REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 16, 2025
FROM
ARLENE MOLINA, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Contracts to Provide Preschool Classroom Supplies and Outdoor Equipment
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contracts with the following vendors to provide preschool classroom supplies and outdoor equipment, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $30,000,000, for the period of December 17, 2025, through November 30, 2030:
1. CM School Supply
2. eSpecial Needs
3. Kaplan Early Learning Center
4. Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC
5. School Specialty, LLC
(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.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of these contracts will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The aggregate cost for these services shall not exceed $30,000,000, of which 70% ($21,000,000) is federally funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, and 30% ($9,000,000) is state funded by the California Department of Education and Child Care and Development Division. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Preschool Services Department (PSD) 2025-26 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
PSD operates the federally funded Head Start and Early Head Start programs in locations throughout the county. Since 1999, PSD has operated these programs through a combination of direct and contracted services. The programs provide education, health, cognitive, social/emotional, physical growth and development, and parent-involvement services for children ages zero to five years with the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in economically disadvantaged...
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