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Ravalli Head Start, Inc.

2017 Annual Report

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Our Mission

“Serving Children and Families so they Succeed in School and Life!”

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M i s s o u l a E a r l y H e a d

S t a r t

2121 39th Street, Missoula MT 59803

NORTH VALLEY CENTER

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Ravalli Head Start, Inc. (RHS, Inc.) is a high quality federally funded program serving children and families in

Ravalli and Missoula counties of Western Montana. RHS, Inc. operates a Head Start Program and Early Head

Start Program in Ravalli County and an Early Head Start Program in Missoula County. Our total funded

enrollment across all program options for 2016 – 2017 is 249. All of our programs are offered at no cost to

qualifying families.

RHS, Inc. employs 70 staff, plus substitute teachers and substitute bus and kitchen staff, across our four

locations. In addition, our program is supported by many hours of services provided by volunteers. Our Board

of Directors, Policy Council, community members, parents and families volunteer their time and expertise to

enhance the quality of services provided by our programs.

Ravalli Head Start operates 6 preschool classrooms in the main center in Hamilton, Montana and a center

in Stevensville, Montana with one classroom. Head Start classes operate 4 hours a day, four days a

week – mid September through May. Each classroom serves 17 enrolled three and four year olds

and offers comprehensive programming with highly qualified teaching staff and support services.

The center in Stevensville serves families located in the Florence, Lone Rock and Stevensville

communities. Bus service is provided to the outlying communities. Our Hamilton Center serves Hamilton

and the nearby communities of Darby, Corvallis, and Victor. Limited bus service is provided to these

communities. Our preschool services are individualized to meet the needs of each child and include families

as partners in our school readiness approach. On 12/23/2016 RHS, Inc. received a Notice of Award for

duration funding from the Office of Head Start to convert three 4-hour classrooms in Hamilton to 6-hour

classrooms five days a week, effective August 2017.

Our Early Head Start programs offer three program options, all of which operate year round. Program options

include home based, center based, and prenatal services. Funded enrollment for Early Head Start includes

home based services for 86 infants and toddlers, center based services for 32 infants and toddlers,

and prenatal services for 12 pregnant women. Early Head Start home based services include weekly home

visits for 48 qualifying infants and toddlers in Missoula County and 38 qualifying infants & toddlers in Ravalli

County. Home-based services are designed to build on families’ knowledge of child development to promote

their child’s school readiness, and to link families to services, as needed, to strengthen their family well-being.

Center based services are offered to16 infants and toddlers in Missoula County and 16 infants and toddlers in

Ravalli County. Our center based services are provided in high quality state licensed centers with staff/child

ratios consisting of 1 qualified teacher to 4 infant/toddlers. Center hours for Missoula Early Head Start are 8:00

a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Center hours for Ravalli Early Head Start are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday. The prenatal option, which serves up to 6 pregnant women in each county, is

designed to offer regularly scheduled home visits and contacts with resources and education on health,

wellness, nutrition and development. Newborns transition into either the home based or center based options.

Our Early Head Start services are designed to meet the special needs and strengths of each child and family.


1.20%0.70% 0.30%

0.10%

1.90%

1.90%

93.10%

Ravalli County Population by Race/Ethnicity

1.20% American Indian/Alaska Native

0.70% Asian

0.30% Black/African American

0.10% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

1.90% Biracial/Multi-racial

3.4% Hispanic or Latino

93.1% White Non Hispanic or Latino

2.80% 1.50%0.60%

0.10%

3.10%

2.90%

Missoula County Population by Race/Ethnicity

2.80% American Indian/Alaska Native

1.50% Asian

0.60% Black/African American

0.10% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

3.1% Hispanic or Latino

2.90% Biracial/Multi-racial

89.7% White Non Hispanic or Latino

Missoula County

14% of children in

Missoula County are

living in poverty

41% of children

residing in Missoula

County participate in

the free/reduced lunch

program

Percentage of eligible children served by

RHS, Inc. in Missoula & Ravalli County

23% of eligible Early Head Start children (birth

through 3) received our services in Missoula

County.

