Head Start & Early Head Start
Policy and Fiscal Committee
February 7, 2011
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Head Start
Presentation
1.Head Start-Overview
2.Head Start in Massachusetts Data
3. Office of Head Start Road Map to Excellence –New vision
& Priorities
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Revised Performance Standards
National Resources Centers
Monitoring
Strengthening Collaboration
4.FY12 Head Start State Supplemental Grant
5.Resources
6.Questions
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Head Start
1. What is Head Start?
 Head Start (HS) is an early education and comprehensive
child development program that serves low-income
children from birth to age 5 and their families, as well
as families pre-birth, Early Head Start (EHS). It is
administered by the Office of Head Start (OHS),
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
What is Head Start’s Goal?
 To increase the school readiness of young children
from low-income families and prepare them for later
learning. It is also a two-generational program that
promotes family engagement, and provides family support
and social services to prenatal families and families of all
enrolled children.
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2. Head Start in MASSACHUSETTS
FY10 Head Start provided services to:
16,166 children*, 181 pregnant women, & 14,927
families in over 385 communities.
Geographic Representation of HS
Western
7%
Boston
7%
Greater Springfield
7%
Cape and Islands
7%
Greater
Boston
22%
Greater
Worcester
15%
Southeast
21%
Northeast
17%
Transportation Services
provided to 5,338 students
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Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) 07/01/09-09/10/2010 –*Cumulative numbers Enrollment years
Head Start
Grantees in Massachusetts
Program Type
Grantees
Participants
Head Start Preschool
grantees
Ages (3-kindergarden entry)
29
14,338
Early Head Start grantees
Ages (0-2)
18
1,647
Migrant and Seasonal
Program (HSMS) Ages (0-2)
1
99
Total Funded:
48 grantees
16,084
(PIR’s count)
Federal Funded
Agency Types Represented:
5
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Community Action Agency (CAA) :28 grantees
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School System (public/private): 2 grantees
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Private/Public Non-Profit (non CAA): 17 grantees
PIR FY 2009-2010 Data. Program Information Report (PIR)
* MSHS=Migrant and Seasonal HS
(Worcester & Westfield)
Head Start
Number of Children Enrolled in EHS/HS Programs (by Age)
6,828
Total:16,048*
5,697
1,146
371
EARLY HEAD START
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1,261
682
2009/2010 Head Start Program Information Report
*=Federal Funded numbers PIR data
HEAD START
Head Start in Massachusetts
Options for Service Delivery
Program Options
# Children funded
% of Children
Center-based Full Day
(5 days per week)
4,967
37%
Center-based Part Day (5
days per week)
6,642
49.58%
138
1.03%
660
4.93%
34
.25%
113
0.84%
87
0.65%
Home-based Program
619
4.62%
Family Child Care Option
202
1.51%
Of these, the number in
double sessions
Center-based Part Day (4
days per week)
Of these, the number in
double sessions
Combination Option
Program
Locally Designed Option
(meet needs of local
community i.e. shelters)
Services Eight Hours or More
There are 4,870 children receiving 8 hours or more per day.
