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Receive the Head Start report for May 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
May 2022 Report to Board of Supervisors
HUMAN
SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
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.
Number of Children Enrolled
Children Enrolled with Disabilities (%)
Number of Children on Waitlist
233
429
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
EHS
HS
9%
17%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
EHS
HS
298
874
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
EHS
HS
MARICOPA COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAM
ADMINISTERED BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
May 2022 Report to Board of Supervisors
HUMAN
SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
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.
Number of Applications Completed
Number of Parent/Classroom Volunteer Hours
Number of Meals Served
25
74
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
ApplicaƟons Completed Online
Total ApplicaƟons Completed
2479
7364
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
EHS
HS
1988
605
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
EHS/HS Volunteer Hours
EHS/HS Literacy Hours
MARICOPA COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAM
ADMINISTERED BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
May 2022 Report to Board of Supervisors
HUMAN
SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
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.
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.