REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 10, 2025
FROM
ARLENE MOLINA, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Amendments to Contracts for Early Head Start and Head Start Preschool Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve amendments to the contracts with the following agencies to provide Early Head Start and Head Start Preschool services, increasing the total aggregate contract amount by $5,800,000, for 2024-25, with no change to the contract period of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2025:
1. Amendment No. 10 to Contract No. 20-494 with Colton Joint Unified School District, increasing the contract amount by $1,500,000, from $6,004,231 to $7,504,231.
2. Amendment No. 10 to Contract No. 20-497 with Needles Unified School District, increasing the contract amount by $1,000,000, from $2,269,731 to $3,269,731.
3. Amendment No. 11 to Contract No. 20-495, with Easter Seals Southern California, Inc., increasing the total contract amount by $2,300,000, from $26,012,488 to $28,312,488.
4. Amendment No. 12 to Contract No. 20-493, with Child Care Resource Center, increasing the contract amount by $1,000,000, from $9,960,791, to $10,960,791.
(Presenter: Arlene Molina, Director, 383-2078)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The increase of $5,500,000 for Early Head Start (EHS), and Head Start Preschool (HSP) is 100% federally funded through the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Preschool Services Department (PSD) 2024-25 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
PSD operates the EHS, HSP, and ...
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