First A.M.E. Child Development Center's Head Start Program Governance Was Not Fully in Accordance with Federal Requirements.

摘要

First A.M.E. Child Development Center (the Center), a nonprofit organization founded in 1980, promotes child and family development services in the central area and Rainier Valley of Seattle, Washington. For the period November 1, 2009, through October 31, 2011, OHS awarded $3,760,556 in Federal Head Start funds to the Center to provide services for 264 children. On July 1, 2009, the Center received $149,109 in Recovery Act funding. The Head Start Act requires that the governing body of a Head Start agency have legal and fiscal responsibility for administering and overseeing Head Start programs, including the safeguarding of Federal funds; adopt practices that ensure active, independent, and informed governance; and fully participate in the development, planning, and evaluation of Head Start programs. Our objective was to determine whether the Center's Head Start program governance was in accordance with Federal requirements.