49% of eligible Early Head Start & Head Start

children (0 to 5 years old) in Ravalli County

received our services.

Missoula County

Population - 117,441

Median Household Income -

$46,371

Ravalli County

Population - 42,563

Median Household Income -

$40,546

Missoula & Ravalli County Lack Affordable

Housing

Over 1/3 of Missoula County and nearly 1/2 of

Ravalli County children reside in homes with a

high housing cost burden.

Ravalli County

22% of children in

Ravalli County are

living in poverty

46% of children in

Ravalli County

participate in the

free/reduced lunch

program

Need for licensed child care – particularly infant care - in

our service areas continues to increase

RHS, Inc. has a growing waitlist for Early Head Start

Center-based Services in both counties – on average,

approximately 45 infants/toddlers are waiting to enroll in

for our high quality infant toddler centers.

Unemployment Rates

Missoula County

July 2016 – 3.4%

June 2017 – 3.1%

Ravalli County

July 2016-4.2%

June 2017 – 4.4%


2.65%0.59%

1.47%

0.88%

82.30%

4.13%

0%0%

Enrolled Children & Pregnant Women by Race/Ethnicity

2.65% American Indian/Alaska Native0.59% Asian1.47% Black/African American0.88% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander82.30% White4.13% Biracial/Multi-racial0% Other0% Unspecified

54.28%

14.16%

3.54%

20.35%

7.67%

Enrollment by Eligibility

54.28% Income Eligible 14.16% Public Assistance

3.54% Foster Child 20.35% Homeless

7.67% Over Income

Early Head Start

29.4% of Early Head Start children

experienced homelessness during the

year.

46% of the families who experienced

homelessness, acquired housing during the

year.

Head Start

22% of Head Start children experienced

homelessness during the year.

65.52% of the families who experienced

homelessness, acquired housing during the

year.

Cumulative Enrollment

RHS, Inc. served a combined

total of 339 infants, toddlers,

preschoolers and pregnant

women from July 1, 2016 to

June 30, 2017.

53% Served in Early Head Start

47% Served in Head Start

Enrollment by Age

• Pregnant Women 24

• Under 1 year old 55

• 1 year old 48

• 2 year olds 65

• 3 years old 82

• 4 years old 65

Average Monthly Enrollment for 2016 - 2017

Early Head Start – 96%

Head Start – 100%

9.44% of enrolled children were in foster

care at some point during the year


Engagement with families to help them promote their child’s learning and development.

School readiness that includes age appropriate & research based curriculum and assessment in all

of our home-based and center-based programs.

Nutritious breakfast, lunch and snacks with attention to the needs of children with special diets in our

center- based programs and during home-based group socializations.

Information during pregnancy to help strengthen attachment and

healthy development.

Child health, nutrition and dental education.

Early identification and intervention services for

children with disabilities.

Wellness and mental health supports and

services.

Research based parenting education

Connection to community resources.

Home visits, family goal-setting and support.

Family activities and peer networking.

Vision, hearing, dental, and lead screenings.

Behavioral & developmental screenings and support plans.

Pre and post-partum depression screenings

Strength based and individualized child and family services

RHS Inc. Provides High Quality Services for Children and Families

41,536

nutritious

meals were

served to

enrolled

center-based

children from

July 1, 2016 to

June 30, 2017 Early Head

Start Home

Visitors

conducted a

total of 2928

weekly Home

Visits from

July 1, 2016 to

June 30, 2017

97% of Early Head Start families strongly agree or agree that they have

more knowledge about age-appropriate health and nutrition for their child

and family as a result of our services.

2016-2017 Family Satisfaction Survey


RHS, Inc. offers early identification and intervention services to help children learn and develop to their

maximum potential in an inclusive and developmentally appropriate learning environment. Qualifying children

receive IDEA Part C (infant toddler) & Part B (preschool)

services to meet their individualized needs as identified on their

Individual Family Support Plan

(IFSP) or their Individual

Education Program (IEP).

99% of enrolled children had health insurance at the end of enrollment.

75% of Head Start children were up-to–date on a schedule of age

appropriate preventative and primary health care at the end of enrollment.

