The Wyoming Head Start Association and the Wyoming Head Start Collaboration Project is pleased to present our annual programs report. This year we have chosen to compile all of our program information into one state profile.
Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs, which serve children from birth to age 5, pregnant women and their families. They are child-focused programs, and have the overall goal of increasing social competence of young children in low-income families. By �social competence� is meant the child�s everyday effectiveness in dealing with both his or her present environment and later responsibilities in school and life. Social competence takes into account the interrelatedness of social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development.
Head Start services are also family-centered, following the tenets that children develop in the context of their family and culture and that parents are respected as the primary educators and nurturers of their children. Head Start offers family members with opportunities and support for growth and change, believing that people can identify their own strengths, needs, interests, and are capable of finding solutions.
For this annual report, we have collected data from program year 2001-2002. We hope this information will provide insight to our state�s most vulnerable population.
| Families receiving services under the Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) |
785 |
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| Number of families needing full-day full-year child care (45% of 1,748 families served) |
783 |
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| Number of families receiving full-day full-year child care through
Head Start or Early Head Start (18% of 1,748 families served)
|
309 |
| Received care at a family child care home |
101 |
| Received care at a child care center or classroom |
194 |
| Received care at home or at another home with a relative or unrelated adult |
220 |
| Received care through a public school pre-Kindergarten program |
2 |
| Other |
24 |
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| Number of Head Start or Early Head Start enrolled children who received
a child care subsidy (voucher or contracted slot), whether the care was provided through Head Start or another provider:
|
183 |
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| Number of families who received the following services during the operating period: |
| Emergency/crisis intervention (immediate need for food, clothing or shelter) |
212 |
| Housing assistance (subsidies, utilities, repairs, etc.) |
197 |
| Transportation assistance (subsidized public transportation, etc.) |
197 |
| Mental Health services |
118 |
| English as a Second Language (ESL) Training |
63 |
| Adult education (GED Programs, college selection, etc.) |
256 |
| Job training |
63 |
| Substance abuse prevention or treatment |
74 |
| Child abuse and neglect services |
112 |
| Domestic violence services |
87 |
| Child support services |
78 |
| Health education (including prenatal education) |
1,212 |
| Assistance to families of incarcerated individuals |
47 |
| Parenting education |
1,181 |
| Marriage education services |
64 |
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| Number of Head Start or Early Head Start programs that have organized and regularly scheduled
activities designed to involve fathers/father figures |
10 |
| |
| Number of children whose fathers/father figures participate in these activities |
533 |
| |
| Number of Head Start or Early Head Start programs that do not have organized and regularly scheduled
activities designed to involve fathers/father figures |
1 |
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| Total number of homeless families served during the enrollment year |
57 |
| Total number of homeless children served during the enrollment year |
65 |
| Total number of homeless families who acquired housing during the enrollment
Year |
56 |
| Number of children who completed screenings for developmental,
sensory and behavioral concerns |
1820 |
| Of the children screened, the number identified as needing a follow-up
assessment or formal evaluation |
395 |
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| Children with diagnosed disability (22% of actual enrollment) |
420 |
| Diagnosed Disability: |
| Health Impairment (2% of the children diagnosed) |
8 |
| Emotional/Behavioral Disorder (>1% of the children diagnosed) |
2 |
| Speech or language impairment (70% of the children diagnosed) |
293 |
| Mental Retardation/Learning Disabilities (0% of the children diagnosed) |
0 |
| Hearing impairment (including deafness) (1% of the children diagnosed) |
4 |
| Orthopedic impairment (1.5% of the children diagnosed) |
6 |
| Visual impairment (including blindness) (>1% of the children diagnosed) |
1 |
| Autism (>1% of the children diagnosed) |
1 |
| Traumatic brain injury (>1% of the children diagnosed) |
1 |
| Non-categorical/developmental delay (11% of the children diagnosed) |
48 |
| Multiple disabilities (>1% of the children diagnosed) |
3 |
| |
| Number of children receiving services under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) |
53 |
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| Program Services for Pregnant Women (0-3 Programs only) |
