REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 18, 2025
FROM
ARLENE MOLINA, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Nonfinancial Memorandum of Understanding with Hearts and Lives for Early Identification and Intervention Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve nonfinancial Memorandum of Understanding with Hearts and Lives, to provide Early Identification and Intervention Services to children enrolled in the Early Head Start, Head Start, and California State Preschool Programs, at the Crestline Preschool Services Department site, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030.
(Presenter: Arlene Molina, Director, 383-2078)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item is nonfinancial and will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Early Identification and Intervention Services (EIIS) are funded through a separate contract between Hearts and Lives and the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), through Mental Health Services Act funds and grants from Medi-Cal and Children and Families Commission of San Bernardino County.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Preschool Services Department (PSD) operates the Head Start (HS), Early Head Start (EHS), Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership, California State General Childcare and Development, and California State Preschool (CSPP) programs. These programs provide education, health, nutrition, cognitive, social/emotional, physical growth and development, and parent involvement services for children ages zero to five, with the goal of increasing family engagement and the school readiness of young children in economically disadvantaged families. The HS performance standards require that PSD provide intervention programs to identify concerns regarding a child's developme...
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