Results of Limited Scope Review at the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation's Head Start Program

摘要

Pursuant to Public Law 110-134, Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, Head Start is a national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the cognitive, social, and emotional development of children through the provision of health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services to enrolled children and families. Within the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) administers the Head Start program. Head Start provides grants to local public and private nonprofit and for-profit agencies to deliver comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged children and families. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), P.L. No. 111-5, enacted February 17, 2009, ACF received $1 billion, including nearly $354 million to help improve staff compensation and training, upgrade Head Start centers and classrooms, increase hours of operation, and enhance transportation services. An additional $356 million was allocated to award all Head Start grantees a nearly 5-percent cost-of-living increase and bolster training and technical assistance activities. The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (the Yakama Nation) is a federally recognized Nation pursuant to the treaty of June 9, 1855. The Yakama Nation administers the Head Start program at locations in Toppenish, Wapato, and White Swan, Washington. The Yakama Nations Head Start program is funded primarily through Federal Government grants. During program year 2010 (April 1, 2009, through March 31, 2010), ACF directly provided grant funds to the Yakama Nation totaling $1,263,929. ACF also awarded Recovery Act grant funds to the Yakama Nation for the budget period July 1, 2009, through September 30, 2010, totaling $86,913 for cost-of-living increases and quality improvement.