Description: The Early Childhood Education Department provides child development services and activities, health services, nutrition assistance, special services, for children with disabilities, parental involvement, volunteer participation, staff training and other social and support services to over 1,000 children and their families. Mississippi County Head Start serves over 600 preschool Head Start & Early Head Start children in one county area. The ages of the children served range from infants to five years old. There are sixteen Head Start Centers and two Parent Resource Centers with locations in Osceola, Blytheville, Joiner, Luxora, Wilson, Leachville, Manila, and Keiser with the physical facilities of a minimum of 75 square feet per child in the outdoor activity area. All state and local health licenses are adhered to with inspections on a regular basis. All Head Start Children in Mississippi County are center based at the present. Children attend classes from 7:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday for nine months of the year. Twenty-five percent funded enrollment of Early Head Start consists of pregnant women. Head Start also sponsors the child care food program and as a participant announces that all children in attendance will be offered the same meals regards of age, sex, race, disability, color, or national origin.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Visit/Complaint Date | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-29 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-02-14 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-01-26 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2021-11-08 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2021-05-27 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2021-04-20 | Facility Visit | 1200.1201.16.All detergents and cleaning supplies shall be kept out of the reach of children. (This does not include hand soap in childrens or staff bathrooms.) 900.902.1.The area shall be free of hazards or potentially hazardous objects. 900.902.8.There shall be no sharp points, corners, edges, or splinters. 900.902.9.Equipment shall not have protrusion hazards. (A protrusion is a projection which, when tested, is found to be a hazard having the potential to cause bodily injury to a user who impacts it.) |
| 2020-09-25 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2019-11-20 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2019-10-28 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2019-02-20 | Facility Visit | 1000.1001.5.Safety straps shall be used at all times in high chairs or any other seats designed to be used with straps. 1000.1003.2.Infants/toddlers shall be placed in age appropriate cribs, cots, or mats meeting CPSC standards, for when they fall asleep. (Note: Also, any items used in the crib must be used according to manufacturer guidelines, regardless if the child is sleeping or not, in accordance with 1001.1). 1200.1201.22.The facility shall maintain smoke detectors/fire extinguishers as required by the Fire Department. Smoke detectors shall be kept in working order at all times. 1200.1201.6.a.Fire and tornado drills shall be practiced as follows:Monthly |
| 2018-10-05 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2018-08-28 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2018-05-21 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2018-05-18 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2018-03-07 | Facility Visit | 1000.1001.5.Safety straps shall be used at all times in high chairs or any other seats designed to be used with straps. 1200.1201.15.All detergents and cleaning supplies shall be kept out of the reach of children. (This does not include hand soap in childrens or staff bathrooms.) |
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