Onalaska Head Start

212 4th Ave N, Onalaska, WI 54650 · La Crosse County

1cited violations

0marked serious

4inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 18
Ages: 3 years – 6 years
Hours: 07:00 AM-04:00 PM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: Amber Peters
Contact: Amundson, Marcia
Phone: 608-783-6920
YoungStar: 5 Stars
Regulated since: 05/01/1997
DCF IDs: Facility 520158 · Provider 0000577800/006
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Staff background & training 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	1	0	Staff background & training (1)

Inspection visits

Sep 29, 2025 Licensing visit · 575 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)
Oct 9, 2024 Licensing visit · 305 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, 1 not met

The DCF Finder's main page now lists this visit as "No Violations found". Its own visit report below still cites these rules. DCF's list drops violations after about two years.
- Staff background & training
  The File For Staff A Did Not Contain Documentation Of A Physical Examination Report On A Form Provided By The Department, Completed Within 12 Months Before Or Within 30 Days After Beginning Work With Children In Care, Indicating The Person Is Free From Illness Detrimental To Children, Including Tuberculosis, And Physically Able To Work With Young Children.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination
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 Onalaska Head Start, 212 4th Ave N, Onalaska, WI 54650 (DCF facility number 520158; provider number 0000577800, location 006; 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.