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TO: BOARD OF SLPERVISORS Contra
John Cullen, Director
FROM:
Social Service Department Mosta
October 10, 1997
County
DATE: �d
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SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE Submittal and Acceptance, if awarded, of a grant proposal for Child Care
Quality Improvement from the California Dept. of Social Services; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE
the expansion of a contract with the County Office of Education (ROP) for implementation.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)8,BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Social Service Director, or designee, to:
1. Submit a proposal to the California Department of Social Service in response to a Child Care
Quality Improvement Grant advertisement and;
2. Accept funds from this grant should Contra Costa County be awarded and;
3. Amend an existing contract with the County Office of Education, Regional Occupational Program
(ROP), for the expansion of services as implementation of the grant.
The maximum grant award will be $100,000 over a two-year period ($50,000 in 1997-1998, and
$50,000 in 1998-1999.)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No County cost. 100% funding for this program will be from the State Department of Social Service.
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
In October, 1996, the California Department of Education(CDE) became the funding agent for child care
programs in California. Since that time, CDE has offered funding to improve the quality of child care for
recipients of social services in California to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS). CDSS
has offered some of these funds for specific programs within counties through the County Welfare Directors
Association. Contra Costa County's Child Care Training Program meets the parameters of this offering.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMI EE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES:
ACTION OF BOARD ON r ,f APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT r AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Contact: Robert Hofmann, 313-1583 ATTESTED ��-��. . ,� °l7
SOCIAL SJUVICE (CONTRACTS UNIT) PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY. ADMINISTRATOR SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
CONTRACTOR
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BY DEPUTY