REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 23, 2020
FROM
PHALOS HAIRE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Contract with Child Care Resource Center to Provide Subsidized Childcare through the Early Head Start - Child Care Partnership Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contract with Child Care Resource Center to provide subsidized childcare as part of the Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Program, in the amount of $4,474,824, for the contract period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023.
(Presenter: Phalos Haire, Director, 383-2005)
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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 does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The amount of $4,474,824 for subsidized childcare is approximately 86% ($3,848,349) federally funded through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and approximately 14% ($626,475) State funded through the Children and Families Commission (Commission) of San Bernardino. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Preschool Services Department’s (PSD) 2020-21 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The recommended contract with the Child Care Resource Center (CCRC) will allow PSD to provide subsidized childcare services to qualified families through the Early Head Start - Child Care Partnership Program. The overall goal of Early Head Start programs is to increase the health and school readiness of disadvantaged children and increase the self-sufficiency of low-income families.
PSD provides Head Start, Early Head Start, and State Preschool programs that include comprehensive child development and family services comprised of education, health, nutrition, parent involvement, and psychological services for children ages 0 to 5 and their families. Head Start and State Preschool programs have been operating in San Bernardino County since 1965. Since 1999, PSD has provided these programs through a combination of direct and contracted services.
PROCUREMENT
ACF required applicants to form partnerships in order to apply for the EHS-CCP Program. The program was based upon providing subsidies to families through these partnerships. ACF awarded grant funds to PSD for the provision of the EHS-CCP Program services through partnership(s) with CCRC and the County Transitional Assistance Department (TAD). The Purchasing Department supports the non-competitive contract with CCRC as CCRC and TAD are the only agencies under contract with the California Department of Education to provide subsidized childcare in the High Desert, and San Bernardino Valley Area.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Human Services Contracts (Jennifer Mulhall-Daudel, Contracts Manager, 388-0241) on May 20, 2020; County Counsel (Adam Ebright, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on May 22, 2020; Purchasing (Bruce Cole, Supervising Buyer) on June 2, 2020; Finance (Paul Garcia, Administrative Analyst, 386-8392) on May 15, 2020; and County Finance and Administration (Tanya Bratton, Deputy Executive Officer, 388-0332) on May 20, 2020.