• Funded enrollment:  Head Start       Early Head Start                     Delegate

                                                213                  60                                            34

• Funding sources:

Federal

                                    Head Start                   Early Head Start                     Delegate 

                        $1,576,433                  $874,022                                 $223,319

State Department of Education

$193,976 for an Enhancement Grant which provided full-day, school-year services for 35 Head Start children and 34 Delegate children.

$156,481 for an Expansion Grant which provided full-day full-year services for 20 State Head Start children.

$30,875 for a Link Grant to support math and literacy enrichment.

$21,375 for Link Grant for the delegate.

$7,002 for Head Start Services

Private            $75,000 from Pitney Bowes for extended day services.

The Head Start program received approximately $313,236 in State Department of Education School Readiness funds to extend 7 part-day, part-year classes into full-day, full-year classes.  

• Financial expenditures:  In FY 2009-2010 it cost $3,471,719 to operate the Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The single largest expense item was salaries and fringe benefits which accounted for 72% of the program costs.  The next largest item was the delegate sub-contract $343,684 which represented 9.9% of the total expenditures. An extension was requested for the Early Head Start One-Time Fund and $10,454 of the Head Early Head Start One-Time Fund was unspent.

CLC prepares an annual budget each spring with input from the Head Start Director and the Board of Directors. Monthly variance reports are reviewed by the Head Start Director.  In addition, monthly variance reports and budget projections are presented to the Finance Committee of the Board and Policy Council on a monthly basis.  Financial decisions are based on the organization’s long-term goals and objectives.  This rigorous oversight of the financial records has provided the agency with a strong understanding of its financial position and allowed it to adapt, where necessary, in order to ensure a fiscally sound future.

• The program served 284 children in Head Start which included 40 children from the delegate, 103 children and 6 pregnant women in Early Head Start during the fiscal year of 2009-2010. The average monthly enrollment was 100% for Head Start and Early Head Start.
• One hundred-percent of Head Start and Early Head Start children received medical exams and 96% of Head Start and 65% of Early Head Start children received dental exams. The program coordinated services for 38 children suspected with disabilities in Head Start and 12 children in Early Head Start.
• One hundred and twenty nine children entered kindergarten. Child Outcomes results using the Creative Curriculum Continuum assessment showed that in the spring of 2010, fifty five percent of the children ages 4 and 5 mastered skills in the area of  Book Knowledge and Appreciation, 51% in Language Development, and 55%  in Mathematics. The teachers provided enrichment activities targeting children entering kindergarten. The program implemented its Transition plan to assist the parents whose children were entering kindergarten.
• The program provided many parent involvement activities such as Diversity Week, Fitness, Math and Kindergarten Nights, Parent education programs on child development, child health and nutrition, parent’s rights and stress management. The program offered other opportunities such as literacy training and continuing education, opportunities for volunteering and involvement in the decisions-making of the program i.e. policy council. Five parents and 2 staff graduated from PLTI (Parent Leadership Training Institute) and 6 parents graduated from PEP (People Empowering People).
• The HS/EHS program had a follow-up review conducted by the Regional Office of Head Start in January 2010. The outcome of the review was extremely positive. The program is currently in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policy requirements related to the Head Start Performance Standards.

Submitted by:
Imelda D-Luc
Head Start Director
Fall 2010