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C. 74

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Date:	June 21, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

2022-23 COCOKIDS, Inc. Head Start and Early Head Start Childcare Services Contract

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/21/2022

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:

V. Kaplan, (925) 608-5052

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: June 21, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract, subject to County Counsel approval as to form, with COCOKIDS, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $382,588 to provide Head Start and Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Program Enhancement services for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, subject to county counsel approval as to form.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$382,588 is 100% Federal funded by a grant from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) (Head Start and Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Programs), all of which is already budgeted in FY 2022-23. County match is not required. CFDA/AL #93.600.

BACKGROUND:

Contra Costa County receives funds from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to provide Head Start and Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Program services to program eligible County residents. The Department, in turn, contracts with a number of community-based organizations to provide a wider distribution of services. This board order renews a contract with COCOKIDS, formerly Contra Costa Child Care Council, to provide Early Head Start Child Care Program services to 52 pregnant women and/or children ages birth to three years old; and also to provide Head Start services to 6 children ages three to five years old. Services are to be administered through the contractor's licensed family child care providers to enhance the services provided in the contractor's existing full-day programs.

Since at least 2015, COCOKIDS, formerly Contra Costa Child Care Council, has been providing Head Start and Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Program services for the County. In recent years, on August 6, 2019 (C. 90), the Board of Supervisors approved a contract with COCOKIDS, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $353,380 to provide Early Head Start Program Enhancement services for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. Subsequently, on January 14, 2020 (C. 31), the Board approved a contract amendment to provide additional Early Head Start Program Enhancement services with no change to the payment limit and term. On July 13, 2021 (C. 59), the Board approved a contract renewal with COCOKIDS, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $365,740 to provide Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Program Enhancement services for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

This Board Order will approve another contract renewal, subject to County Counsel approval as to form, with COCOKIDS, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $382,588 to provide Head Start and Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Program Enhancement services for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If not approved, the County will not be able to more widely distribute childcare availability through partnership with community based agencies.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The Employment and Human Services Department Community Services Bureau supports three (3) 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.