HEAD START BOS JUNE 2023 REPORT.PDF

EARLY EDUCATION DIVISION 
 
Receive the Head Start report for June 2023 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

EARLY EDUCATION DIVISION 
 
 
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REPORTING 
Head Start grantees must share program outcomes and financials on a reoccurring cycle with 
its governing body per 45 CFR § 1302.102. The following report provides an overview for the 
corresponding month.  
 
ENROLLMENT  
Head Start programs 
promote the school 
readiness of infants, 
toddlers, and preschool-
aged children from low-
income families. The 
program ensures children 
with the highest need are 
served based on 
eligibility requirements.  
 
 
 
 
APPLICATIONS 
The application process 
is available for families 
online and in person.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
HeadStart (225)
Early HeadStart (556)
Child Enrollment
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Online (7)
Total (123)
HS/EHS Applications

EARLY EDUCATION DIVISION 
 
 
WAITLISTED  
HeadStart maintains a waitlist 
at the beginning of each 
enrollment year and throughout 
the school year. The waiting list 
ranks children according to the 
program’s selection criteria. 
 
 
INCLUSION  
Office of Head Start (OHS) is 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. 
 
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 
 
Family Literacy 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
HeadStart (1365)
Early HeadStart (593)
Waitlisted 
Inclusion
HeadStart 17%
Early HeadStart 8%
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
EHS/HS Volunteer Hours:
4267.75
EHS/HS Literary Hours: 1349.83
Number of Parent/ Classroom 
Volunteer Hours

EARLY EDUCATION DIVISION 
 
MEALS  
 
HeadStart provides culturally and developmentally appropriate nutrition services that meet the 
nutritional needs of and accommodate the feeding requirements of each child, including 
children with special dietary needs and children with disabilities.  
 
The program meets Federal guidelines of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). 
Meal service number changes reflect enrollment levels and number of service days in each 
month.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
HeadStart (21,383)
Early HeadStart (10,172)
Number of Meals Served

EARLY EDUCATION DIVISION 
 
Program Financial Summary  
  
Head Start Program  
Department of Education on an annual basis. The grant period is October 1st  
Early Head Start (EHS), Head Start (HS) & Childcare Partnership program are funded by a 
grant from the Office of Head Start. The grant funding period is of July 1, 2021, through June 
30, 2026. Funding is allocated on an annual basis July 1st through June 30th.  
Head Start Services are also provided through partnerships with 6 Childcare partners at 14 
sites, 28 classrooms.  
The Head Start program receives a Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) grant 
from the Arizona Department of Education on an annual basis. The grant period is October 
1st through September 30th. The program provides 1/3 to 1/2 of a child’s daily nutritional 
needs. 1/3 to 1/2 of a child’s daily nutritional 
needs.  
 
 
In-Kind Donation 
 
 
 
The grant requires a Non-Federal share match (In-Kind) of 20% of the grant award, the 
Head Start program’s match consists of donated goods, services, and parent involvement in the 
program. The Head Start program requested and received a waiver which reduced the 
requirement to $1,269,125.  Through the generosity of the community and parents, the program 
collected more than the required amount. 
 
 
ARPA Grant 
The Head Start program received an ARPA grant from the Office of Head Start. The grant budget 
period is April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2023. With ARPA 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. This grant does not require a non-
federal share match – In-Kind. 
 
 
 
Base Grant (FY23) 
Total Budget 
Previous 
Expenditures 
June
YTD 
Expenditures 
Remaining 
Budget 
EHS/HS Operations & Training Expenditures 
21,860,840
15,509,821
2,593,702
18,103,523
3,757,317
EHS/HS CACFP (10/01/22-09/30/23) 
714,354
279,481
40,844
320,325
394,029
Base Grant (FY23) 
Total Required
Previous 
Collected
June
YTD Collected 
Remaining 
Requirement
EHS/HS In-Kind Donation (Non-federal share)
1,269,125
1,341,900
354,310
1,696,210
-427,085
ARPA (GY22) 
Total Budget 
Previous 
Expenditures 
June
YTD 
Expenditures 
Remaining 
Budget 
COVID – Additional Costs 
269,984
152,860
0
152,860
117,124
ARPA 
1,287,968
1,091,053
76,469
1,167,522
120,446