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    • Education

    Education and Early Childhood DevelopmentOur philosophy of education is to meet the child or family at the point of their development and facilitate strategies to build on their goals to reach the next level.  Young children of all ages birth through 5 years, learn best and most naturally when
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    • Family Community Partnership

    Family involvement is the foundation of our program   Since 1965 Head Start has touched the lives of over 20 million children and their families across the nation.  Head Start is widely acknowledged as a world class leader in laying the foundation for school readiness, future educat
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    • Disabilities

    Services for Children with DisabilitiesOur enrollment must show that children with disabilities are 10% of the total enrollment in both programs.  We intentionally recruit children with any disability through our flyers and all recruitment efforts.  Once a child is enrolled in the program,
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    • Health

     Child Health and Developmental Services Head Start’s commitment to wellness embraces a comprehensive vision of health for children, families and staff. Our objective is to ensure that, through collaboration among families, staff, and health professionals, all child health and developmen
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    • Mental Health

    Philosophy of Mental Wellness and Mental Health Badlands Head Start: Prenatal to Five embraces a vision of mental wellness. The objective is to build collaborative relationships among children, families, staff, mental health professionals and the larger community in order to enhance awareness and u
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    Introduction to TREC - Badlands Headstart
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    We very much enjoy making new friends at the socials and we have come to think of our teacher as family.”
    - Sammie G., Badlands Head Start Parent , Buffalo, SD

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    Butte, Harding, Perkins & Western Corson Counties

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    In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

    To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: https://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter 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: (202) 690-7442; or

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

    This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

    Badlands Head Start: Prenatal to Five
    101 5th Ave
    Belle Fourche, SD 57717
    ph: 605-723-8837
    fax: 605-723-8834
    alt: 1-800-598-5859
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