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Receive the Head Start report for June 2022 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 • Parent Education & Volunteer Hours MARICOPA COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT June 2022 Report to Board of Supervisors Enrollment Head Start programs promote the school readiness of infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children from low- income families. In order to reach those most in need of services, a program must develop and implement a recruitment process designed to actively inform all families with eligible children. Inclusion Office of Head Start (OHS) has been a leader in the movement to support the Inclusion of children with disabilities in early childhood settings. OHS mandates our program to serve at least 10% of children with identified disabilities or developmental delays. Waitlist Head Start maintains a waitlist for each center to ensure replacement of children who leave or transfer out of the program. Maintaining a waitlist of eligible children helps the program fill vacancies quickly and identify underserved areas. 225 414 0 100 200 300 400 500 EHS HS Number of Children Enrolled Enrolled 4% 9% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% EHS HS Children Enrolled with Disabilities (%) 304 869 0 200 400 600 800 1000 EHS HS Number of Children on Waitlist MARICOPA COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT June 2022 Report to Board of Supervisors Applications Intake starts the process for Head Start to have a lasting impact on children, families, and the community. Applications are taken online and in- person. Volunteers Hours reflect the involvement of parents to ensure children are school ready. Volunteer hours comprise of time parents spend engaging in: • Classroom Volunteers • Parent Involvement • In Home Activity • Family Literacy Meals Center-based services provide one-third to two-thirds of a child’s daily nutritional needs. The program meets Federal guidelines for healthy meals and snacks, which are eligible for USDA reimbursement from the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).Meal service number changes reflect enrollment levels and number of service days in each month. 57 167 0 50 100 150 200 Applications Completed Online Total Applications Completed Number of Applications Completed 2977 10044 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 EHS HS Number of Meals Served 2150.62 72.5 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 EHS/HS Volunteer Hours EHS/HS Literacy Hours Number of Parent/Classroom Volunteer Hours MARICOPA COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT June 2022 Report to Board of Supervisors Program Financial Summary Early Head Start, Head Start, CCP Early Head Start (EHS), Head Start (HS) & Childcare Partnership program receives grant funds from the Office of Head Start for the grant period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. Starting September 1, 2021, the Childcare Partnership Expansion program combined with the Base Grant. • 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 parent 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). *Grant Period October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021. • Partnership includes 12 private childcare centers. Base Grant (FY22) Total Budget Previous Expenditures June YTD Expenditures Remaining Budget EHS/HS Operations & Training Expenditures EHS/HS In-Kind EHS/HS CACFP (10/01/20-09/30/21) ARPA Budget The ARPA Budget period is from 4/1/2021-3/31/2023. • There is no nonfederal share match required for ARP funds. • With ARP funding, the program will reach eligible children and families who did not enroll last year, or who did not engage in a full program year, due to the many uncertainties caused by the pandemic. ARPA (GY23) Total Budget Previous Expenditures June YTD Expenditures Remaining Budget COVID – Additional Costs ARPA 19,438,445 4,801,914 458,400 14,652,572 1,383,362 393,763 1,150,232 96,855 15,802,804 1,480,217 393,763 3,635,641 3,321,697 64,637 374,706 89,897 12,724 102,621 272,085 1,489,643 27,618 65,686 93,304 1,396,339 MARICOPA COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT June 2022 Report to Board of Supervisors Assessments Teaching Strategies Gold – is specific set of tools that adds developmental experiences into the children’s daily experiences which ensure children are ready for school, families are ready to support their children's learning, and schools are ready for children. The research-based objective includes: • Physical • Cognitive • Social-Emotional • Language • Literacy • Mathematic The development and learning objectives are all essential ingredients of school readiness.