HEAD START PROGRAM REPORT.PDF

Maricopa County — Formal (2021-10-20)

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Receive the Head Start reports for July and August 2021 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
July/August 2021 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 children with 
identified disabilities or developmental delays at 
no less than 10% of the total enrollment.
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
182
807
96
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
EHS
HS
EXP
6%
8%
7%
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
9%
EHS
HS
EXP
Children Enrolled with Disabilities (%)
Number of Children on Waitlist
195
522
70
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
EHS
HS
EXP

MARICOPA COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAM
ADMINISTERED BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
July/August 2021 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
16
17
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
ApplicaƟons Completed Online
Total ApplicaƟons Completed
3257
522
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
EHS/HS
EXP
Number of Parent/Classroom Volunteer Hours
1414
9539
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
EHS
HS
Number of Meals Served

MARICOPA COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAM
ADMINISTERED BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
July/August 2021 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. 
    • 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 partner 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. CACFP has 
not been received for FY22.
    • Partnership includes one (1) school district and seven (7) private childcare centers for 14 locations.
Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Expansion
Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Expansion (EXP) program receive grant funds from the Office of Head Start for 
the grant period of September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021. 
    • 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 partner involvement in the program.
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 
 July 
August
 YTD 
Expenditures 
 Remaining 
Budget 
EHS/HS Operations & Training Expenditures
19,438,445
 
723,355
           
723,355
    
1,054,746
 
1,778,101
            
17,660,344
         
EHS/HS In-Kind 
4,801,914
    
84,739
            
84,739
     
91,680
      
176,419
               
4,625,495
           
EHS/HS CACFP  (10/01/20-09/30/21)
458,400
       
-
                  
-
             
54,480
       
54,480
                 
403,920
             
Expansion Grant(GY21)
 Total 
Budget 
 Previous 
Expenditures 
 July 
August
 YTD 
Expenditures 
 Remaining 
Budget 
Expansion Operations & Training Expenditures
1,843,849
    
1,465,735
          
174,743
    
74,430
      
1,540,165
               
303,684
             
Expansion In-Kind
460,962
       
167,816
             
9,896
       
8,678
       
176,494
                   
284,468
             
ARPA(GY23)
 Total 
Budget 
 Previous 
Expenditures 
 July 
August
 YTD 
Expenditures 
 Remaining 
Budget 
COVID - Additional Costs
374,706
       
689
                      
689
          
68,914
      
69,603
                     
305,103
             
COVID In-Kind
-
                
-
                      
-
           
-
           
-
                            
-
                    
ARPA
1,489,643
    
-
                      
-
             
-
             
-
                            
1,489,643