HEAD START PROGRAM REPORT.PDF

Maricopa County — Formal (2022-03-23)

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Receive the Head Start report for January 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
January 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
223
428
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
EHS
HS
8%
14%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
EHS
HS
300
762
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
EHS
HS

MARICOPA COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAM
ADMINISTERED BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
January 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
17
37
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Applications Completed Online
Total Applications Completed
3359
1342
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
EHS/HS Volunteer Hours
EHS/HS Literacy Hours
2094
9107
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
EHS
HS

MARICOPA COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAM
ADMINISTERED BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
January 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.
Base Grant(FY22) 
 Total 
Budget 
 Previous 
Expenditures 
January
 YTD 
Expenditures 
 Remaining 
Budget 
EHS/HS Operations & Training Expenditures
19,438,445
 
7,212,148
       
1,480,093
   
8,692,241
          
10,746,204
           
EHS/HS In-Kind 
4,801,914
   
696,612
          
142,258
      
838,870
            
3,963,044
             
EHS/HS CACFP  (10/01/20-09/30/21)
458,400
       
103,755
          
-
                
103,755
            
354,645
                
ARPA(GY23)
 Total 
Budget 
 Previous 
Expenditures 
January
 YTD 
Expenditures 
 Remaining 
Budget 
COVID - Additional Costs
374,706
       
77,536
               
-
             
77,536
                  
297,170
                
ARPA
1,489,643
   
-
                     
-
                
-
                         
1,489,643