| The number of pregnant women who received the following services while enrolled |
| Prenatal and postpartum health care |
64 |
| Mental health interventions and follow-up |
41 |
| Prenatal education on fetal development and benefits of breastfeeding |
59 |
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| Total number of families served |
1,748 |
| Of the total number of families, the number of two-parent families |
986 |
| Of the total number of families, the number of single-parent families |
762 |
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| Employment Status of head of household |
| Of the number of two -parent families, the number in which: |
| Two parents/guardians are employed |
408 |
| One parent/guardian is employed |
427 |
| Two parents/guardians are in job training or school |
15 |
| One parent/guardian is in job training or school |
76 |
| Two parents/guardians are not working (unemployed, retired, disabled) |
77 |
| Of the number of single -parent families, the number in which: |
| One parent/guardian is employed |
550 |
| One parent/guardian is in job training or school |
72 |
| One parent/guardian is not working (unemployed, retired, disabled) |
161 |
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| Of the total number of families the highest level of education obtained by the child's
parent(s)/guardian(s): |
| Less than high school graduate |
449 |
| High school graduate or GED |
784 |
| Some college, vocational school, or associate degree |
448 |
| Bachelor's or advanced degree |
67 |
| |
| Families receiving benefits under Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
|
94 |
| Families receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
|
45 |
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| Total actual enrollment
|
1,953 |
| Early Head Start |
339 |
| Head Start |
1,614 |
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| The total number of children who have been enrolled for any length of time provided that they have attended at least one class or, for home-based children, received at least one home visit. This includes children who have dropped out or enrolled late. Those children funded by other sources who are part of the Head Start program and receive Head Start services are also included in this number. |
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| Actual enrollment of children by type of eligibility |
| Child enrolled based on receipt of public assistance |
340 |
| Children enrolled based on income eligibility (below 100% FPL) |
1,336 |
| Children enrolled although families were over-income |
180 |
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| Actual enrollment by age composition |
| Under 1 year old |
99 |
| 1 year old |
71 |
| 2 years old |
102 |
| 3 years old |
555 |
| 4 years old |
988 |
| 5 years old and older |
71 |
| Total |
1,953 |
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Actual enrollment by ethnicity |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native |
336 |
| Asian |
11 |
| Black or African American |
172 |
| Hispanic or Latino Origin |
239 |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander |
12 |
| White |
1,104 |
| Bi-Racial or Multi-Racial |
39 |
| Other/Unspecifies |
10 |
| Total |
1,953 |
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| Enrollment by dominate language |
| English |
1,755 |
| Spanish |
170 |
| Asian Language |
6 |
| Native American Language |
2 |
| Other |
20 |
| Total |
1,953 |
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| Actual enrollment of pregnant women |
67 |
| Enrollment of pregnant women under 18 years of age |
3 |
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| Number of programs |
11 |
| Total number of centers operated |
45 |
| Total number of classes operated |
104 |
| Number of double session classes operated |
4 |
| |
| Double session is defined as two groups of children per day with one teacher |
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| Total number of homebased socialization groups operated |
31 |
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| Total funded enrollment (from all sources) |
1,748 |
| |
| Head Start programs only count children, while Early Head Start count expectant mothers
as well. This number includes children funded by other sources such as state agencies. |
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| ACYF funded enrollment |
1,748 |
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| The number of children, and expectant parents for Early Head Start, that are funded by
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) to serve. |
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Total number of staff |
601 |
| Total number of staff who are current/former Head Start parents |
236 |
| Staff who left the program and were replaced during the year |
107 |
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| This number includes all staff members regardless of hours worked. Classroom staff, home visitors, and others such as bus drivers,office staff, and family childcare providers are included. This number does not include substitutes, consultants, student interns, or trainees. |
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| For Head Start center-based programs only |
| Total number of teachers |
106 |
| With degrees |
42 |
| With CDA's |
40 |
