HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10132015 - C.33RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment & Human Services Department Director, or designee, to accept
funding from Contra Costa County Office of Education, in an amount not to exceed $400,000 for Quality Rating and
Improvement System during the term July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% grant funding
Contra Costa County Office of Education
No County match
BACKGROUND:
The Department's Community Services Bureau (CSB) submitted a grant application to Contra Costa County Office
of Education to receive funding to implement a Quality Rating System through stipends for the Ambrose, Balboa,
Bayo Vista, Brookside, Contra Costa College, George Miller, George Miller III, Las Deltas, Lavonia Allen, Los
Arboles, Los Nogales, Marsh Creek, Riverview and Verde childcare sites. Stipends will be used to fund professional
growth training for staff to implement the Quality Rating and Improvement System program.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/13/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Contact: CSB (925) 681-6304
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 13, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: Jagjit Bhambra, Janissa Rowley, Cassandra Youngblood
C. 33
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:October 13, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2015-16 Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) grant
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
The stipends are awarded to child care centers to improve the quality services through enhanced professional
development for staff and updated, improved site materials. The stipends will be given out on a per classroom basis.
The site supervisors, under the direction of Community Services Bureau Assistant Directors, will determine what
specific site materials, such as play equipment or educational toys, will be purchased.
Professional development stipends will be distributed to selected classrooms, not to individuals, to fund site-based
training for classroom staff.
Selection of site award is determined by which sites have NAEYC (National Association of Education of Young
Children) and/or PMD (Preschool Makes a Difference) designations. The CSB Director will make final decisions
regarding stipend allocations. Allocation will be based on site designation, size of center population, and professional
learning needs as determined through assessment.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If not approved, the department will not receive funding to implement Quality Rating System components.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Community Services Bureau of the Employment & Human Services Department’s Early Head Start program
supports three of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes - Outcome 1: “Children Ready for and Succeeding in
School,” Outcome 3: “Families that are Economically Self-sufficient,” and, Outcome 4: “Families that are Safe,
Stable, and Nurturing.” These outcomes are achieved by offering comprehensive services, including high quality
early childhood education, nutrition, and health services to low-income children throughout Contra Costa County.