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Maricopa County Human Services Early Education Division - Head Start Annual Board of Supervisors Presentation Presentation Purpose 1. Program Overview 2. Head Start Performance Standards 3. Governance: Roles and Responsibilities 4. Early Education Selection Criteria 5. Program Outcomes from FY 21-22 6. Community Partnerships 7. Accomplishments and Initiatives 8. Summer Pilot Program Program Overview Head Start (Ages 3-5) Early Head Start (Ages 0-3) Funded Enrollment 1,245 87 Classrooms at 43 Sites Total Funding $24,240,359 Head Start Performance Standards • Serve as the foundation for Head Start’s mission to deliver comprehensive, high-quality individualized services supporting the school readiness of children from low-income families • Define standards and minimum requirements for the entire range of Head Start services Governance: Roles and Responsibilities Role of the Board Shared Governance • Policy Council (51% program parents) responsible for oversight of program implementation • Board Liaison with Policy Council appointed by BOS • Parent Committees at each site location to inform Policy Council and promote parent involvement Legal and Fiscal Responsibilities • Monthly Reports (finance, health, meals, and program information) • Program monitoring and outcomes data presentations Role of the Board, cont. Approve Annually: • Grant Applications and Budgets • Audit • Community Assessment • Selection and Enrollment Criteria • Self-Assessment and Corrective Action • Strategic Goals Approve As Needed: • Personnel Policies and Procedures • Standards of Conduct Early Education Selection Criteria Head Start (Ages 3-5) Early Head Start (Ages 0-3) Funded Enrollment 1,245 87 Classrooms At 43 Sites Total Funding $24,240,359 Criteria for Recruitment, Selection, and Enrollment of Participants: • Family income at 100% of Federal Poverty Level • Family is considered homeless • Child in court ordered foster care • Family receiving public assistance (TANF/SSI/SNAP) Priorities: • Children with disabilities • Parents working, attending school, or participating in employment training • Continuing from previous year or from another Head Start program • Parent incarcerated or recently incarcerated • Child in full-time care of non-parent relative • Family has recent history of domestic violence, child abuse/neglect, or substance abuse • Family resides in public housing with HSD partnership • Parent is veteran or currently deployed Early Education Head Start (Ages 3-5) Early Head Start (Ages 0-3) Funded Enrollment 1,245 Maricopa County Human Services Department (MCHSD) Head Start provides high- quality early education and child development services, including for children with disabilities that promote children’s cognitive, social, and emotional growth for later success in school. • Highly qualified instructional staff • Effective teaching, and an organized learning environment • Research-based early childhood curricula • Research-based developmental standardized screening tools • Recognize parents’ roles as children’s lifelong educators At Risk Children: 730 548 Living in poverty 124 Experiencing homelessness 58 In foster care Total Children Served: 785 299 Birth to 36 months 486 Three- and Four-Year-Olds Health Outcomes: 1,029 697 Children with health insurance 296 Children (Ages 3 & 4) received dental exams 36 Children identified as needing glasses Program Outcomes 2021-2022 MCHSD EED School Readiness Results 2021-2022 * EED Winter 2021 started on December 21, 2021, and ended on March 20, 2022. 64% 79% 60% 67% 57% 54% 87% 90% 76% 87% 78% 71% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Social-Emotional Physical Language Cognitive Literacy Mathematic % Meeting/Exceeding Fall 2021 Winter 2021* Family Services Head Start (Ages 3-5) Early Head Start (Ages 0-3) Funded Enrollment 1,245 HSD EED collaborates with families in a family partnership process that identifies needs, interests, strengths, goals, services, and resources that support family well-being, including family safety, health, and economic stability. • 603 documented support services provided to families • Over 400 parent training events Family Services Head Start (Ages 3-5) Early Head Start (Ages 0-3) Funded Enrollment 1,245 • Internal coordination with the HSD Community Services Division to provide priority to Head Start families to receive rental and utility assistance. • Family support specialists supported over 100 families through the application process, which prevented evictions, and increased their economic stability. • Rental/utility assistance total: $324,298 Parent Outcomes: 737 666 Parents Working 71 Parents in School Program Outcomes 2021-2022 PY 20-21 Self Assessment Parent Feedback: “[Head Start] has been of great help and support for our family, because knowing that they can take care of my daughters safely so that my husband and I can carry out our activities and work gives us a lot of peace of mind, in addition to the moral support that we received.” 307 103 57 153 29 Emergency Assistance Adult Education Housing Assistance Parent Education Mental Health Families Receiving Services Community Partnerships HSD EED has collaborative relationships and partnerships with community organizations throughout Maricopa County to facilitate access to services that are responsive to children and family needs and goals. Community organizations donations: • Veterans - 600 toys and books • Desert Industries Partnership - furniture for families valued at $2,000 • Maricopa County Libraries - 1,200 books • Mountain America Credit Union Shoe Distribution - 150 pairs • Clothes Cabin Partnership - provided clothing for our families Accomplishments and Initiatives • MCHSD EED, over the course of the pandemic, continued to deliver high quality early education via enhanced services to protect the health and safety of children, families, and staff. • The division successfully utilized a nimble, multipronged approach that evolved as circumstances changed thanks to staff. Systems Improvement Initiatives MCHSD EED implements ongoing monitoring and continuous improvements to achieve program goals that ensures effective service delivery. • Revised recruitment campaign in collaboration with PIO to enhanced community awareness Summer Pilot Program and Enrollment Initiatives MCHSD-EED is moving towards full operational, in-person comprehensive services with the support of County ARPA funds. The following three initiatives will expand access to 180 children in need of high-quality learning experiences: 1. Summer option for children transitioning to Kindergarten • 6-week extended for early learning opportunities from May 11th - July 15th 2. Expansion of services at the Bethel site in Chandler • Extend hours of care/education to 10-hour a day to support working families • Renovate the facility to include (2) classrooms 3. Increase program wide enrollment • pre-existing sites