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File #: 24-4488    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Passed
File created: 11/14/2024 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 12/17/2024 Final action: 12/17/2024
Title: CONSIDER accepting the monthly update on the activities and oversight of the County's Head Start Program, and provide guidance. (Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director)
Attachments: 1. December BOS Head Start Update FINAL, 2. 1. New HSPPS Compliance Timeline and Analysis, 3. 2. ACF-OHS-PI-24-06 Final Rule on Supporting the Head Start Workforce, 4. 3. ACF-OHS-PI-24-07 Final Rule to Delay Effective Date for Increasing the CLASS Instructional Support, 5. 4. ACF-OHS-IM-24-06 Reporting Child Health and Safety Incidents, 6. 5. ACF-OHS-IM-24-07 FY 2025 Monitoring Process for Head Start Recipients, 7. 6. CCB 24-21 Guidance on Determining the Eligibility Period for a Child Who is Added During an Existing, 8. 7. CCB 24-20 Continued Funding Application Fiscal Year 2025-26, 9. 8. CCB 24-24 Alternative Payment Program Administrative Support Allocation, 10. 9. CCB 24-25 Process to Assign Relinquished Funds to Child Care and Development Contractors

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 as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director, and provide guidance.

 

 

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.

 

 

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".