HEAD START PROGRAM REPORT.PDF

Receive the Head Start report for January 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
January 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
800  807 Preschool Aged Children (HS)
600  160 Childcare Partnership (CCP)
400  96 Infant/Toddlers (EHS-CCP Expansion)
200 182 160 96 Monthly enrollment fluctuates due to:
0  Services start and end dates
EHS HS CCP EXP  Participant Turnover
Enrolled Program allowed 30 days to fill any vacant
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%  105 Current Enrollment
11%
10% 9%
7% This program year, 118 young children had the
5% 3% 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
1200 1147  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
400 303 248  Maintaining a waitlist of eligible children helps
200 110 the program fill vacancies quickly and identify
0 underserved areas
EHS HS CCP EXP
Intake starts the process for Head Start to have a
# of Applications Completed lasting impact on children, families and the
community. Applications taken online and in-
person.
200 185
100
51
0
Applications Completed Online Total Applications Completed
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Maricopa County Head Start Program
Administered by the Human Services Department
January 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).
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 January
Budget Expenditures Expenditures Budget
CCP Operations & Training Expenditures $2,647,908 $945,600 $352,362 $1,297,962 $1,349,946
CCP In-Kind $661,977 $269,717 $25,145 $294,862 $367,115
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.
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Maricopa County Head Start Program
Administered by the Human Services Department
January 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
25000
19695  The program meets Federal guidelines for
20000 healthy meals and snacks, which are eligible
15000 for USDA reimbursement from the Child and
Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
10000  Meal service number changes reflect
5000 3202 enrollment levels and number of service
days in each month
0
EHS HS
Volunteers
# of Parent/Classroom Voluneer
Hours reflect the involvement of parents to ensure
Hours children are school ready. Volunteer hours comprise
of time parents spend engaging in:
2500 2160
 Classroom Volunteers
2000  Parent Involvement
1500  In Home Activity
923  Family Literacy
1000
529
500
0
EHS/HS CCP EXP
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