Welcome

It's All About Children and Families

The mission of Sequatchie Valley Head Start is to create a nurturing place where children, families, and staff can work through community partnerships to exceed Head Start's national goals.

We are the premiere* providers of pre-school educational services to 3- and 4-year-olds throughout a five-county area at the tail end of the Appalachian mountains in southeastern Tennessee. Our goal is to prepare each child for success in kindergarten and in life. We serve 377 children and their families with funds provided by the U. S. government’s Department of Health and Human Services. Our federal funds are supplemented with contributions from parents and from the local communities we serve. In addition to services for children, we provide many family-oriented services.

Our staff includes more than 100 teachers, assistant teachers, family service workers, nutrition workers, and administrators. Our director is Judy Graham.
You can reach her at1-800-762-8432 or by email at

Director@SequatchieValleyHeadStart.org

*Sequatchie Valley Head Start has had the highest average ECERS scores of any licensed child care facility in Tennessee for nine years running.
We also operate four of the top five centers in the state, 10 of the top 25, as well as operate the center with the highest rating in Tennessee history.

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Sequatchie Valley Planning and Development Agency, and its Head Start program, Sequatchie Valley Head Start,
are committed to principles of equal opportunity, equal access, and affirmative action.

Serving 400+ children and their families every year
in Bledsoe, Grundy, Marion, Rhea, and Sequatchie Counties