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C. 32
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date: November  5, 2019
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: 2019-20 Quality Matters grant

APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On:   11/05/2019
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:
John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: CSB (925) 681-6389
cc: Nasim Eghlima     Amy Wells     Teresita Foster    
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED:     November  5, 2019
David Twa,
 
BY: , Deputy

 

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.   



BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
  
The stipends are awarded to childcare centers to improve the quality services through enhanced professional development for staff and updated, improved site materials. The stipends will be given out on a per classroom basis. The site supervisors, under the direction of Community Services Bureau Assistant Directors, will determine what specific site materials, such as play equipment or educational toys, will be purchased.  
  
Professional development stipends will be distributed to selected classrooms, not to individuals, to fund site-based training for classroom staff.   
  
Selection of site award is determined by which sites have National Association of Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and/or Preschool Makes a Difference (PMD) designations. The CSB Director will make final decisions regarding stipend allocations. Allocation will be based on site designation, size of center population, and professional learning needs as determined through assessment. The agreement includes a clause to indemnify the County Office of Education.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If not approved, the Department will not receive funding to implement Quality Rating System components.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The Community Services Bureau of the Employment & Human Services Department’s Early Head Start program supports three of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes - Outcome 1: “Children Ready for and Succeeding in School,” Outcome 3: “Families that are Economically Self-sufficient,” and, Outcome 4: “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing.” These outcomes are achieved by offering comprehensive services, including high quality early childhood education, nutrition, and health services to low-income children throughout Contra Costa County.

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