HEAD START PROGRAM REPORT.PDF

Maricopa County — Formal (2019-06-12)

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Receive the Head Start report for April 2019 submitted by the Human Services Department.
Report includes information on:
 Program Enrollment
 Number of Children served with Disabilities
 Program eligible children on waitlist
 Funding Amount and Expenditures
 Meals served
 Parent education & Volunteer hours

Maricopa County Head Start Program
Administered by the Human Services Department
April 2019 Report to Board of Supervisors
Maricopa County Head Start’s funded enrollment
# of Children Enrolled is 1,245:
 182 Infant/Toddlers (EHS)
1000
807  807 Preschool Aged Children (HS)
800  160 Childcare Partnership (CCP)
600  95 Infant/Toddlers (EHS-CCP Expansion)
400 Monthly enrollment fluctuates due to:
182 160  Services start and end dates
200 95  Participant Turnover
0 Program allowed 30 days to fill any vacant
EHS HS CCP EXP opportunities.
Program mandate:
% of Children Enrolled with  Serve children with identified disabilities or
Disabilities developmental delays at no less than 10% of
the total enrollment
15% 14%  117 Current Enrollment
9% 10%
10%
This program year, 145 young children had the
5%
5% opportunity to be educated alongside their
typically developing peers.
0%
EHS HS CCP EXP
Head Start maintains a waitlist for each center to
# of Children on Waitlist ensure replacement of children who leave or
transfer out of the program
1400 1190
1200  Currently, EHS/HS program capacity meets the
1000 early care and education needs of less than 8%
800 of eligible children and families in the Maricopa
600 County service area
400 329 246  Maintaining a waitlist of eligible children helps
200 91 the program fill vacancies quickly and identify
0 underserved areas
EHS HS CCP EXP
Intake starts the process for Head Start to have
# of Applications Completed a lasting impact on children, families and the
community. Applications taken online and
in-person.
200
100 64
41
0
Applications Completed Online Total Applications Completed
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Maricopa County Head Start Program
Administered by the Human Services Department
April 2019 Report to Board of Supervisors
Program Financial Summary
Early Head Start/Head Start (EHS/HS) program receive grant funds from the Office of Head Start for the grant period
of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
 The grant requires a Non-Federal share match of 20% of the grant award, the Head Start program’s match
consists of donated goods, services and partner involvement in the program.
 The program provides 1/3 to 1/2 of a child’s nutritional needs partially funded by the AZ Department of
Education Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
Total Previous YTD Remaining
Base Grant April
Budget Expenditures Expenditures Budget
EHS/HS Operations & Training Expenditures $14,310,507 $9,558,625 $1,154,106 $10,712,731 $3,597,776
EHS/HS In-Kind $3,577,627 $3,379,921 $212,956 $3,592,877 $0
EHS/HS CACFP $440,000 $248,716 $28,690 $277,407 $162,593
Early Head Start Child Care Partnership (CCP) program receive grant funds from the Office of Head Start for the grant
period of July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.
 The grant requires a Non-Federal share match of 20% of the grant award, the Head Start program’s match
consists of donated goods, services and partner involvement in the program.
 CCP partnership include one (1) school district and seven (7) private childcare centers for 14 locations.
Total Previous YTD Remaining
CCP Grant April
Budget Expenditures Expenditures Budget
CCP Operations & Training Expenditures $2,647,908 $1,641,047 $195,837 $1,836,884 $811,024
CCP In-Kind $661,977 $452,451 $51,571 $504,022 $157,956
Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Expansion (EXP) program receive grant funds from the Office of Head Start
for the grant period of September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019.
 The grant requires a Non-Federal share match of 20% of the grant award, the Head Start program’s match
consists of donated goods, services and partner involvement in the program.
Total Previous YTD Remaining
Expansion Grant April
Budget Expenditures Expenditures Budget
Expansion Operations & Training Expenditures $1,935,330 $872,496 $170,372 $1,042,869 $892,461
Expansion In-Kind $483,833 $169,856 $21,515 $191,371 $292,461
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Maricopa County Head Start Program
Administered by the Human Services Department
April 2019 Report to Board of Supervisors
Meals
# of Meals Served Center-based services provide one-third to
two-thirds of a child’s daily nutritional needs
30000
24287  The program meets Federal guidelines for
25000 healthy meals and snacks, which are eligible
20000 for USDA reimbursement from the Child and
Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
15000
 Meal service number changes reflect
10000 enrollment levels and number of service
4108
5000 days in each month
0
EHS HS
Volunteers
# of Parent/Classroom
Hours reflect the involvement of parents to ensure
Voluneer Hours children are school ready. Volunteer hours comprise
of time parents spend engaging in:
10000
 Classroom Volunteers
7661
8000  Parent Involvement
 In Home Activity
6000
 Family Literacy
4000
1892
2000 790
0
EHS/HS CCP EXP
Pre-K Class Observations
CLASS (Classroom Assessment Scoring System) used
Pre-K CLASS Observations
as an evidence-based tool to measure the
effectiveness of teacher-child interactions and
environments. We assess three domains of
interactions between instructional staff and
3.57 children.
6.34
 Emotional Support (ES) – focuses on
Positive/Negative Climate, Teacher
Sensitivity and Regards to Student
5.92 Perspectives
 Classroom Organization (CO) - focuses on
Behavior Management, Productivity and
Instructional Learning Formats
Emotional Support Classroom Organization 
Instructional Support (IS) – focuses on
Instructional Support Concept Development, Quality of Feedback
Scoring uses a 7 point scale with Low = 1 or 2, Middle = 3 to 5, and Language Modeling
and High = 6 or 7
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