Title
Approval to Apply for and Accept 2017-2018 Head Start Birth to Five Funds and Contract with Delegate Agencies and Child Care Partners (Ordinance S-43328)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Head Start Birth to Five program grant funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for up to a total of $33,148,900 for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 and to enter into contracts with Delegate Agencies in the amount of $16,987,987 and Child Care Partners in the amount of $3,375,750 upon successful award of the grant. The remainder of the Head Start grant award of $12,785,163 will be utilized within the Human Services Department to provide direct and administrative services to Head Start Birth to Five children and families, award Delegate Agencies one-time monies for necessary health and safety items, or enter into related collaborative contracts required for Head Start services. One-time funding additions to Delegate Agencies will be approved by the governing board before award. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept and the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item if awarded.
Report
Summary
The Phoenix Head Start Birth to Five program currently provides comprehensive education and social services through three service delivery models. There are 300 families, including infant and toddler children, served through a home-based model with an additional 188 served in center-based classrooms and 2,963 preschoolers served in a center-based program. Many services are provided through contractors designated by the Office of Head Start as Delegate Agencies and Child Care Partners. See Attachment A for delegates and funding amounts.
The Delegate Agencies are as follows:
-Alhambra Elementary School District
-Booker T. Washington Child Development Center
-Deer Valley Unified School District
-Fowler School District
-Greater Phoenix Urban League
-Murphy School District No. 66
-Roosevelt School District No. 66
-Washington Elementary School District
-Wilson School District No. 7
The grant supports the partnership of Early Head Start programs with child care providers. The partnerships allow programs to leverage their funds to provide more high quality early learning slots in their community. The partners are as follows:
-Kids Kampus
-Out of This World Childcare
-Cactus Kids
-Robin's Nest
Contract Term
The Grantee is entering into the fourth year of a five-year grant for Head Start preschool and Early Head Start Home-Based programs and the new contract term is July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. The Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) grant is a separate application and will be in its third of a four-year grant, the new contract term is July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. The contracts will be renewed for the remaining year, conditioned upon approval of the annual refunding applications, new budgets, and updated program information.
Financial Impact
A 25 percent match required by the grant is generated by the contractors, City in-kind services, and community volunteers. No additional General Funds are needed to operate the Head Start program.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Head Start Policy Council approved this item on Feb. 13, 2017. The Parks, Arts, Education and Equality Subcommittee recommended approval of the item on Feb. 22, 2017 by a vote of 3-0.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Deanna Jonovich and the Human Services Department.