BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County receives funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to provide Head Start and Early Head Start program services to program eligible County residents. The contract was approved by the board on July 30, 2019 (c.46) to provide funding for 48 childcare program slots for children ages 0 to 3 years in the Early Head Start program and 32 childcare program slots for children ages 0 to 3 years in the State General Childcare and Development program.
This amendment is to relocate 16 existing Early Head Start Partnerships slots from the El Sobrante location a newly open location in East Antioch The slots that were initially allocated to the El Sobrante location were never utilized, as they were unable to meet requirements to serve Early Head Start children due to lack of sufficient staffing qualifications.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If not approved, the County will not be able to fund childcare slots and start up funds for it's community based agency partner, KinderCare Learning Centers LLC.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Employment and Human Services Department Community Services Bureau 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.