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2019 Community Needs Assessment Update
In 2018, there were 2,936 children between 0-18 in foster care. This is a 50% increase in two years. Last year, 1,241 children left foster care, with 66% reunified with their families. In 2018-2019, Head Start and Early Head Start served 12 children in foster care. This can be difficult when children transition to another foster home or when children enter foster care and the foster family does not want to continue Head Start services. We work closely with foster families and biological families to help with reunification.
Foster Care in Idaho Children 0-18 years old 2018
2,936
2016
1,518
2015
1,351
2014
1,208
2013
1,342
2012
1,234 0
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3,500
Disabilities In 2014 we were struggling to make our 10% enrollment of children with disabilities by the end of the year. To help us with enrollment we began collaboration classrooms with 3 school districts. Since the 2014-2015 school year we have started the year with at least 10% enrollment of children with disabilities. In 2018-2019 we ended the year with 17%.
Kuna School District (KSD) o 2018-2019 school year – 8 children in our collaboration classroom and 4 children dually enrolled o In the collaboration classroom, all of the IEP services are provided in the Head Start classroom o We currently have 12 children with an IEP who have completed or are scheduled to complete a Head Start application for the 2019-2020 school year.
Boise School District (BSD) o 2018-2019 school year – 8 children in our collaboration classroom and 13 children dually enrolled o In the collaboration classroom, all the IEP services are provided in the Head Start classroom