care

1872 N Stevens St , RHINELANDER WI 54501
(715) 369-3050

About the Provider

Description: Head Start is a federal program that promotes the school readiness of children ages birth to five from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Head Start programs provide comprehensive services to enrolled children and their families, which include health, nutrition, social, and other services determined to be necessary by family needs assessments, in addition to education and cognitive development services. Head Start services are designed to be responsive to each child and family's ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage.

Additional Information: Initial License Date: 2/1/2003. Open Sep - Jun.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 620091
  • Capacity: 20
  • Age Range: 3 Year(s) - 7 Year(s)
  • Achievement and/or Accreditations Head Start Performance Standards
  • YoungStar Rating: 5
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • District Office: Wisconsin Dept of Children and Families (DCF)- Child Care Regulation and Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 608-266-9314 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Violation Date Rule Number Rule Summary
2020-02-28 Licensing Orders Letter
2020-02-04 251.07(2)(e) Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions
Description: Based on record review and interview, Staff A engaged in multiple acts of prohibited child guidance including: pulling Child 1's leg out from underneath him on 1/23/20 to force him to sit down; grabbing Child 2 by the arm on 1/24/20 resulting in a bruise and scratch; physically forcing Child 3 to sit in "pretzel leg" position as punishment in Fall of 2019; using a harsh tone with, and yelling at, children; "clotheslining" running children; pulling and grabbing children by the arm; roughly forcing children's arms and legs into their outerwear; and glaring at children with arms crossed.
2019-12-04 251.05(3)(c) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training
Description: Staff A did not have a current CPR certificate on file.
2018-10-19 251.07(2)(e)4. Prohibited Actions - Withholding / Forcing Food Or Sleep
Description: Staff A was observed telling children at lunch that they need to try all foods, and eat more of other foods, before they could have seconds of the food they finished.
2018-10-19 251.07(6)(i)1. Washing Child's Hands & Face
Description: Children's faces were not washed after lunch.
2018-02-22 251.07(6)(k)2. Health Examination - Children Over Age 2
Description: A child over the age of 2 (child #10 on the child record checklist) had an initial health examination that was more than one year prior to being admitted to the center.
2017-05-01 251.05(2)(c)1. Continuing Education Requirement - Full Time Staff
Description: One fulltime child care worker did not have documentation on file of the required amount of Continuing Education for the 2015-2016 program year. This worker's documentation showed five hours short of the required 25 hours per year Continuing Education Requirement.

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