To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment with KinderCare Learning Centers
?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 amendment with KinderCare Learning Centers LLC to increase the payment limit by $226,026 to a new amount not to exceed $1,120,015 to provide Head Start and Early Head Start services, and State General Childcare program services, with no change to term July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$226,026; funded by 51% Federal grant funds from the Administration for Children and Families (Head Start and Early Head Start programs) and 49% State funds through the California Department of Education, all of which is budgeted for in FY 2023-2024. There is no County match requirement.
BACKGROUND:
This contract amendment is to pass through cost-of-living (COLA) adjustments received by the department from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Contra Costa County receives funds from ACF to provide Head Start and Early Head Start services to program eligible County residents. The Employment and Human Services Department, in turn, contracts with several community-based organizations to provide a wider distribution of services.
On May 16, 2023, (C.36), the Board approved KinderCare contract renewal for the period July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, with a total payment limit of $893,989.
On March 15, 2023, Administration for Child & Families provided COLA & Quality Improvement Funding Guidance letter to the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD). The COLA supports a 5.60 percent adjustment increase from the previous fiscal year pay scales for Head Start and Early Head Start. The Board of Supervisors approved and authorized this increase in revenue ...
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