Program Overview

Program Strengths

Diversity of Program Services/Options	Community Collaboration
Coordination with One-Stop Career Centers	History of Successful Programs
Diverse and Dedicated Staff	SETA Support of Head Start
Political Support	Community Support
Diversity and Quality of Early Learning Centers

Systemic Challenges

• Impact of Welfare Reform on recruitment in part-day program option
• Insufficient child care facilities to keep pace with growth in child development field
• Impact of the utilization of exempt child care on Head Start Program
• Inadequate public transportation
• Shortage of trained teaching staff to keep pace with growth in child development programs

SETA is Meeting the Challenges through...

• Community college/Head Start/Welfare to Work sponsored child development (ECE) training on site
• 1st class graduated 28 Head Start parents 2nd class currently training 33 Head Start parents
• Child Action Resource & Referral Agency and Head Start sponsored family daycare, child care training
• Local Child Care Planning Council established sub-committee on staffing shortage (Norma Johnson chairs)
• Collaboration with non-Head Start part-day programs (State Preschool) to wrap around Head Start for full-day services
• Implemented program "Tracks" to allow year-round employment
• Proposed Department of Human Assistance/Child Action/Head Start collaboration for full-day, year-round services
• Created more extended day and full-day/year-round program options including Child Care Collaboration
• Collaborated with Housing Authority on the creation of new and/or renovated sites resulting in the opening of new sites
• Working with developers, faith based organizations, and community resulting in the opening of new sites
• Collaborated with owners of large apartment complexes to renovate apartments for Head Start site resulting in the 3 new sites

For more information call (916) 263-3804