The objectives of Health and Safety with the Head Start Program are to:

• Provide a broad range of resources for medical, dental, mental health, and nutrition services.
• Provide health and safety education for parents, children, and staff.
• Promote preventative health services and early intervention.
• Link families to an ongoing system of health care.
• Medical/Dental: Physical examinations and Dental examinations are required for all enrolled students.
• Head Start provides hearing, height, weight, social, emotional and developmental screenings including any needed follow-up and referrals.
• Minnesota Law requires that immunizations are up-to-date for children in a program such as Head Start.

• Each day children are served nutritious meals that follow the USDA guild lines.
• Children brush their teeth daily at Head Start. Staff promote healthy eating as a part of each classroom day.