Margaret Annett Head Start Center

1321 St James St, La Crosse, WI 54603 · La Crosse County

2cited violations

0marked serious

5inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 42
Ages: 6 weeks – 5 years, 11 months
Hours: 08:00 AM-03:30 PM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: Amber Peters
Contact: Huerkamp, Meaghan
Phone: 608-785-2070
YoungStar: 5 Stars
Regulated since: 09/15/1996
DCF IDs: Facility 520300 · Provider 0000577800/002
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 1
Illness & medication 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	0	Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Illness & medication (1)

Inspection visits

Sep 17, 2026 Licensing visit · 497 rules checked, 2 not met
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  Garbage containers in where food waste had been disposed of are required to have a cover. A garbage container in the classroom containing food waste and did not have a cover on it.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(n) — Garbage Containers - Construction & Disposal Schedule
- Illness & medication
  An inspection of the medical log book in the infant/toddler room revealed the log hasn't been reviewed every 6 months as required by rule. The last review was January 2026.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(dm)4. — Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records
DCF visit report
Sep 17, 2025 Licensing visit · 638 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Aug 6, 2025 Licensing visit · 93 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Sep 26, 2024 Licensing visit · 93 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Sep 19, 2024 Licensing visit · 437 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

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DCF publishes about 3 years of monitoring. Older history, complaint files and self-reported incidents require a public records request. Wisconsin's public records law (Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31–19.39) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why. Electronic copies are generally free.

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Send to: DCF Records Custodian · DCFRecordsRequest@wisconsin.gov · fax (608) 422-7161 · 201 W. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703
Copy: DCF Western Regional Licensing Office · DCFPlicBRLWRO@wisconsin.gov · 715-930-1148

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Letter text

Dear Records Custodian,

Under Wisconsin's public records law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31–19.39, I request copies of the following records for the child care program Margaret Annett Head Start Center, 1321 St James St, La Crosse, WI 54603 (DCF facility number 520300; provider number 0000577800, location 002; applicant/licensee number 6100219468), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every licensing or certification monitoring, renewal and follow-up visit report, including noncompliance statements, compliance statements and rule-monitoring summaries.
2. Every complaint investigation: intake summaries, investigation reports, and the finding for each allegation.
3. Every warning letter, order, forfeiture or other enforcement action, with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of correction the program submitted, and the department's response.
5. Every incident the program reported to the department (for example under DCF 251.04(3) or 250.04(3)): injuries requiring medical care, prohibited actions, suspected abuse or neglect, communicable disease, and children whose whereabouts were unknown.

I understand that child and reporter identities, and material made confidential by Wis. Stat. § 48.981, may be redacted; please release the remainder and cite the basis for anything withheld. Please provide the records electronically (PDF by email). If the estimated cost exceeds $5.00, please send me an estimate before proceeding. Please confirm receipt of this request.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, file a child care complaint with DCF. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, via the Child Care Finder and the licensed and certified directories. History last read Sep 30, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan.