Bradford-Tioga Head Start Inc.
Bradford-Tioga Head Start Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
TO PROVIDE HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START, AND PRE-K SERVICES.
About
BRADFORD-TIOGA HEAD START, INC. PROVIDES THREE PRIMARY PROGRAMS: HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START, AND PA PRE-K COUNTS. HEAD START IS A FREE FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDED PROGRAM AND PA PRE-K COUNTS IS A STATE-FUNDED PROGRAM. BOTH PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS BY ENHANCING THE SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, NUTRITIONAL, SOCIAL, AND OTHER SERVICES TO ENROLLED CHILDREN (AGES 3-5) AND THEIR FAMILIES. EARLY HEAD START (EHS) IS A HOME-BASED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PARENTING SKILLS DURING PERSONALIZED WEEKLY VISITS. EHS PROVIDES EDUCATION AS WELL AS FREE HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. DURING THE 2018-19 PROGRAM YEAR, ALL OF BRADFORD-TIOGA HEAD START, INC.'S CLASSROOMS PROVIDED 5.5 TO 5.75 HOURS A DAY, 180 DAYS A YEAR TO CHILDREN. THIS PROVIDES EACH CHILD WITH A MAXIMUM OF 990 HOURS A YEAR (INCREASED FROM 455 HOURS/YEAR IN THE 2016-17 YEAR) WHICH IS JUST SHY OF THE 1020 HOURS THAT ARE REQUIRED IN THE HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AS OF AUGUST 2021. THIS CHANGE WAS A RESULT OF PARENT NEED/WANT AND THE NEW HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND WAS MADE POSSIBLE DUE TO STATE EXPANSION FUNDING. SCHOOL READINESS CONTINUES TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT FOR BRADFORD-TIOGA HEAD START, INC. IN HEAD START AND PA PRE-K COUNTS FOR THE 2018-19 YEAR, A 27% GAIN IN LANGUAGE AND LITERACY WAS INDICATED. THERE WAS A 23% GAIN IN APPROACHES TO LEARNING AND COGNITION SHOWED A 30% INCREASE WITH SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL AT THE SAME PERCENTAGE. OVERALL, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN ALL FIVE DOMAINS; HOWEVER, MATH CONTINUES TO HAVE THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE (ALTHOUGH STILL AT 86%), AND THEREFORE, PRACTICE BASED COACHING WILL FOCUS ON MATH AGAIN IN THE 2019-20 PROGRAM YEAR. FOR THE 2018-19 YEAR, EARLY HEAD START FAMILY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OUTCOMES INCREASED 27% TO REACH 68% OVERALL GOAL COMPLETION AND HEAD START FAMILY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OUTCOMES INCREASED 40% TO REACH 87% OVERALL. THERE WAS A 4% INCREASE FOR EARLY HEAD START WITH AN OVERALL COMPLETION RATE OF 95%, AND A 6% INCREASE FOR CENTER-BASED PRESCHOOL IN PARENT FAMILY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES WITH AN OVERALL COMPLETION RATE OF 96%. THERE WAS A DECREASE IN THE HEAD START AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE BY 3% STILL FINISHING AT 88% OVERALL FOR PRESCHOOL AND AN INCREASE OF 7% FOR EARLY HEAD START, FINISHING AT 93% OVERALL IN THE AREA OF ATTENDANCE. UP-TO-DATE IMMUNIZATIONS FOR EARLY HEAD START WERE AT 88% AND 95% FOR CENTER-BASED PRESCHOOL. EARLY HEAD START PHYSICALS COMPLETED WERE REPORTED AT 87% AND 99% FOR HEAD START. DENTAL SCREENINGS COMPLETED WERE RECORDED AT 100% FOR EARLY HEAD START AND 93% FOR HEAD START. MEALS ORDERED VERSUS MEALS SERVED CONTINUES TO REMAIN UNDER 7% (6% FOR CHILD MEALS AND 7% FOR ADULT MEALS) WITH THE OVERALL PROGRAM GOAL TO BE LESS THAN 5%. IN THE AREA OF DISABILITIES, EARLY HEAD START SERVES 13% OF ITS POPULATION WHO HAS DISABILITIES AND CENTER-BASED PRESCHOOL DISABILITIES ARE AT 20%.THE PROGRAM NOW EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 105 STAFF WHEN ALL POSITIONS ARE FILLED. STAFF TURNOVER CONTINUES TO REMAIN LOW FOR THE PROGRAM REACHING JUST 1.78% (UP BY .16%). THERE WAS A DECREASE IN STAFF INCIDENT REPORTS FOR THE YEAR BY 1%, REPORTED AT 9% FOR THE SPRING 2019 OUTCOMES. DOCUMENTATION INDICATED THE MAJORITY OF STAFF INCIDENTS WERE MINOR; HOWEVER, THERE WERE TWO (2) THAT WERE REPORTABLE. CHILD TURNOVER FOR EARLY HEAD START WAS AT 13%, DOWN FROM 14% IN THE FALL, AND CENTER-BASED PRESCHOOL FROM 9% IN THE FALL TO 1% IN THE SPRING. THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO BE LESS THAN 10%. OVERALL, AREAS OF STRENGTH INCLUDE CHILD AND SCHOOL READINESS OUTCOMES AS WELL AS PARENT, FAMILY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES. AREAS TO STRENGTHEN INCLUDE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES, PRESCHOOL AGE DENTALS, AS WELL AS ATTENDANCE AT FAMILY PLAYGROUPS AND PARENT MEETINGS.STAFF WELLNESS IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT THAT CONTINUES IN THE PROGRAM. BRADFORD-TIOGA HEAD START, INC. PROVIDES FLU SHOTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ALL STAFF, BRADFORD-TIOGA HEAD START, INC.'