To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: 2023-2024 Quality Matters Grant
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Department Director, or designee, to accept funding in an amount not to exceed $84,000 and execute an agreement with the Contra Costa County Office of Education to run the Quality Matters Program for the period August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$84,000: Funded 100% Other (Contra Costa County Office of Education), all of which is budgeted in Fiscal Year 23-24. There is no County match.
BACKGROUND:
The Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) is renewing a grant received from the Contra Costa County Office of Education to continue to implement a Quality Matters program for the following childcare centers: Balboa, George Miller, Bayo Vista, Crescent Park, GM III, Lavonia Allen, Los Arboles, Los Nogales, Riverview, Marsh Creek, Ambrose, and Verde.
Funding is to improve the quality of services at childcare centers through enhanced professional development for staff and updated, improved site materials.
The agreement includes a clause to indemnify the County Office of Education.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Community Services Bureau of EHSD’s Early Head Start program supports three of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes - Outcome 1: “Children Ready for and Succeeding in School,” Outcome 3: “Families that are Economically Self-sufficient,” and Outcome 4: “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing.” These outcomes are achieved by offering comprehensive services, including high-quality early childhood education, nutrition, and health services to low-income children throughout Contra Costa County.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the County will not receive funding to implement Quality Matters Program.