Menomonie Head Start Cesa 11

What Menomonie Head Start Cesa 11 does

Menomonie Head Start Cesa 11 is the Head Start / Early Head Start program operated by Cooperative Educational Service Agency 11 (CESA 11), a public educational service agency in Wisconsin. The program delivers federally-funded early childhood education and wraparound services to children from birth to age five and their families, primarily from low-income backgrounds, across Barron, Polk, Chippewa, Dunn, St. Croix, Pierce, and Pepin Counties in Northwest Wisconsin. Its core offering is free, comprehensive early childhood education combined with health screenings, nutrition, family services coordination, and school readiness preparation, delivered through ten physical center locations and an online enrollment portal via childplus.net.

The program is financed entirely by a federal grant (Grant Number 05CH012391) from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. No fees are charged to eligible families. Outreach runs through the program's website (headstart.cesa11.k12.wi.us), iOS and Android mobile apps, and a Facebook page. Operationally, the program is led by a Director (Ashley O'Brien) and an Assistant Director, supported by a Health Coordinator, multiple Early Childhood Education Coach/Mentor Coordinators, Family Services Coordinators, Database Management, Employee Relations, Accounting, and Administrative staff under the CESA 11 cooperative structure. Technology footprint is minimal: a content website, mobile apps, the childplus.net enrollment portal, and standard social media — there is no proprietary platform, no public API, and no disclosed AI/ML capability.

Name

Menomonie Head Start Cesa 11

Legal name

Cooperative Educational Service Agency 11

Website

https://headstart.cesa11.k12.wi.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Menomonie Head Start Cesa 11 operates federally-funded Head Start and Early Head Start early childhood education programs across seven counties in Northwest Wisconsin, serving low-income children from birth to age five and their families through ten center locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Head Start & Public Pre-K Programs (EDACABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early Head Start & Publicly Funded Infant/Toddler Programs (EDACAGAH), Early Childhood Development (ECD) & Pre-Primary Education (BPADAKAB), Comprehensive ECE Curriculum Frameworks (Birth–5) (EDACAJAA)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Federally funded preschool
• Family support services
• School readiness programs
• Child health coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Turtle Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Menomonie Head Start Cesa 11 delivers the federal Head Start and Early Head Start programs for children from birth to age five, providing free early childhood education plus wraparound services including health coordination, nutrition, and family engagement. Programs are delivered through ten physical centers across seven Northwest Wisconsin counties and are funded by federal grant Number 05CH012391.

Product overview

Menomonie Head Start Cesa 11 operates Head Start and Early Head Start programs under a federal grant (05CH012391) from the Office of Head Start. The organization provides early childhood education services through 10 centers located across Barron, Polk, Chippewa, Dunn, St. Croix, Pierce, and Pepin Counties in Northwest Wisconsin. Services include early childhood education, family services coordination, and health services for eligible children and families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Head Start / Early Head Start Programs

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cooperative Educational Service Agency 11 (CESA 11)coreOthersCESA 11 is the parent educational service agency that operates the Head Start program. Head Start is one of the schools under the CESA 11 cooperative educational system serving Northwest Wisconsin.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: National provider of early education, preschool, and employer-sponsored childcare. Comparable as a large-scale ECE operator with a multi-state center footprint, though primarily serving employer-sponsored and tuition-paying families rather than Head Start-eligible populations.
• Primrose Schools: National franchise-based early childhood education and private preschool operator. Comparable as a multi-site ECE brand competing for the same 0–5 age segment, though exclusively tuition-based and not Head Start-eligible.
• KinderCare Learning Companies: Large national for-profit early childhood education and childcare provider operating centers across the U.S. Comparable as a multi-site ECE platform competing for families in overlapping service areas, though funded by tuition rather than federal grants.

Direct peers

• CESA 1 Head Start (Western Wisconsin): Sister CESA cooperative agency operating Head Start / Early Head Start programs in a different Wisconsin region under the same federal funding mechanism. Directly comparable as a fellow Wisconsin CESA Head Start grantee with the same governance and funding model.
• CESA 10 Head Start: Another Wisconsin Cooperative Educational Service Agency operating Head Start programs. Directly comparable as a peer CESA Head Start operator with similar structure, federal grant funding, and rural Wisconsin service footprint.

Regional players

• Children's Home Society of California / state-level nonprofit ECE operators: Nonprofit organization providing early childhood education and family services, sometimes operating Head Start grantee programs. Comparable as a mission-driven ECE provider offering wraparound services, though primarily operating outside the subject company's Wisconsin region.

Emerging players

• YWCA of the USA (local YWCA early learning programs): Many local YWCAs operate licensed childcare and early learning centers, often serving subsidized populations. Comparable as a non-profit/mission-driven ECE provider with similar wraparound family services orientation in many U.S. regions.

Others

• Wisconsin Head Start Association: State-level membership association representing Wisconsin Head Start grantees. Not a direct operator but comparable as a peer ecosystem organization coordinating advocacy, training, and funding support for Head Start programs of the same type as CESA 11 Head Start.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/menomonie-head-start-cesa-11

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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