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER INCORPORATES WELLNESS AS WELL AS SAFETY TIPS, THE MEDICAL INSURANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES WELLNESS COACHES, AND AN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP) IS OFFERED THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE INSURANCE PLAN. IN THE 2018-19 PROGRAM YEAR, EMPLOYEES WERE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN BLOOD DONATION PROGRAM AS WELL AS BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS, PRESENTATIONS OF CHAIR AEROBICS AND YOGA, AND BEING PROVIDED HEALTHY SNACKS AND LUNCHES DURING IN-SERVICE DAYS. QUANTITATIVE DATA PROVIDED BY UPMC AS A RESULT OF EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATION IN THE 2018 HEALTH RISK APPRAISAL INDICATES THE TOP AREAS OF FOCUS ARE HYPERTENSION/PRE-HYPERTENSION 82%; BORDERLINE/HIGH CHOLESTEROL 68%; OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY 67%; DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS 35%, AND FREQUENT STRESS 32%. THESE AREAS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE IN-SERVICE DAYS FOR STAFF DURING THE 2018-19 PROGRAM YEAR. DUE TO THE HIGH LEVEL OF EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF THE PROGRAM'S FAMILIES, THE EMPLOYEE WELLNESS TEAM IS FOCUSING ON PROVIDING SELF-CARE TRAINING FOR STAFF DURING THE 2019-20 YEAR. A STAFF SATISFACTION SURVEY CONDUCTED IN MAY 2018 PROVIDED DATA THAT STAFF ARE VERY SATISFIED WITH THEIR EMPLOYMENT WITH BRADFORD-TIOGA HEAD START, INC. NINETEEN OUT OF TWENTY-ONE AREAS SURVEYED, INCLUDING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, TRAINING, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND OVERALL JOB SATISFACTION WERE RATED AT LEAST AT A 91% AGREE/STRONGLY AGREE SATISFACTION LEVEL, AND THE TWO AREAS TO STRENGTHEN INCLUDE COMPETITIVE PAY (OUTCOME OF 71 % UP FROM 60% IN 2015) AND SUPERVISOR APPRECIATION (OUTCOME OF 89% DOWN FROM 93% IN 2015). THE PROGRAM PARTICIPATES IN SALARY/BENEFIT SURVEYS TO HAVE COMPARABLE DATA ON SUCH AND, IN 2018-19, HAS MADE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE FAMILY PARTNER PAY SCALE AND THE FINANCE MANAGER PAY SCALE.FEDERAL FUNDING WAS APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED TO INCREASE CHILDREN'S TIME IN SEVEN (7) OF THE CLASSROOMS THROUGH "DURATION" FUNDS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; THESE CLASSROOM HOURS WERE INCREASED FROM 5.5/DAY TO 5.75/DAY. AS A RESULT, STAFF HOURS CONTINUED TO BE INCREASED AS CHILDREN'S HOURS WERE ALIGNED WITH THE HOURS IN THE CLASSROOMS. AS HOURS INCREASED, THIS PROVIDED STAFF IN THOSE POSITIONS TO ALSO BE ALIGNED TO BE OFFERED MEDICAL BENEFITS. ANOTHER CHANGE WITH THE BENEFIT PROGRAM IS THAT A "SCHOOL YEAR BENEFITS" PROGRAM WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHICH PROVIDES UP TO 13 HOLIDAYS AND 4 PAID TIME OFF DAYS TO STAFF WHO WORK THE SCHOOL YEAR. NO STAFF LOST TIME; THEY WERE GRANDFATHERED WITH THEIR CURRENT BENEFIT PACKAGE. DURING THE 2018-19 PROGRAM YEAR, THE PROGRAM DID NOT INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS. ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM APPLIED FOR EXPANSION FUNDING TO OPEN THREE (3) ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS, NO EXPANSION FUNDING WAS AWARDED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REMAINS SOLID; NO DIRECTORS CHANGES OCCURRED. THE CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON CHANGED DURING THE 2018-19 YEAR AS TERMS OF THE PREVIOUS CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR WERE MET. THE BOARD IS CURRENTLY AT AN 11-MEMBER COMPOSITION.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is stated in the filing as “Bradford-tioga head start's mission is to provide a variety of high quality supportive services that help children and families grow and thrive. services provided are head start, early head start, and pre-k for newborns to children aged five and pregnant women.”.
Their activities were defined as: “To provide head start, early head start, and pre-k services.”.
- As per legal requirements, the non-profit's state of operation is reported as PA.
- The non-profit's address in 2020 as per the filing is 5 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, BLOSSBURG, PA, 16912.
- The form of the non-profit organization shows 124 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$47,176.
- The organization has 11 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2011.
- The organization pays $3,963,885 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.