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Head Start monthly update: recruitment, new vended meals contract and school‑readiness gains reported
Summary
County staff reported on Head Start and early‑childhood programs, highlighting ongoing recruitment for vacant slots, pilot launches for a vended meal contract with ORDO/Urban Organics, DRDP assessment results showing gains across age groups, and federal/state funding updates. The board accepted the report.
The board received a monthly update Sept. 16 from the Employment and Human Services Department on Head Start and county early‑childhood services.
Director Marla Stewart and staff reported the program served about 3,700 children in July across center‑based and voucher programs but continues active recruitment to fill roughly 138 vacant center slots. Summer months typically show lower enrollment; staff said they mailed recruitment flyers to…
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