To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Update on Head Start Programs and Oversight
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONSIDER accepting the monthly update on the activities and oversight of the County's Head Start Program and provide guidance and AUTHORIZE the Chair of the Board to sign the Certification of Compliance of Health and Safety Screening and Certification of Governance and Leadership Capacity Screening, as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Per Board Resolution No. 2023/274, the Board receives monthly updates on and provides guidance related to the activities of the Head Start program. This is the October 2024 update.
On March 19, 2024 (D. 4), the Board of Supervisors approved the submission of the grant application. On August 16, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families issued the Notice of Award for Head Start Grant # 09CH012839-01-00 with a September 1, 2024 project start date. The award conditions require the completion of a health and safety screener within 45 days and a screening of the governance and leadership capacity with 60 days of the start of the project period. Completion of a certification of compliance for health and safety screening and a certification of governance and leadership capacity screening is required to be submitted to ACF within 75 days of the start of the project period.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County will not be in compliance with Head Start program requirements, which may jeopardize funding and successful 2024-2029 grant implementation.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The services provided under this contract support all five of Contra Costa County's community outcomes: (1)"Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families".