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File #: 25-259    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 12/12/2024 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 1/21/2025 Final action:
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. January 2025 Early Childhood Education Program Update - FINAL, 2. 1. HSES Enrollment - 09CH012839 - HS and EHS DCU Letter, 3. 2. Progress Report - California's Master Plan for Early Learning and Care, 4. 3. CCB 24-20E Erratum to Continued Funding Application Fiscal Year 2025-26, 5. 4. MB24-11 CSPP Cost of Care Plus Rate Allocations and Transitional Payments for Family Childcare Providers, 6. 5. New HSPPS Compliance Timeline and Analysis

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 January 2025 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".