84% of Early Head Start children were up-to-date on a schedule of age

appropriate preventative and primary health care at the end of enrollment.

93% of Head Start children had a medical home at the end of enrollment.

94% of Early Head Start children had a medical home at the end of

enrollment.

72% of Head Start children completed a dental exam.

79% of Head Start children had a dental home at the end of enrollment.

69% of Early Head Start children had a dental home at the end of enrollment.

73% of Head Start children were up-to-date on all immunizations appropriate

for their age at the end of enrollment.

89% of Early Head Start children were up-to-date on all immunizations

appropriate for their age at the end of enrollment.

97% of Families have increased knowledge about age-appropriate health & nutrition as a result of Early Head Start services – 2016-

2017 Family Satisfaction Survey

Early Head Start

13% of enrolled children were

on an IFSP and received Part C

early intervention services

Head Start

12% of enrolled children were

on an IEP and received Part C

early intervention services

96.5% of enrolled families

agree or strongly agree that

when a concern regarding

their child’s health and/or

development comes up,

staff support them in

arranging services for their

child. 2016-2017 Family

Satisfaction Survey


Ravalli Head Start, Inc. implements high quality individualized early

childhood development services that produce positive learning

outcomes for children birth to five. Our School Readiness Plan

identifies goals across the essential domains of learning and development. Child outcomes data, obtained

from ongoing assessments, is generated three times a year and analyzed at all program levels. This data

helps us strengthen individualization and overall curriculum and instruction.

Our Early Head Start programs utilize the Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP) for assessment and

curriculum. The HELP provides guidelines for understanding and interpreting a child’s skills and behaviors in

the context of his/her caregiving relationships and environments, and recognizes families as central to the

assessment process. This curriculum-based assessment provides the sequential framework for planning,

implementation, and evaluation of activities and strategies to help promote development and positive parent-

child interactions.

Our Head Start program utilizes the Teaching Strategies Gold web-based assessment system for

planning, individualizing, and tracking children’s growth across all domains of learning and development.

The assessment system aligns with our curriculum framework – Teaching Strategies Creative Curriculum,

which guides our classroom activities, our daily routine, our learning environment and our teacher/child &

family interactions.

School Readiness

RHS promotes school readiness skills across

essential domains of learning & development!

99.5% of enrolled Early Head Start and Head Start families agreed or strongly agreed that

they have more knowledge about their child’s development as a result of RHS, Inc.!

2016-2017 Family Satisfaction Survey

“Head Start and Early Head Start

has made a positive impact on my

daughters learning and the teachers

make sure that she continues to

learn even when it may take 1 to 1

help. She is ready for Kindergarten

due to the great beginning she got at

Head Start! “

-2016-2017 Family Satisfaction

Survey

“ Excellent program – my

son and I look forward to

our weekly home visits!”

-2016-2017 Family Satisfaction

Survey


Report on School Readiness

96.00% 91.00% 91.00% 94.00% 93.00% 97.00%

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

60.00%

80.00%

100.00%

120.00%

Social &Emotional

Development

LanguageDevelopment

LiteracyKnowledge &

Skills

Approaches toLearning

Cognition &General

Knowledge

PhysicalDevelopment &

Health

Percentage of Infants & Toddlers that

demonstrated growth in the

essential domains of learning


2016-2017 Early Head Start Growth Report

94.00% 96.00% 96.00% 95.00% 95.00% 96.00%

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

60.00%

80.00%

100.00%

120.00%

Social &Emotional

Development

LanguageDevelopment

LiteracyKnowledge &

Skills

Approaches toLearning

Cognition &General

Knowledge

PhysicalDevelopment &

Health

Percentage of Head Start children who

achieved or exceeded widely held

expectations for their age range.


2016-2017 Head Start Growth Report


We believe parents have the greatest influence on their child’s development and are their child’s

first, best teacher. Our parent and family engagement services embrace that philosophy in our

partnership with families to strengthen their well-being and to foster their child’s healthy

development and learning.

