To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: We Care Services for Children State Preschool Services Renewal
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract renewal with We Care Services for Children in an amount not to exceed $904,871 to provide State preschool program services for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% State funded (California Department of Education), of which $452,435 will be budgeted for FY 26/27, and $452,436 will be budgeted for FY 27/28.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County receives funds from California Department of Education to provide State Preschool services to program eligible County residents. To provide a wider distribution of services to County residents, the County contracts with a number of community-based organizations. This contract with We Care Services for Children will provide childcare services for twenty-four (24) children enrolled in the childcare program.
On October 21, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved consent item C.47, authorizing an amendment to this contract in the amount of $672,630 for Fiscal Years 2024 to 2026.
This action seeks approval to renew the contract with We Care Services for Children in an amount not to exceed $904,871 for the term July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, for the continued provision of State preschool program services.
This vendor was selected per procurement requirements outlined in Administrative Bulletin 600.3.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, Contra Costa County will not be able to fund childcare slots for its community-based agency partner, We Care Services for Children.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports three of the five of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card: (1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; and (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing".