Title
Head Start Birth to Five Monthly Report - May 2024
Description
This report provides the Economic Development and Housing Subcommittee, which serves as the City of Phoenix Head Start Birth to Five Governing Board, with an updated summary of the Head Start Birth to Five Program's financial and programmatic status.
THIS ITEM IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
Report
Summary
The Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 requires each Head Start Grantee to share monthly information with the Governing Board and Policy Council on program planning, policies and operations. In compliance with the Act, the Head Start program provides a monthly report on the following areas:
- Fiscal expenditures;
- Enrollment reports;
- School attendance;
- Medical/dental exams; and
- Program information summaries.
Fiscal Expenditures
Attachment A shows year-to-date expenditures for the Fiscal Year 2023-24. The report includes a breakdown of each Education Service Provider, Child Care Partnership, Policy Council and the administrative support budget.
Enrollment Reports
The Office of Head Start requires programs to report the total number of children enrolled on the last day of each month. At the end of May, total program enrollment was 2,184 out of 3,451 available slots.
At the end of May, the Education Service Providers enrollment was 1,939 slots filled out of 2,963.
Early Head Start which includes the Home Based and Child Care Partnership programs, ended the month with a total of 245 slots filled out of 488. The Home-Based program, provides year-round, in-person home visitation, filled 96 slots out of 300. The Child Care Partnership program, provides full-day, year-round services and had 149 slots filled out of 188. While infant rooms are available, vacancies remain due to a lack of available classroom space for two-year-olds on the wait list.
May is the third consecutive month that the Head Start Birth to Five Program has achieved 97 percent enrollment based on the requested slot conversion, meeting the requirements of the Full Enrollment Initiative and demonstrating that full enrollment is attainable. To be released from the initiative, enrollment must remain above 97 percent for six consecutive months. Staff are conducting interviews with potentially eligible families to meet full enrollment for the upcoming school, which begins in August.
Risk Assessment Notification Review
The Head Start Birth to Five program received a Risk Assessment Notification (RAN) in April due to three Child Care Partner staff violating the Head Start Program Performance Standards, specifically the Standards of Conduct. The Office of Head Start initiates this process when further information is needed about the health and safety of a child involved in an incident. The Head Start Birth to Five Program has received technical support from the Region 9 Office of Head Start specialists. As a result, a quality improvement plan was developed to address the violation and review and enhance procedures to minimize the risk of similar violations occurring in the future. The Office of Head Start allows 30 days to make all corrections. Due to the size of the Birth to Five Program, and the many activities that need to take place, a request to extend the correction period to June 30, 2024, was submitted and approved by the Region 9 Office of Head Start.
School Attendance
The annual target for attendance set by the Office of Head Start is 85 percent. Attachment B indicates the year-to-date average attendance through the end of May. Head Start Preschool was 55 percent, and the Child Care Partnership program was 62 percent. Under-enrollment impacts attendance, as it is calculated on funded enrollment, not actual enrollment. Under-enrollment will be addressed with the approval of the proposed slot conversion by the Office of Head Start.
Medical/Dental Exams
Head Start regulations require all children to have medical and dental exams annually. At the end of May, 2,397 medical and 2,291 dental exams were completed, totaling 4,688 exams, as illustrated in Attachment C.
Program Information Summaries
Please see Attachment D.
Locations
Alhambra Elementary School District, 4510 N. 37 Ave.
Cartwright Elementary School District, 5220 W. Indian School Road
Deer Valley Unified School District, 20402 N. 15 Ave.
Fowler Elementary School District, 1617 S. 67 Ave.
Isaac School District, 3348 W. McDowell Road
Laveen Elementary School District, 5601 W. Dobbins Road
Murphy Elementary School District, 3140 W. Buckeye Road
Pendergast Elementary School District, 3802 N. 91 Ave.
Phoenix Elementary School District, 1817 N. 7 St.
Riverside Elementary School District, 1414 S. 51 Ave.
Roosevelt Elementary School District, 6000 S. 7 St.
Washington Elementary School District, 4650 W. Sweetwater Ave.
Wilson Elementary School District, 3025 E. Fillmore St.
Council Districts: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.