To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Approval and Authorization to accept a third round of funding for the Quality Matters Grant #39-971-3 (CSB)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to accept an additional grant in the amount of $2,700 from the Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE) for the State Preschool Quality Matters program and execute an agreement with the CCCOE for the same, with no change to the term, subject to County Counsel and County Administrator approval.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$2,700: (100% Contra Costa County Office of Education) of which $2,475 has been budgeted in FY 24-25 and $225 will be budgeted in FY 25-26.
BACKGROUND:
This staff report seeks to accept a third round of funding in the amount of $2,700 from the Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE) for a total of $102,000. The additional funding was identified by CCCOE after the original award of $99,300 had been encumbered. This allocation reflects a change in funding for Los Nogales, Riverview and Verde children’s centers. Additionally, the current agreement includes modified indemnification language.
On December 17, 2024, the Board approved item C.86 authorizing the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) to renew a grant, in the amount of $99,300, through CCCOE to continue with the implementation of the Quality Matters Program for the following childcare centers: Ambrose, Balboa, Bayo Vista, Crescent Park, George Miller, George Miller III, Lavonia Allen, Los Arboles, Los Nogales, Marsh Creek, Riverview, and Verde. The funding is to improve the quality of services at childcare centers through enhanced professional development for staff and updated, improved site materials. On February 25, 2025, the Board approved acceptance of a second round of funding in the amount of $6,725, and to execute any subsequent amendments and extensions, which will be applied to FY 24-25.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the County will not receive additional funding to implement the Quality Matters Program.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This agreement supports three (3) 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.