Welcome BBQs and Orientations

Parent Committee Meetings

Harvest Festival

Summer Family Picnic @ MEHS

Garden Party Family Night @ Garden City Harvest/PEAS Farm

Family Event @ Missoula Carousel

MSU Extension Snap-Ed Healthy Cooking Classes

Bitterroot Financial Education Coalition “Money Habitudes” class

Grandparents Group

DECA Booklet Club

Circle of Security Parenting Classes

Literacy Lunches at Head Start locations

Project Homeless Connect-Community Event

Head Start Day at the Capital

Kindergarten Transition Meetings with School Districts

J&J Health Care Institute “What to do when your child gets sick”

Art & Science Fair Ice Cream Social

Advocacy Class

United Way Playground Building Day @ MEHS

Circle of Security Parenting Class

Participation in Leadership & Advisory Functions for the Programs

Home-based Group Socialization Opportunities

End of the Year BBQs

277 total Families Served

53% were served in Early Head Start

47% were served in Head Start

369 total Volunteers

265 were a current or former parent

104 were community volunteers

94.5% of families

found Early Head

Start and Head Start

events enjoyable

and/or beneficial to

their family!

-2016 2017 Family

Satisfaction Survey

Highlights of Family Engagement Activities for the Year

100% of enrolled

families received

parenting & health

education services

during the enrollment

year! - 2016-2017 PIR Data


Our programs in Missoula and Ravalli Counties are supported by a multitude of strong community

partnerships. Below is a partial list of community involvement within our

programs:

Intern, practicum, and work study sites for students from the

University of Montana, the University of Montana-Western,

University of Montana-Bitterroot College, and local High

Schools.

Work site for Foster Grandparents, Experience Works

Programs, the Work Experience Program, and Human

Resource Council’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity

Program.

Active involvement in many Missoula and Ravalli County

community coalitions and boards including the Missoula

Healthy Start Council, financial education coalitions, Ravalli

County Child Protective Team, Case Manager’s Round

Table, Emma’s House Child Advocacy Center, Kiwanis,

Missoula At-Risk Housing Coalition, Bitterroot Task Force for

Homelessness and Housing, and CASA.

Participate in community events including Project Homeless Connect, Pinwheels for Prevention

and White Ribbon Campaigns, Week of the Young Child, Child Find screenings, State of the

Young Child, Job Service Community Resource Fair, Baby Fairs, and United Way Day of Action.

Referral source for Holiday giving programs

Community Partners provide rich literacy experiences in our classrooms including Reading Is

Fundamental book giveaways, National Honor

Society mentor reading program, Captain Hooked on

Books story time with North Valley Librarian twice a

month.

Community Partners provide parent education

classes and events to support requirements of our programs.

Volunteers from Blackfoot Communications

help out with projects on the playground at

Missoula Early Head Start during the United

Way Day of Action!

104 community volunteers donated

time and heartfelt service to our

program during the 2016 2017

enrollment year! THANK YOU SO MUCH!


POLICY COUNCIL

Policy Council is elected annually by enrolled parents in the Program. Eight parents and six community members from both Missoula and Ravalli County served on Policy Council in 2016-2017. Parents represented Early Head Start and Head Start across all program options, Partner agencies represented on our 2016-2017 Policy Council included SAFE, Child Care Resources, Missoula Forum for Children & Youth, Pantry Partners Food Bank in Stevensville, a past Head Start parent, and Mountain Home Montana.

Policy Council Members tell their stories

at Head Start Day at the Capitol!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dianna Chaplin- Chairman of the Board, Past Parent Richard Weber J.D.- Vice Chair, Legal Representative Jeanette McKee- Sec/Treasurer- Community Representative John Talia CPA- Accounting Representative Catherine Hafliger BSW- Early Childhood Education Representative Joline Hartze R.N.- Community Representative Heidi Stoker- Past Parent Representative

Policy Council parents at the state Capitol with Montana

Governor Steve Bullock during Head Start Day at the

Capitol.

Strong Voices & Leadership

Help Build Strong Programs!

Shared responsibility for program governance supports the role of parents

and the community in local programs and is a significant element of success

of Head Start/Early Head Start.


