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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	September 11, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

2019 Head Start Continuation Grant

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/11/2018

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 Haydee Ilan Christina Reich

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: September 11, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment & Human Services Director, or designee, to apply for and accept funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, in an amount not to exceed $20,779,542 for Head Start program services for the period of January 1 - December 31, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Funding for the period January 1 – June 30, 2019 is included in the Department’s FY 2018-19 budget. Funding for the period July 1 – December 31, 2019 will be included in the Department’s proposed FY 2019-20 budget. The County, as Grantee, is required to generate a 20% non-federal match of the total project budget. For 2019, the match amount equates to $4,155,908, which will be achieved through collaboration with State Child Development programs and the volunteer hours accrued by Head Start parents and community partners. The application includes $2,146,616 requested funding for the County's Head Start Delegate Agency, First Baptist Church of Pittsburg, California. The grant number is 09CH9115.

FISCAL IMPACT: (CONT'D)

Federal Amount $16,623,634
Non-Federal Amount (In-kind match) $4,155,908
Total $20,779,542

BACKGROUND:

Head Start is a federal program that promotes the school readiness of children ages birth through five years old from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social and emotional development. 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.

Head Start also provides comprehensive services which include health, nutrition, social and other services determined as necessary via family needs assessments. Services are designed to be responsive to each child and family's ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage. Services are provided through a variety of service models including: centers or schools that children attend part or full day, family childcare homes and/or the children's own homes wherein a Head Start staff visit once per week to provide in-home services. Children who receive home-based services gather periodically with other enrolled families for group learning experiences facilitated by Head Start staff.

Contra Costa County submits an application annually to U.S. Health and Human Services Department, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start, as the Head Start grantee. The annual application includes newly identified goals and objectives for the program. This is year 2 of a 5 year funding cycle. This application was reviewed for approval by the Head Start Policy Council on August 15, 2018. Approval of this Board order will allow the continued provision of Head Start services to program eligible children and families.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If not approved, the County will not receive funding to operate Head Start childcare centers.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The Community Services Bureau of the Employment & Human Services Department’s 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 children from low income families throughout Contra Costa County.