DEPARTMENT: Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City wide
SUBJECT:
Early Head Start - Child Care Partnership Continuation Application
SUMMARY:
The Department of Human Services (DHS) requests authorization of the following budgetary, grant and associated actions related to a continuation application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Early Head Start - Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) program:
a) submission of a continuation application to HHS, and acceptance upon award, of $2,703,456.00 for the period of August 1, 2017 - July 31, 2018;
b) an EHS-CCP program budget of $3,379,321.00, which includes an in-kind match of $675,865.00 and a personnel complement of 16 positions for DHS;
c) approval for the Director of DHS to execute any and all documents related to acceptance of this grant, to include acceptance of additional grant funds, if awarded and matching funds are available in the City's budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
DHS manages both the Child Care Services and Head Start program grants. These programs provide early care and education and support services to more than 11,000 children and their families on a daily basis.
In April 2015, through City Council Ordinance No. 2015-04-02-0232, DHS accepted funds from HHS to establish an EHS-CCP program, an HHS-funded early childhood education and development program for low-income families with infants and toddlers (ages 6 weeks to 35 months). EHS-CCP provides children with safe and enriching learning environments to promote physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development while supporting parents and families by addressing social and economic needs through customized case management and supports.
The EHS - CCP program supports a two-generation strategy by allowing parents to work or remain in school while providing access to high-quality early childhood education and care for very young children. As the grantee, DHS provid...
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