FUNDING $$$

Total Ravalli Head Start Inc. Support

Grant - Federal $ 2,754,879 77%

USDA Food Program 96,151 3%

MT State Childcare 12,961 0%

MT Stars Program 2,500 0%

Contributions/Miscellaneous Income 1,672 0%

Contributions Non Cash (Required Match) 692,664 19%

$ 3,560,827 100%

Total Expense $ (3,561,537.01)

Net Asset Increase $ (709.68)

Meals provided in all of our Programs meet nutrition guidelines for reimbursement from the USDA Food Program. A total

of 41,536 meals were served during 2016-2017 to children enrolled in Early Head Start and Head Start center-based

services.

Missoula Early Head Start and Ravalli Early Head Start are licensed child care centers and receive reimbursement from

MT DPHHS for childcare scholarships for qualifying children.

Missoula Early Head Start and Ravalli Early Head Start receive financial incentives as part of their STARS rating with the

MT DPHHS STARS to Quality program.

Local cash contributions from community members and service groups help support program operations.

Non cash contributions were provided by 369 community and parent volunteers.

Ravalli Head Start, Inc. Expenses

Account Title YTD Actual Percentage

PERSONNEL $ 1,665,153.66 47%

FRINGE BENEFITS 555,706.29 16%

TRAVEL 26,052.61 1%

SUPPLIES 178,529.71 5%

OTHER 1,136,094.74 32%

2016-2017 Ravalli Head Start Inc. $ 3,561,537.01 100%

Administrative costs included above $ 332,514.16 9%

47%

16%1%

5%

32%

PERSONNEL

FRINGE BENEFITS

TRAVEL

SUPPLIES

OTHER


2018 Projected Budget

Account Title YTD Actual Projected Percentage

PERSONNEL $ 1,796,309.00 47%

FRINGE BENEFITS 732,127.00 19%

TRAVEL 35,740.00 1%

SUPPLIES 58,750.00 2%

OTHER 1,222,574.00 32%

2017-2018 Ravalli Head Start Inc. $ 3,845,500.00 100%

Explanation of Expenses

Personnel & Fringe – includes program salaries, wages and fringe benefits

Travel – Includes out of area travel costs

Supplies – Includes office, classroom, occupancy, and program supplies

Other – Includes mortgage, rent, utilities, insurance, local travel, maintenance and other costs

RHS, Inc. completed the annual Program Self-Assessment in June 2017. This process allows us to ensure compliance indicators and

continually identify strategies to improve our services to qualifying children and families.

The most recent Triennial Review was conducted in April 2014. There were no deficiencies in the federal review. There was one finding.

Summary of findings: Triennial – 4/13/2014- Noncompliance The grantee did not ensure that the fair market value of donated space was

established by a licensed independent appraiser. The value of donated space was not supported by independent appraisals. RHS, Inc.

submitted a corrective action plan to the Regional Office in September 2014.

On 12/5/2014, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) conducted a monitoring review to determine whether the 4/13/2014 finding

had been corrected. The Head Start Review Report, signed and dated by the Director of the Office of Head Start on 12/22/2015, stated that,

based on the information gathered during their review, they closed the previously identified findings.

Program Evaluation

The Financial Audit report issued January 3, 2018 for the year ending June 30, 2017 had

no findings or questioned costs.

2016 - 2017 FINANCIAL AUDIT


For more information on our programs please visit our website at

www.ravalliheadstart.org or join us on Facebook – Ravalli Head Start & Early Head

Start or Missoula Early Head Start!

‘Serving Children and Families so they Succeed in School & Life’

A special Thank You to our Policy

Council, our Board of Directors, our hard

working staff, our amazing families, and

all of our wonderful community

supporters and volunteers who made the

year successful!

Central Office -Ravalli Head Start North Valley Center Ravalli Early Head Start Missoula Early Head Start

81 Kurtz Lane 585 E. 3rd Street 103 So. 9th Street 2121 39th Street

Hamilton MT 59840 Stevensville, MT 59870 Hamilton MT 59840 Missoula MT 59803

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