Title
Request to Extend Ordinance S-46464 for Head Start Birth to Five and Child Care Partnership Funding (Ordinance S-50955)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to extend authority under Ordinance S-46464 for the Head Start Birth to Five and Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Grant to continue necessary purchases and payments of up to $9 million, enter into or execute all contracts, documents, and agreements, and take all other action necessary or appropriate to implement the Head Start Birth to Five and Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grants subject to any necessary approval by the Head Start Birth to Five Governing Board through June 29, 2027. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Report
Summary
Authority under Ordinance S-46464 for the Head Start Birth to Five and Early Head Start Child Care Partnership currently expires June 30, 2024. Staff requests an extension through June 29, 2027.
The extension will provide the necessary time to obligate unspent funds of up to $9 million for ongoing projects and extend the liquidation period. It will enable two Child Care Partner contracts to be extended from July 1, 2024, through Jan. 31, 2025, and allow time to reissue a solicitation for 84 Early Head Start slots that were not awarded in the previous round.
The extension will also address three building projects that need completion. First, a modular building will be constructed in Deer Valley Unified School District to replace the current 30-year-old building housing a Head Start classroom. Second, an administrative modular building will be added to the Booker T. Washington Child Development Center, which has outgrown its capacity due to increased slots. Third, a Community Hub will be located at Calvary United Methodist Church in Maryvale, which will host two Head Start classrooms, office space for Head Start Birth to Five staff, and open space for community-based agencies.
The extension also includes funding for the Parent U program, which allows parents to obtain a Childhood Development Associates (CDA) credential, which may assist parents in becoming employed in a Head Start classroom. Finally, the extension will provide funding to update play structures and add shade structures and fencing.
Contract Term
Upon approval, the ordinance and certain contracts described above will be extended through June 29, 2027.
Financial Impact
There is no impact to the General Fund. Funds are available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
- City Council approved the existing funding on March 18, 2020 (Ordinance S-46464); and
- The Head Start Birth to Five Policy Council recommended approval of this item on March 13, 2023, by a vote of 21-0.
Locations
Alhambra Elementary School District, 4510 N. 37th Ave.
Cartwright Elementary School District, 5220 W. Indian School Road
Deer Valley Unified School District, 20402 N. 15th Ave.
Fowler Elementary School District, 1617 S. 67th 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. 91st Ave.
Phoenix Elementary School District, 1817 N. 7th St.
Riverside Elementary School District, 1414 S. 51st Ave.
Roosevelt Elementary School District, 6000 S. 7th St.
Washington Elementary School District, 4650 W. Sweetwater Ave.
Wilson Elementary School District, 3025 E. Fillmore St.
Immanuel Care for Children, 1620 W. Camelback Road
Out of this World Christian Childcare, 3849 W. Encanto Blvd.
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.