RECOMMENDATION(S):
RECEIVE a report on the Head Start Program Performance Summary Report from the Employment & Human Services Department and AUTHORIZE the Board Chair to approve and sign the Quality Improvement Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
On July 14, 2022, the US Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF) issued a Program Performance Summary Report about the Contra Costa County Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The Report included review of four service areas (Program Governance, Safety Practices, Ongoing Fiscal Capacity, and Ongoing Monitoring and Continuous Improvement). And, the Report identified one area of noncompliance and five deficiencies. Within 30 days, the County must submit a Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) detailing a plan for corrective action.
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