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a. Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a Standard Agreement with Monterey County Children and Families Commission dba First5 Monterey County not to exceed the amount of $300,000 for the provision of support to the Bright Beginnings Early Childhood Development Initiative for the period retroactive from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021; and
b. Approve nonstandard insurance provision in Agreement as recommended by the Director of Health.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a Standard Agreement with Monterey County Children and Families Commission dba First5 Monterey County not to exceed the amount of $300,000 for the provision of support to the Bright Beginnings Early Childhood Development Initiative for the period retroactive from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021; and
b. Approve nonstandard insurance provision in Agreement as recommended by the Director of Health.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County of Monterey through its legislative platform and budget allocations is very supportive of the development of the Early Childhood Development Initiative (ECDI) for the residents of Monterey County. Early childhood development has been identified by both the Board of Supervisors and the Monterey County Children's Council as critical for the economic and social success of our County. The First5 Monterey County Bright Beginnings program is
responsible for implementing the early learning goals throughout the County of Monterey
that includes partnerships and facilitating strategy-aligned projects through a team of consultants
and staff. It provides access to project management, evaluation, continuous improvement, and communication tools, and resources that ensure the work is linguistically and culturally
relevant (e.g., multi-lingual facilitation, translation and interpretation services). All activities
are desi...
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