HEAD START
PROGRAM YEAR

2010-2011

Contents
2

ENROLLMENT, CHILDREN
SERVED, ATTENDANCE
AND SPECIAL NEEDS

CHILD AND ADULT CARE
2 FOOD
PROGRAM
3 OUTCOMES REPORT
4 HEALTH UPDATE

The WACOG Head Start Program fosters the
healthy development of preschool children. The
WACOG Head Start centers are accredited
by the National Association for the Education
of Young Children (NAEYC). The centers are
located throughout La Paz, Mohave and Yuma
Counties and serve 1060+ children on an annual
basis. The program offers:

ATTENDANCE

SPECIAL
NEEDS
CHILDREN

The delivery of services to children and
families in accordance with Federal Head Start
legislation is a shared responsibility of the Policy
Council and WACOG’s Executive Board. Central
program administration is located in Yuma, AZ
with additional administrative staff in Kingman,
AZ.

# CHILDREN
SERVED

• 10% of the enrollment slots for children with
disabilities
• Literacy and numeracy enriched learning
environment
• Preparation for Kindergarten
• Individual child screening and assessment
• Education plans
• Nutritional meals and snacks
• Parent involvement opportunities
• Family goal planning

ENROLLMENT

ENROLLMENT, CHILDREN
SERVED, ATTENDANCE AND
SPECIAL NEEDS

AUG

1060

1060

96%

75

7.1

SEP

1060

1102

91%

96

9.0

OCT

1060

1117

89%

101

9.5

NOV

1060

1144

87%

108

10.2

DEC

1060

1159

87%

113

10.7

JAN

1060

1179

85%

117

11.0

FEB

1060

1204

83%

119

11.0

MAR

1060

1210

88%

120

11.0

APR

1060

1214

87%

121

11.0

MAY

1053

1214

86%

125

11.7

#

%

AFTERNOON
SANCK

AMOUNT
REIMBURSED

TOTAL
REIMBURSED

AMOUNT
REIMBURSED

$1,857.40

267

$197.58

1298

$3,793.43

142

$105.08

$5,953.49

SEP

11,422

$16,904.56

2509

$1,856.66

11533

$33,705.21

1187

$878.38

$53,344.81

OCT

8,223

$12,170.04

1,298

$960.52

8,723

$25,492.99

824

$609.76

$39,233.31

NOV

10,027

$14,839.96

1,636

$1,210.64

10,630

$31,066.17

1,012

748.88

$47,865.65

DEC

6,560

$9,708.80

927

$685.98

6,854

$20,030.83

788

$583.12

$31,008.73

JAN

7,878

$11,659.44

1,274

$942.76

8,455

$24,709.76

829

$613.46

$37,925.42

FEB

9,481

$14,031.88

1,428

$1056.72

10,242

$29,932.24

973

$720.02

$45,740.86

MAR

10,090

$14,933.20

1,571

$1,162.54

10,908

$31,878.62

1,029

$761.46

$48,735.82

APR

10,585

$15,665.80

1,618

$1,197.32

11,454

$33,474.33

1,088

$805.12

$51,142.57

MAY

8,858

$13,408.38

1,176

$963.11

9,631

$28,759.58

682

$594.59

$43,725.66

LUNCH

AMOUNT
REIMBURSED

1,225

MORNING
SNACK

AUG

BREAKFAST

AMOUNT
REIMBURSED

CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM

$404,676.32

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OUTCOMES REPORT
This report presents information on year 2010-2011 child outcomes for WACOG’s Head Start.
Information for this report was obtained through data collection from the Child Plus database. Data
is collected three times a year; winter, fall, and spring. WACOG’s teaching staff determines the level of child
development according to their observations throughout the school year. Social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and
language development are federally-mandated learning domains which are assessed with the Creative Curriculum
Developmental Continuum (CCDC).

SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
• Sense of Self
• Responsibility for
Self and Others
• Prosocial Behavior

PHYSICAL
DEVELOPMENT

COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT

• Gross Motor Skills
• Fine Motor Skills

• Learning and
Problem Solving
• Logical Thinking
• Representation and
Symbolic Thinking

LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
• Listening and Speaking
• Reading and Writing

FOUR STEPS COMPRISE THE CCDC
FORERUNNER

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

Not yet at
beginning level

Beginning level of
typical preschool
development

Gaining more skills

Advanced skills

SPRING ’11

WINTER ‘11

FALL ‘10

10%
7%

60%

23%

3%

26%
52%

19%
1%

8%

32%

58%

The data shows children progressed throughout the 2010-2011 school year. The chart above shows a higher percentage of
children in the Forerunner and Step 1 level at the beginning of the school year. By spring of 2011 children moved to Step 2 and
Step 3 levels. WACOG Head Start children advanced and demonstrated growth in all areas of development.

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HEALTH UPDATE

105%:

Percentage of children with
up-to-date immunizations
Immunizations protect every child enrolled
in the centers from common infections according
to the American Pediatric Association.
These infections can lead to serious and even
life threatening complications.

102%:

Percentage of
children with up-to-date
schedule of Early Periodic
Screening, Diagnostic and
Treatment (EPSDT)
EPSDT allows the program to develop
individualized health care plans to assist and
support the needs of the child.

101%:

Percentage of children
completing professional
dental exams throughout
La Paz, Mohave
and Yuma Counties
Completing professional dental exams prevents the
occurrence of early childhood caries that may hinder learning.

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