RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Department Director, or designee, to accept funding in the amount of $175,200 and execute an agreement from Contra Costa County Office of Education for Quality Matters programs for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This agreement is entirely funded by Contra Costa County Office of Education. There is no County match. The county agreement number is 39-200-5.
BACKGROUND:
The Department's Community Services Bureau (CSB) submitted a grant application to Contra Costa County Office of Education to receive funding to implement a Quality Matters program through stipends for the following childcare centers: Balboa, Bayo Vista, George Miller-Concord, George Miller III - Richmond, Las Deltas, Lavonia Allen, Los Arboles, Los Nogales, and Riverview. Stipends will also be granted to childcare partners: Little Angels Country School and First Baptist Head Start - Fairgrounds.These stipends will be used to fund professional growth training for staff implementing the program.
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