2017-2018 Annual Report - Early Head Start and Head Start

ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018

Early Head Start and Head Start

The mission of our Early Head Start and Head Start is to assist families to be the best that they can be by providing a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment where both parents and children can continue to grow.

Federally funded initiatives provide early childhood education and related comprehensive services for low-income parents and children and children with special needs. Early Head Start provides services in centers and in homes to prenatal parents and parents with infants and toddlers. Head Start serves children ages three through five and their parents to provide a head start for school success.

FINANCIAL AUDIT

Parents And Children Together’s most recent audit covered the fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018). The audit expressed an unqualified opinion with no findings.

HHS MONITORING REVIEW

Parents And Children Together’s Early Head Start and Head Start Program’s most recent triennial federal review occurred from January 22, 2018 to January 26, 2018. Based on the information gathered, no areas of non-compliance were found during the course of the review. Observations were conducted in preschool center-based classrooms using the Pre-K Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASSTM). The CLASSTM tool looks at three domains and ten dimensions of teacher-child interactions and measures those observed interactions on a seven point scale.

The average CLASSTM scores for the Head Start site visit was Emotional Support = 6 0119, Classroom Organization = 5.6667, and Instructional Support = 2.8016.

FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018 (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018)

EHS/HS ANNUAL REPORT PROGRAM INFORMATION (2017 – 2018)

Enrollment

HS Funded Enrollment: 513

HS Average Monthly Enrollment: 98.6%

EHS Funded Enrollment: 289

EHS Average Monthly Enrollment: 99.31%

Number of Head Start children served: 570

Number of Head Start families: 520

Number of Early Head Start pregnant moms and children served: 394

Number of Early Head Start families: 317

Eligibility

Head Start – out of the 570 children served:

• Income Eligible – 58%

• Public Assistance – 17%

• Foster Child – 3%

• Homeless – 2%

• Over Income

o Greater than 130% Federal Poverty Line – 9%

o 101-130% Federal Poverty Line – 11%

Early Head Start – out of 394 pregnant moms and children served:

• Income Eligible – 58%

• Public Assistance – 15%

• Foster Child – 5%

• Homeless – 9%

• Over Income

o Greater than 130% Federal Poverty Line – 6%

o 101-130% Federal Poverty Line – 7%

Age

Head Start – out of 570 children served:

• 2 years old – 6%

• 3 years old – 40%

• 4 years old – 54%

Early Head Start – out of 394 pregnant moms and children served:

• Under 1 year – 28%

• 1 year old – 32%

• 2 years old – 36%

• Pregnant women – 4%

Medical and Dental Services

Head Start

• Received medical exam: 99%

• Received dental exam: 96%

Early Head Start

• Received medical exam: 97%

• Received dental screen/exam: 59%

EHS-CCP ANNUAL REPORT PROGRAM INFORMATION (2017-2018)

Enrollment

EHS-CCP Funded Enrollment: 72

EHS Average Monthly Enrollment: 96.3%

Number of EHS-CCP children served: 89

Number of EHS-CCP families: 73

Eligibility

Early Head Start CCP – out of 89 children served:

• Income Eligible – 61%

• Public Assistance – 9%

• Foster Child – 8%

• Homeless – 2%

• Over Income

o Greater than 130% Federal Poverty Line – 2%

o 101-130% Federal Poverty Line – 10%

Childcare Subsidy

Children receiving a childcare subsidy – 85%

Age

Early Head Start CCP – out of 89 children served:

• Under 1 year – 20%

• 1 year old – 30%

• 2 years old – 50%

Medical and Dental Services

Early Head Start CCP

• Received medical exam: 100%

• Received dental screen/exam: 100%

PARENT, FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES (2017-2018)

✓ Celebrate your Ohana (West Hawaii)

✓ Hispanic Cultural Fair (West Hawaii)

✓ Lion’s Club Health Fair (West Hawaii)

✓ FSH Early Head Start Health Fair (West Hawaii)

✓ North Hawaii Community Hospital Keiki Fest

✓ 2nd Annual Kiwani’s Club Health Fair (East Hawaii)

✓ Exchange Club Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Event (East Hawaii)

✓ Malama da Mind Health Fair (East Hawaii)

✓ Tropic Care (East Hawaii)

✓ Policy Council Meetings

✓ Parent Committee Meetings

✓ Home Learning Activities

▪ Reading to Child

▪ Parent and Child Activities (PEER Activity Cards)

✓ Various Classroom Fieldtrips

✓ Quarterly Family Learning Parties

✓ Ready to Learn School Supplies

✓ Toys for Tots

✓ Socializations

✓ Project Based Studies

✓ Aloha Day

✓ Creative Curriculum Learning Games and Mighty Minutes

✓ Clothing / Toy / Book exchange and Lending Library

✓ Pahoa Christmas Parade

✓ Waialua Christmas Parade

✓ Program Self-Assessment

✓ Program Volunteer Opportunities

✓ PACT Pop Up events and Hoolaulea

✓ Health Literacy Fair

✓ School Readiness Fair

✓ Keiki Spring Fest (Waianae)

✓ Parent Workshops:

▪ General Health Trainings:

- Physical Examination / WellBaby Checks (6 trainings)

- Immunizations (1 training)

- Blood Pressure / Hypertension (1 training)

- Lead / Lead Poisoning (9 trainings)

- Health Requirements (2 training)

- Oral Health (8 trainings –including HCI)

- Hearing Screening (3 trainings)

- Daily Health Check / Common Childhood Illness (1 training)

- Hemoglobin & Hematocrit / Anemia (2 trainings)

- EFNEP

- Handwashing

- Halloween Safety

- Hurricane / Disaster Preparedness Safety

▪ Peer and Achievement Gap

▪ Reducing screen time

▪ Car Safety (1 training)

▪ Emergency Preparedness (1 training)

▪ Family routines

EFFORTS TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN

PACT Early Head Start / Head Start curriculum aligns with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (HSELOF, 2015), which consists of five broad areas of early learning, referred to as central domains. These domains reflect research-based expectations for learning and development. The HSELOF emphasizes the key skills, behaviors, and knowledge that the program must foster in children ages birth to 5 to help them be successful in school and life.

In order to accomplish this, PACT utilizes the following curriculum and tools in homebased and center-based settings:

• Creative Curriculum

• Learning Games

• Project-based Studies

• Second Step

• I’m Moving, I’m Learning

• Cavity Free Kids

• Center on Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFL) Model / The Pyramid Model

• Partners for Healthy Baby: Home Visiting Curriculum for Expectant Families

• Great Beginnings

• Hawaii Developmental Charts

• Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP) – zero to 6 years old

• San Angelo Home Visiting Curriculum

• Play Safe! Be Safe!

• Hawaii Early Learning and Development Standards (HELDS)

• National Center for Quality Teaching and Learning (NCQTL) In-Service Suites

• Teachstone Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) video library

In addition, PACT conducts the following activities to ensure that children and families are prepared for a successful transition from Early Head Start to Head Start and from Head Start to Kindergarten:

• School Readiness Fairs

• Transition Fairs

• Head Start and Kindergarten classroom visits

• Individual transition plans