Organizations Filed Purposes:
Committed to the future of Knox County and its changing and diverse needs, Knox County Head Start works in partnership with the community to provide quality preschool, childcare, and family services. Cont. on Sched O
Head Start is a federally funded, comprehensive developmental preschool program for income eligible children ages three to five and their families. Knox County Head Start, Inc. receives grants from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services for the operation of the program. There is no fee to participate in the program. In the 2019/2020 School Year, Knox County Head Start served 213 children in 181 funded Head Start slots. Children served received screenings for health issues, including physicals, lead and hemoglobin screenings, speech, hearing and developmental screenings dental screenings and mental health screenings. Fifty-five 55 children, or 26 of children served, required follow up medical care, and 55, or 100 of those children received the needed follow up care. Fifty two 52 children, or 24 of children served, required follow up dental care, and 29 of those children received the care needed, for a follow up rate of 56. Dental follow up was hampered by Ohios mandatory shut down from March through May. Refer to Schedule O for complete narrative.
Early Head Start is a federally funded, community-based program for low-income families with infants, toddlers and pregnant women. Its mission is to promote healthy prenatal outcomes for pregnant women, to enhance the development of very young children, and to promote healthy family functioning. Knox County Head Start is funded to serve 60 infants, toddlers and pregnant women and their families in the Early Head Start program at any one time, and 16 infants and toddlers in the Early Head Start-Expansion and Child Care Partnerships program . KCHS provided services to 117 infants and toddlers and four pregnant mothers in the 76 funded slots. KCHS is funded for 30 center-based slots, in full day, full year centers in Fredericktown, Gambier and Mount Vernon, Ohio, plus ten family child care home slots in Danville, Howard and Mount Vernon. Center-based and family child care services are provided from ten to eleven and one-half hours per day, five days per week. Refer to Schedule O for complete narrative.
The Child and Adult Care Food program provides support for childrens meals for children attending licensed child care centers, including Head Start, Early Head Start and child care classrooms. Knox County Head Start ensures that children participating in all classrooms have access to nutritious meals, including a variety of foods served that introduce children to new food options and offer balanced meals. Meals are served family style to encourage childrens healthy development. Children in full day classrooms receive breakfast, lunch and snack. Children served in half-day preschool classrooms receive either breakfast and lunch in morning classrooms or lunch and snack in afternoon classrooms. Additionally, KCHS provides information to parents about healthy eating and the importance of exercise and movement as part of both the Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Margaret P Tazewell | Executive Director | 40 | $86,455 |
| Kelly Welker | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley Rhodes | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Robinson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Wortman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Leah Miller | Director | 1 | $0 |
| John W Morgan Jr | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Danielle O'Brien | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Noel Alden | Vice-Chairperson | 2 | $0 |
| Todd Hawkins | Chairperson | 2 | $0 |
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