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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 First 5 Monterey County for an amount not to exceed $409,000 in one-time funding for the Child Care Stipend Project, to address pandemic recovery, for the period starting upon execution through June 30, 2022; and
b. Approve nonstandard risk terms 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 First 5 Monterey County for an amount not to exceed $409,000 in one-time funding for the Child Care Stipend Project, to address pandemic recovery, for the period starting upon execution through June 30, 2022; and
b. Approve nonstandard risk terms in Agreement as recommended by the Director of Health
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Monterey County Health Department Agreement with the Bright Beginnings Early Childhood Development Initiative (fiscally sponsored by F5MC) will provide funding for the following: School Readiness Assessment, Family Friendly Business Strategic Planning, and Capacity Building for Trauma-Informed Practices. The collaborative work of the Bright Beginnings Initiative is guided by the countywide early childhood development strategic framework, "Together, Preparing Every Child for Life and School," which after the launch of the framework, has already reinforced a shift in how we approach our work. The Projects are multidisciplinary and cross-agency and designed around the holistic wellbeing of a child.
During FY 2021-2022, the primary objectives of the strategic framework are to universally double the proportion of children ready for kindergarten, from 25% to 50% of children, and specifically to decrease the gap in Kindergarten readiness between children of low-income ...
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