PIR FY 2009 data & ACF/OHS data 2009
Head Start in MA- Eligibility
Head Start Eligibility
Age eligibility
Head Start (3- kindergarten entry)
Early Head Start (0-3) Also serves pregnant women
Income Eligibility:
Family income less than or equal to 100% of the
federal poverty level
Income between 100% & 130% (no more than 35%)
Over- income (a limited number of families)
Categorical Eligibility:
Receipt of Public Assistance
Foster children
Homeless children
Children with Disabilities (10% of enrollment)
Other:
Family must live in their local program’s service
area (unless family is homeless then this
requirement does not apply)
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Head Start Eligibility Requirements – Performance Standards
ERSEA
Head Start – Comprehensive Services
Examples of HS & EHS Services Provided
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Screening - Cognitive, developmental, behavioral, sensory (vision &
hearing); determining children’s oral health status; referring children for
services if needed;

Individualized learning & formative assessment; preschool programs
use the FY 2010 Revised Head Start Child Development & Early Learning
Framework, this reflect key elements of school readiness*
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Monitoring children’s health status including their nutritional status;
requiring dental examinations; linking children to medical and dental homes;
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Soliciting parental information, observations, and concerns about their
child's mental health and responding to the identified behavioral and mental
health concerns of an individual child or group of children;
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Promoting family engagement, family literacy, Father Initiatives, and
other activities to support parents as their child’s first educator;
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Providing family support services to help families achieve and maintain
self-sufficiency;
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Others – See chart next slide
Head Start
Family Services Provided
Marriage Education
259
Assistance to Families of Incarcerated Individuals
305
Child Support Assistance
14,382 Families
received at least
one service
941
Substance Abuse Prevention or Treatment
728
Domestic Violence Services
898
Child Abuse and Neglect Services
1,527
Job Training
1,808
English as a Second Language (ESL) Training
3,112
Adult Education
1,869
Mental Health Services
3,112
Housing Assistance
3,999
Emergency/Crisis Intervention
5,708
Health Education
11,869
Parenting Education
10,638
0
2,000
In FY09/10
Head Start served 1,213
Homeless Families
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2009/2010 Head Start Program Information Report cumulative
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
Number of Families
14,000
Head Start in Massachusetts
FY11-Federal Funds
Funding Source –
(OHS Federal Funds) does not included ARRA
Allocation FY 2011 (includes COLA &
HS Base-Federal funds (ACF/OHS)
$104,703,999
EHS Base-Federal funds (ACF/OHS)
$10,605,770
Head Start Collaboration Office (HSSCO)
$175,000
Total Federal Funding HS & EHS
$115,120,935
FY10-Federal ARRA Funding
training)
(Funded in FY10 to serve 09/30/10-9/29/11)
Funding Source
(OHS Federal Funds)
Allocation FY10
HS/ ARRA Expansion Federal funds total (13
programs)
$1,305,045
(151 children)
EHS Expansion Federal funds total (10 programs)
$7,950,739
(590 children)
Total ARRA Federal funding
$9,255,784
ACF/OHS –FY2011 Data
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The annual COLA is based on Consumer Price Index (CPI). From FY2002-2008 programs experienced a real cut of 13%
when adjusted for inflation and for the first time since 1955 the CPI is currently projected to decrease.
Head Start Funds
MA State Funds
Funding Source
Allocation FY11
Description
HS State
Supplemental
$7.5 Million
1.Provides state supplemental salary
grants to support staff.
2.Funds are also used to meet matching
requirements federal funds.
3. 254 slots -support expansion of
enrollment services **
Financial Subsidies *
–Voucher & contracts
$ 7,110,534
Total
$14,610,534
2,397 slots are supported through
voucher and contracted slots (Before and
after care)
Total State Children:2,649
FY 2010 EEC-ARRA Head Start Wrap
Around Initiative
A total placement for this initiative is 251
(Total unique children served are 144:
83 through vouchers and 61 through contracts)
*EEC Financial Subsidies data for July 90 to June 2010. Includes voucher and contracts (before and after care)
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**=the cost of 254 expansion of enrollment services to state-funded children are not included in the Supplemental Budget Cost.
However, programs are required to commit to serve the number of state funded slots assigned in the original grant, 2006.
3. Office of Head Start: New Priorities and Vision
The Head Start Roadmap to Excellence:
Improving School
Readiness & Promoting Long-Term Success
a. Revised Head Start Program Performance Standards:
 Incorporate the latest evidence on teacher-child interactions
and predictors of school success
 Emphasize foundational literacy, math, and science skills,
and promote children’s healthy social emotional and physical
development.
 Incorporate new research showing that family engagement in
children’s learning is crucial to achieving positive educational
outcomes for children.
 Incorporate best practices on family engagement including an
increased emphasis on family literacy
 Implement the Classroom Assessment Scoring System
(CLASS) to evaluate the quality of teaching and learning activities
in the classroom
 Further strengthen Early Head Start Quality Standards
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Data from OHS Road Map to Excellence
Head Start- New Priorities and Vision
The Head Start Roadmap to Excellence:
helping programs meet new
expectations through Professional Development Initiatives and a stronger Training
and Technical Assistance System
b. National Resource Centers: Disseminate current research and best
practice through National Centers of Early Childhood Excellence
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Early Head Start National Resource Center
Center on Quality Teaching and Learning
Center on Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
Center on Program Management, Design, and Fiscal Operations
Center on Health, Nutrition, Dental, and Mental Health
Center on Parent, Family, and Community
Engagement- MA *
Other Resources: Head Start Training and Technical Assistance System
The goal of the T/TA system is to create easy accessible team of
professional development providers at the state and local level, who can
work with HS programs to improve the quality of teaching and other services.
(In MA- T/TA system awarded to UMASS Donahue Institute)
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*The Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement: has been awarded to Brazelton TouchpointsCenter (BTC) at Children’s
Hospital of Boston and the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Research Project (HFRP) with their partners Save the Children, the
National PTA, an the Council of Chief State School Officers.
Head Start – New Priorities and Vision
The Head Start Roadmap to Excellence:
Enhances the monitoring process
to improve how quality is measured including new assessments of teacher-child
interactions.
C. Office of Head Start Monitoring Protocols
 The FY 2011 Monitoring Protocol is the tool that guides the on-site
monitoring review. The Protocol identifies the key requirements
(Performance Standards and Federal regulations) against which
to monitor grantee performance. Grantee data gathered through the
monitoring process provides OHS with information on performance,
thereby informing determinations regarding program quality and
compliance.
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The Protocol has been revised for FY 2011 to place a greater
emphasis on the quality of the delivery and management of
program services. The focus of the Protocol is on making connections
between program systems and collecting data on critical indicators of
success in promoting school readiness.
Data from the FY11 Head Start Monitoring Protocol
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Head Start – New Priorities and Vision
Office of Head Start Monitoring Protocols
The Protocol organizes elements of program performance standards, the Head
Start Act, and other regulations into 11 sections against which compliance
will be monitored:
 1. Health Services
 2. Nutrition Services
 3. Safe Environments
 4. Transportation Services
 5. Disabilities Services
 6. Mental Health Services
 7. Family and Community Partnerships
 8. Education and Early Childhood Development (ECD)
 9. Fiscal Management
 10. Program Design and Management
 11. Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance
(ERSEA)
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Head Start
The Head Start Roadmap to Excellence: assuring the integration
of HS into a continuum of High Quality Care and Education that spans
from Birth to Age Eight
d. Strengthen Collaboration with Early Childhood Entities at the Local,
State, and Federal Levels:
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Promote interoperability between the Head Start data system(s) and
those of state preschool and K–3 systems
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Promote continuity of services and effective transition of Head Start
children into the public schools
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Collaborate with institutions of Higher Education to promote
professional development through education and credentialing programs
for early childhood providers in states
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Encourage the inclusion of Head Start Program Performance
Standards in state Quality Rating and Improvement Systems and
support the participation of Head Start programs in QRIS
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Bring together key early childhood decision-makers, including
representatives of Head Start, to plan the development of state early
childhood systems
4.FY12 HS State Supplemental Renewal Grant
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Purpose and New Requirement:
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Enhance program’s capacity to continue to serve statefunded children by implementing program practices that provide
the full array of Head Start services;
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Support professional development and competency of staff
through maintaining compensation support;
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Supplement federal funds to support programs’ ability to
continue to match no less than 20% of federal funds with nonfederal sources. These are the only EEC funds which can be used for
matching federal funds;
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(NEW) Enhance program’s quality by requiring all Head Start
and Early Head Start center-based and family child care
program options to fully participate in the QRIS by 2014;
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(By requiring 33%participation in FY12 and building to 100%by FY14)
FY12 HS State Supplemental Renewal Grant
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Current Eligibility: (29 existing lead agencies)
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Only agencies that received Head Start Supplemental grant
funding in FY2011 are eligible to apply for FY12
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Program Types: Head Start(29),EHS (12), and Migrant & Seasonal
HS (1)
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Agency Types: Community Action Agencies, Private/Public Nonprofit, School System
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Program Options: Center-based, Family Childcare, combination
programs, and locally designed
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All current Head Start and Early Head Start programs seeking to
renew their FY2011 grant must apply for renewal funding using
the Head Start State Supplemental Renewal Grant application
for FY12.
Data from FY2012 Head Start State Supplemental Grant
FY12 HS State Supplemental Renewal Grant
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Funding: ($7.5 Millions)
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This is a one year Renewal Grant (7/1/2011 to 6/30/2012)
subject to legislative appropriation, legislative authorization, an
annual award of grant funds, and/or any other modification(s) made
by EEC;
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29 grants- FY12 total allocation FY12 -$7.5 M (including Head
Start & Early Head Start lead agencies)
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In addition, programs that received State Head Start Expansion
Grant funds in FY06 must continue to serve any children still
enrolled with these funds in FY12;
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Programs must enroll the number of state-funded children in
Head Start programs as identified in the Office of Head Start’s
Data on state-funded enrollment by program. In FY12 , a total of
254 state funded children were reported by OHS Region 1.
FY12 HS Supplemental-Allocation & Enrollment
MA Head Start Grantees
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Action for Boston Community Development
Berkshire County Head Start Development
Cape Cod Child Development
Citizens for Citizens
Communities United
Community Action
Community Action Agency of Somerville
Community Action of Franklin, Hampshire and North
Community Action Programs-Intercity
Community Teamwork
Dimock Community Services Corporation
Greater Lawrence Community Action Council
Health Education Services
Holyoke-Chicopee-Springfield Head Start
Lynn Economic Opportunity
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services
Montachusetts Opportunity Council
Pathways for Children
People Acting in Community Endeavors
Quincy Community Action Programs
Self-Help
Somerville Mental Health Association
South Middlesex Opportunity Council
South Shore Community Action Council
Tri-City Community Action Program
Triumph
Westfield School Committee
Worcester Community Action Council
Worcester Public Schools
FY12 Allocation of Funds
$1,629,570.00
$228,372.19
$254,411.25
$238,975.31
$204,579.38
$368,361.56
$270,018.75
$249,738.75
$140,299.69
$302,424.38
$54,572.81
$230,794.69
$146,963.44
$530,405.63
$284,787.19
$22,391.25
$237,938.44
$176,819.06
$85,117.50
$203,787.19
$448,248.75
$11,676.56
$244,252.50
$92,298.75
$141,880.31
$151,275.00
$91,180.31
$77,760.00
$381,099.38
Head Start State Funded
Enrollment
FY 2011/2012
48
9
0
0
10
6
15
10
17
15
0
10
0
54
16
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
9
0
12
6
8
0
0
Head Start – Resources/Links
Head Start Program:
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Head%20Start%20Program
Centers of Excellence:
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Head%20Start%20Program/roadmap/HHS_Announces_Centers_
Of_Excellence.pdf
FY 2011 Head Start Monitoring Protocol:
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Program%20Design%20and%20Management/Head%20Start%20Require
ments/FY%202008%20OHS%20Monitoring%20Protocol
Head Start National Resources Centers:
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Head%20Start%20Program/roadmap/HHS_Announces_National_
Centers.pdf
The Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework: Promoting
Positive Outcomes in Early Childhood Programs serving 3-5 years old.
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/ecdh/eecd/Assessment/Child%20Outcomes/HS_Revised_Child_O
utcomes_Framework.pdf
Head Start State Collaboration Office
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/State%20collaboration
Head Start Performance Standards
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http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Program%20Design%20and%20Management/Head%20Start%2
0Requirements/Head%20Start%20Requirements
Questions?
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