Recovery Act: Head Start Grantees Expand Services, but More Consistent Communication Could Improve Accountability and Decisions about Spending. Report to the Congress. GAO-11-166

Autor/inn/en	Ashby, Cornelia M.; Jones, Yvonne D.
Institution	US Government Accountability Office
Titel	Recovery Act: Head Start Grantees Expand Services, but More Consistent Communication Could Improve Accountability and Decisions about Spending. Report to the Congress. GAO-11-166
Quelle	(2010), (83 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Federal Programs; Early Childhood Education; Preschool Children; Low Income; School Readiness; Early Intervention; Human Services; Public Agencies; Accountability; Federal Legislation; Federal Aid; Enrollment Rate; Program Evaluation; Improvement; Interpersonal Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Niedriglohn; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Humanitäre Hilfe; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Verantwortung; Bundesrecht; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Qualitätssteigerung; Interpersonale Kommunikation
Abstract	This report responds to two mandates for GAO under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). First, it is the latest report on the uses of and accountability for Recovery Act funds in selected states and localities. Second, it comments on recipients' reports of the jobs created and retained. The Recovery Act provided $2.1 billion for Head Start and Early Head Start, primarily to expand services. GAO addressed four questions: (1) How have Head Start and Early Head Start grantees used Recovery Act funds, including for expanding enrollment? (2) What challenges have grantees encountered in spending Recovery Act funds? (3) How has the Office of Head Start (OHS) monitored the use of Recovery Act funds? (4) How has the quality of jobs data reported by Recovery Act recipients, particularly Head Start grantees, changed over time? In this report, GAO also updates the status of open recommendations from previous bimonthly and recipient reporting reviews. To address these questions, GAO interviewed grantees, analyzed federal agency and recipient reported data, and interviewed officials. GAO recommends OHS verify the definition of enrollment, clearly communicate it to grantees along with policies for extending the use of Recovery Act funds, and incorporate known risks into review planning. HHS generally agreed with GAO's recommendations. Appended are: (1) Objectives, Scope, and Methodology; (2) Comments from the Department of Health and Human Services; (3) Status of Prior Open Recommendations and Matters for Congressional Consideration; and (4) GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments. (Contains 7 tables, 8 figures and 46 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10