Approve the Local Child Care Funds Contract between Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, Inc., dba the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County, and The School Board of Hillsborough County, FL (Student Services and Federal Programs Division)

This contract provides a portion of the required 6% match for the School Readiness Program making it possible to draw down $11,772,317 in federal funds. These funds provide child care and early education services for children from income-eligible families. The term of this contract is October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. This contract earmarks funds as follows: $706,339 for the required 6% match for School Readiness child care services; $250,000 to provide child care through the Child Care Executive Partnership Program for school-age children and their siblings; $42,000 to provide care for families in crisis and for short-term care families near or below 200% of federal poverty level; $103,000 for families providing informal kinship care who are not eligible for traditional child care; $98,000 to meet the match requirement of the Child Care Purchasing Pool Program for children participating in family support programs funded by the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County; $50,000 to be used as the match requirement for the Child Care Purchasing Pool for families at or below 200% of the federal poverty level and eligible for services under the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County McKinney Vento initiative, which assists homeless families; and $300,000 to provide child care for families eligible under the McKinney Vento initiative.

* Align the performance management system with the district’s priorities

The contract total is $1,549,339 combined with the federal draw-down of $11,772,317 used only for direct services to children and will provide care for approximately 3,330 children through September 30, 2011, at an average annual rate of $4,000 per child.

Each year the financial statements are audited by Hillsborough County School Readiness Coalition, as prescribed by law. This funding for Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County is provided by the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County. There is no district-generated revenue used for this purchase.