The purpose of the Head Start State Collaboration Office (HSSCO) is to support the development of Head Start participation in multi-agency, public/private partnerships to benefit low-income children and families at the state and local levels.
With the above aim in mind, the HSSCO and its partners:
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build early childhood systems and widen access to comprehensive services and support for all low-income children.
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create partnership agreements and initiatives between Head Start and state programs or agencies to benefit children and their families.
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facilitate Head Start involvement in state policies, plans, processes, and decisions which affect the Head Start population and other low-income families.
On July 1, 2008 HSSCO will move from the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to the new Department of Children and Families (DCF). The creation of DCF was announced in November of 2007 by Governor Doyle. The press release revealing the establishment of DCF outlines what services and programs DCF will manage. HSSCO will report directly to Secretary Reggie Bicha's office and will also be attached to the DCF Division of Early Care and Education. To learn more about DCF's organizational structure, please view the Organizational Stucture powerpoint prepared by the Department.
To find out more about Head Start State Collaboration Offices, visit the Head Start National Resources Center.
Wisconsin Head Start State Collaboration Office
Linda Leonhart, Director
Dept. of Workforce Development
P.O. Box 7946
Madison, WI 53707-7946
Phone:
608-261-2137
Fax: 608-267-7952
linda.leonhart@dwd.state.wi.us
Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners
Working Together to Transform Early Childhood Services
The Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners (WECCP) seek to positively impact the lives of Wisconsin's young children and their families by improving early care and education, health, mental health, parent education, and family support services at the state, regional, and community levels. WECCP is a network of organizations and individuals dedicated to this goal and its members include state departments and both public and private agencies and associations.
WECCP envisions a Wisconsin where all children receive the services and family supports they need in order to attain their optimal developmental potential during the critical years of birth through age five. Wisconsin communities, agencies, associations, and state government will work together to provide a system of high quality comprehensive early childhood services for every child and family who wants access to them.
