REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 14, 2023
FROM
JACQUELYN GREENE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Mid-Year Reduction Request for Head Start, Early Head Start, and Early Head Start - Child Care Partnership Programs
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve and authorize the submission of the mid-year reduction request for Contract No. 22-752 (Grant Award No. 09CH011719-03) from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, for continued Head Start Program support with no change to the total contract amount of $73,151,499 for the contract period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
(Presenter: Jacquelyn Greene, 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 grant funding is from United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, for continued Head Start Program support. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Preschool Services Department's (PSD) 2022-23 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
PSD operates the Early Head Start, Head Start, Early Head Start - Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP), and State Preschool programs serving approximately 3,800 children through direct and indirect services in locations throughout San Bernardino County. The programs provide education, health, nutrition, cognitive, social/emotional, physical growth and development, and parent involvement services for children ages 0 to 5 with the overall goal of increasing family engagement and school readiness of young children in economically disadvantaged families. Head Start and State Preschool programs have been operating in San Bernardino County since 1965.
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