BOS REPORT MAR 15.PDF

Maricopa County — Formal (2015-05-20)

View PDF Item 74 Meeting page

Extracted text (via pymupdf_layout) 2629 characters
MARICOPA COUNTY REPORT TO
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
HEAD START ZERO-FIVE
MARCH 2015
ENROLLMENT AND PROGRAM SERVICE INFORMATION
Total Enrollment Children Current in Children with Disabilities
Current Health Requirements
Funded Enrollment Need
2,598 2,612 Disabil
Categorically Referrals YTD Required
Eligible Wait
Waitlist List Well Child Exams 70% 304 262 262
Turnover 844 843 Dental Exams 72%
14 Immunizations 95%
10% of the program’s total enrolled
There are 844 families currently on Well child exams, dental exams, and
children must be children identified
the wait list for participation. Families immunizations help ensure children are
with special needs. Currently, the
are eligible for the program based on healthy and ready to learn. These
program is serving 262 children with
income or other categories such as numbers fluctuate monthly.
special needs/disabilities. There are
homelessness, foster care, or receiving
Head Start works to help children currently 304 children being referred for
public assistance. Children are selected
become current based on the required evaluation of possible special needs.
for enrollment based on a Board
approved priority. State Early, Periodic Screening,
Diagnostic and Treatment Schedule
(EPSDT) Family Services
1016 1083
FINANCE
Financial Report 67
Remaining Remaining HS EHS Total
Total Budget March YTD Budget Budget %
Base Funding 22,708,901 2,292,074 16,408,822 6,300,079 27.1%
Families receive support and referrals
CACFP Revenues 278,000 32,053 202,804 75,196 27.0% for identified needs outside of the
In-Kind Match 5,677,225 109,458 3,287,809 2,389,417 42.1 0% programs services. Referrals for
housing, food assistance, employment
services, etc. are tracked according to
March 2015 the Office of Head Start guidance. 67
Early Head Start parents and 1016
Head Start parents have received
referrals and completed the needs.
Many more referrals are in process.
Total Expenditures is comprised of both the Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start
(EHS) grants. The program has spent 73% of funds. CACFP are revenues from
reimbursements from the State administered Child/Adult Care Food Program to Meal Data
offset the cost of providing child meals. 52795
Child meals served in Head Start and
The in-kind match is met through the value of donated time of volunteers and Early Head Start in January
parents, supplies, materials, and space for classrooms.
COMMUNICATION FROM DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH &
HUMAN SERVICES AND PROGRAM UPDATES
The program has submitted the Continuation grant for the PY 15-16. We are currently in the
planning stages of the new 5 Year grant.