HEAD START PRESENTATION 2019 5-6-19 (1).PDF

Maricopa County
Human Services
Early Education Division - Head Start
Annual Board of Supervisors Presentation
May 6, 2019
HSD Vision: All Maricopa County Residents will have Equal Access to
Opportunities to Improve their Lives

Presentation Purpose
1. Governance: Roles and Responsibilities
2. Program Outcomes from PY 17-18
3. Program Implementation for 2019-2020
4. Initiatives and Accomplishments

Early Education Division
Assistant Director - Eve Del Real
Eve Del Real
0 Over 15 Years in the field of Early Childhood Education
and Administration
0 Led the county-wide implementation of the Early Head
Start Child Care Partnership grant which garnered
national recognition
0 Recognized by the City of Los Angeles for “Outstanding
Service to Children and the Community” and by the
California State Assembly as the “Woman of Action
2010”

Program Overview
0 Early Head Start (0-3), Head Start (3-5) and
Child Care Partnerships
0 Funded Enrollment 1,245 Children
0 83 Classrooms at 42 Sites
0 Total Funding - $18.6 million

Role of the Board
Approve Annually:
0 Grant Applications and Budgets
0 Audit
0 Community Assessment
0 Selection and Enrollment Criteria
0 Self Assessment and Corrective Action
0 Strategic Goals
Approve As Needed:
0 Personnel Policies and Procedures
0 Standards of Conduct

Role of the Board
Shared Governance
0 Policy Council (51% program parents) responsible for
oversight of program implementation
0 Board Liaison with Policy Council appointed by Board
0 Parent Committees at each site location to inform Policy
Council and promote parent involvement
Legal and Fiscal Responsibilities (Revised 2016)
0 Monthly Reports (finance, health, meals, program
information)
0 Program monitoring and Outcomes Data Presentations

Early Education Selection Criteria
Criteria For Recruitment, Selection, And Enrollment Of Participants
0 Family Income At 100% Of Federal Poverty Levels
0 Family Is Considered Homeless
0 Child In Court Ordered Foster Care
0 Family Receiving Public Assistance (TANF/SSI)
Priorities:
0 Children With Disabilities
0 Parents Working, School, Or Participating In Employment Training
0 Continuing From Previous Year Or From Another Head Start Program
0 Parent Incarcerated Or Recently Incarcerated
0 Child In Full-time Care Of Non-parent Relative
0 Family Has Recent History Of Domestic Violence, Child
Abuse/Neglect, Or Substance Abuse
0 Family Resides In Public Housing With HSD Partnership
0 Parent Is Veteran Or Currently Deployed

Program Outcomes 2018
Total Children Served: 1,569
556 Birth To 36 Months At Risk Children…
1013 Three And Four Year Olds 1,062 Living In Poverty
229 Experiencing Homelessness
102 In Foster Care
Health Outcomes:
1,538 Children With Health Insurance
896 Children (Ages 3 & 4) Received
Dental Exams
75 Children Identified As Needing
Glasses

Program Outcomes 2018
Families Recieving Services Emergency
Assistance Parent Satisfaction Survey
Housing 99% of families
Assistance
242 responded they benefited
481 Mental Services Health from Head Start Services.
38 Adult
44 Education
171
Parenting Education 2GEN:
40 Parents and 52 Children
5 Parents GED
Parent Outcomes: 16 Parents Completed
1,031 Of Parents Working Job Training
214 Of Parents In School

School Readiness Results 2018
Maricopa Head Start School Readiness Scores
3-4 year olds
100%
90% 87%
80% 79%
80% 76%
71%
70% 62%
60%
60%
50% 47%
38% 41% 38%
40%
30% 23%
20%
10%
0%
Social-Emotional Physical Language Cognitive Literacy Mathematics
Fall PY1718 Spring PY1718

Maricopa County
Early Education Division
2019-2020
EHS- Child Care Early Head Start
Head Start Early Head Start
(3 and 4 years) (prenatal to 36 months) Partnership Expansion
(0 to 36 months) (0 to 36 months)
East Maricopa County East Maricopa County All Maricopa County- All Maricopa County-
Communities Communities-Shared West Excluding City of Phoenix Excluding City of Phoenix
Mesa
$11,066,656 $3,028,612 $2,693,691 $1,843,849
182 Children
807 Children 70 Home-based 160 Children 96 Children
112 Center-based
Project Period Project Period Project Period Project Period
2016 –2021 2016-2021 2015-2019 2017-2021

Initiatives/Accomplishments
Accomplishments
0 Successfully completed a Federal Focus Area Two
Monitoring and CLASS review.
0 Partnered with the CAO, Continuous Improvement
Team on the Rapid Improvement of the EED Hiring
Process
0 CSD provided 120 families with utility assistance
Systems Improvement Initiatives:
0 Ongoing Monitoring and Continuous Improvement
0 Increase extended day options –Partnership with
Tempe Pre-K

Thank You!
Questions?