RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment & Human Services Director, or designee, to reallocate 2 Early Head Start childcare slots from county operated childcare centers to contracted childcare partner programs, effective July 1, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None. No County match.
BACKGROUND:
Early Head Start is a federal program that promotes the school readiness of children ages birth through three from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social and emotional development. Early Head Start and Head Start programs provide a learning environment that supports children's growth in the following domains: language and literacy; cognition and general knowledge; physical development and health; social and emotional development; and approaches to learning.
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