About Us
We are a local 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization also known as Mountainland Head Start, Inc. providing high-quality services since 1978. We are a single-purpose entity, meaning our services are uniquely targeted to the early childhood field. We have a long established record of serving children who face barriers to success and their families in Utah, Wasatch and Juab counties in the state of Utah for over 40 years.
Our Mission
Empowering young children and families along a path to their highest potential by
Providing individualized preschool services for children to be academically, socially, emotionally, and physically ready for school with parents as the primary educator, and
Partnering with families to develop life skills and achieve self-sufficiency
Our Vision
Healthy Children and Families Engaged in Lifelong Learning
Our Values
Respect
Treating others with compassion, consideration, appreciation and dignity
Teamwork
Working collaboratively as a team with ownership and alignment toward a common goal
Trust
Demonstrating the highest standards of personal integrity, professional competence, and ethical practices in behavior
Integrity
Demonstrating the highest standards of honesty, honor, sincerity, truthfulness and courage in accountability through actively pursuing congruity between organizational values and our actions
Innovation
Applying personal and organizational resources in new ways to create excellence and fulfill our mission more effectively in an ever-changing environment
Guiding Principles
Our guiding principles reflect our approach to accomplish our mission. They are the norms that dictate how we implement our mission and core agency strategies. They are unwavering and reflect how we interact with each other, our clients and the community.