GULF COAST COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATION Head Start/Early Head Start Support Services Monthly Narrative November 2024 LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES •
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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) The Octoberr 2024 Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) claim was completed and submitted to the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) for reimbursement. In October there were 21 food service days for the month. There were 15 eligible sites and 1,370 eligible children. The number of meals provided: 7,750 breakfasts; 7,643 lunches and 20,786 PM snacks served. Expected reimbursement for the month is $77,377.09. TANS – The Department of Agriculture will be moving to a new electronic system called Texas Automated Nutrition System (TANS). The Assistant Director attended the Introductory Webinar. This system will replace the current TXUNPS. Staff Electronic Files – The Assistant Director HS/EHS and the Human Resources Manager met with Corey Garza, Child Care Regulation Program Specialist for Child Care Licensing this month. He provided guidance and clarification on staff electronic filing requirements. The Assistant Directors’ Meeting – The Community Services and Head Start Early Head Start Directors met to discuss and implement collaboration strategy between the two departments. In the November meeting an internal referral form draft was developed for both departments’ use to refer Head Start families and CS clients within the agency. Also discussed – Head Start recruitment during large Community Service events. Fun Run Committee – The Fun Run Committee was initiated to develop a Run Event in celebratory of the agency’s 60th Anniversary in May 2025. Committee members discussed a 5K Run, A Virtual 5 Run and partnering with another agency’s run event. Next planning meeting in January 2025. IT Manager Interviews – The Assistant Head Start Director of Support Services participated on the interview panel with Al Maldonado and Horace Grant for the IT Manager position. Congratulations to Ms. Hetal Desai who was the best qualified and selected to fill that position.
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Welcome Ms. Gray and Ms. Pratt, our New Child Development Specialist. Early Head Start- Themes taught for this month were: Toddler- Theme3- Friends Week 3- Friends Who Keep Us SafeThis week children will learn about people who keep us safe: firefighters and police officers. Week 4- Friends With Helpful Hands- This week children will learn about community friends with helpful hands: mail carrier, courier, and trash collector. Theme 4 Opposites- Week 1- In/Out, Inside/Outside- This week children will practice using in, out, inside, and outside. Week 2- Up/Down, Under/Over- This week children will practice using up, down, over, and under. Threes- Theme 3- Colors Shapes and Sizes- Week 3- Size- Children will review size this week. They will begin using size, not only to describe something, but also as a way to group items into sets. Week 4- Multiple Attributes- This week children will use what they have learned about color, shape, and size. They will increase their multiple attributes to classify materials. Theme 4- Safe and Healthy Me- Week 1- Safe Me Three- year-olds are all about wanting to do things on their own. Although they still need adults to support their efforts, they are ready to accept a bigger role in their own care. As we teach rules that support their health and safety, we can expect children to be eager to apply this new knowledge. This week children will explore safety rules.
Support Services November 2024 Monthly Report Narrative
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