| Without degree/enrolled in degree program |
44 |
| Without degree/enrolled in CDA equivalent training |
7 |
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| The Head Start Act mandates that no later than September 30, 2003, at least 50% of all center-based teachers have a degree in Early Childhood Education or a degree in a field related to early childhood education with experience teaching preschool children. |
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| Total number of teacher assistants |
147 |
| With degrees |
5 |
| With CDA's |
51 |
| Without degree/enrolled in degree program |
22 |
| Without degree/enrolled in CDA equivalent training |
24 |
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| Total number of volunteers |
3,838 |
| Total number of volunteers who are current/former Head Start parents |
2,038 |
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| Children with health insurance |
| Medicaid/EPSDT |
939 |
| CHIP |
125 |
| Combined State CHIP/Medicaid program |
330 |
| State-only funded insurance program |
2 |
| Private Insurance |
180 |
| Other |
20 |
| None |
290 |
| Total |
1,596 |
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| Pregnant women with health insurance(0-3 programs only) |
| At least one type of health insurance |
59 |
| No health insurance |
8 |
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| Number of children who have completed medical screening, including all appropriate tests and physical
examinations |
1,631 |
| (84% of actual enrollment) |
| Number of children screened needing medical treatment |
326 |
| Children diagnosed who received/receiving medical treatment |
309 |
Number of children who received treatment for the following conditions: |
| Anemia |
33 |
| Asthma |
33 |
| Hearing Difficulties |
56 |
| Overweight |
77 |
| Vision Problems |
108 |
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| Number of children who received dental screening as part of the series of well-baby examinations (0-3
programs only)
|
180 |
| (53% of actual enrollment) |
| |
| Number of children who received professional dental examination(s)as part of the programs' operating
period or within the last 12 months (0-3 programs only) |
25 |
| (7% of actual enrollment) |
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| Of the pregnant women served, the number who received dental examinations and/or treatment within the
last 12 months (0-3 programs only) |
38 |
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| Number of children who have completed a professional dental examination during the program year (3-5
programs only) |
1,536 |
| (79% of actual enrollment) |
| Of the children examined (preschool programs only): |
| The number who received preventative dental care |
917 |
| The number diagnosed as needing dental treatment |
524 |
| The number who received/receiving treatment |
387 |
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| Number of children who have been determined by a health care professional to be up to date on all immunizations appropriate for their age |
1,716 |
| (88% of actual enrollment) |
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| Number of children enrolled who were served by the Mental Health (MH) professional(s) in the following ways during the operating period |
| MH staff consulted with staff regarding child's behavior |
592 |
| Number of these children who received 3+ consultations |
531 |
| MH Staff consulted with parent/guardian regarding child's behavior |
58 |
| Number of these children who received 3+ consultations |
42 |
| MH Staff provided an individual mental health assessment |
42 |
| MH Staff facilitated a referral for mental health services |
65 |
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| Number of children referred outside Head Start programs for mental health treatment |
60 |
| (3% of actual enrollment) |
| Number of children, who were referred, received mental health treatment |
50 |
| (83% of children needing mental health treatment received it) |
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The Wyoming Head Start Association's vision is that of an active, unified voice for quality early childhood education, encompassing whole family development and setting standards for the future.
The mission is to serve as an advocate for Head Start programs and the children and families they serve, defining strategies, providing training and maintaining a network with other organizations whose efforts are consistent with the Wyoming Head Start Association. This will ensure high quality early childhood education for all children and provide parents with the tools to be primary educators for their children.
The Wyoming Head Start State Collaboration Project mission is to strengthen partnerships in Wyoming which foster a comprehensive and quality early childhood system firmly grounded in the Head Start principle of serving children and families. The project primarily focuses on early education and child care, enhancing early literacy of children, fatherhood, healthy marriages, faith-based and community initiatives, positive youth development, rural initiatives, the next-phase of welfare reform, as well as medical, dental, mental health and child safety services. The vision is one of a tightly woven network of support across the state for children and families.
