programs were offered in all but one of Washington’s 39 counties—all except Garfield County, which has a sparse population and few eligible families. For a list of the organizations operating the programs in Washington, including their funded enrollment (number of and the amount of their funding, see Appendices B, C, D and E. “slots”) Enrollment. The 2013-14 funding enabled ECEAP contractors and Head Start and Early Head Start grantees to serve a total of 25,053 children. See Figure 1. Figure 1. Total Funded Enrollment (Slots), Children Ages 0 5, 2013-14 – Key: AI/AN American Indian/Alaska Native – ECEAP Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program – EHS Early Head Start – MSHS Migrant and Seasonal Head Start – Unserved, Eligible Children. The available funding enables grantees/contractors to serve only a fraction of the children and pregnant women who are eligible and would benefit from these services. DEL, in partnership with the state Office of Financial Management, estimates that in 2013-14: Of the Washington 3- and 4-year old children eligible for ECEAP (48,481), ECEAP and Head Start served 39 percent (19,131). Please note that this increased to 43 percent in 2014-15, with ECEAP slots added by the State Legislature. Of the Washington 3- and 4-year old children eligible for Head Start (57,068), ECEAP and Head Start served 36 percent (20,812). A total of 36,256 Head Start eligible 3- and 4-year-olds were not served because of lack of space (see Figure 2). The rate of unserved children and pregnant women eligible for Early Head Start is not known but is presumably higher since there are few Early Head Start slots available in Washington. Figure 2. Head Start-Eligible 3- and 4-year-olds Served in ECEAP and Head Start, 2013-14 Table 3. Summary of Programs in Washington, 2013-14
programs were offered in all but one of Washington’s 39 counties—all except Garfield County, which has a sparse population and few eligible families. For a list of the organizations operating the programs in Washington, including their funded enrollment (number of “slots”) and the amount of their funding, see Appendices B, C, D and E. Enrollment. The 2013-14 funding enabled ECEAP contractors and Head Start and Early Head Start grantees to serve a total of 25,053 children. See Figure 1. Figure 1. Total Funded Enrollment (Slots), Children Ages 0 – 5, 2013-14 Key: AI/AN – American Indian/Alaska Native ECEAP – Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program EHS – Early Head Start MSHS – Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Unserved, Eligible Children. The available funding enables grantees/contractors to serve only a fraction of the children and pregnant women who are eligible and would benefit from these services. DEL, in partnership with the state Office of Financial Management, estimates that in 2013-14: Of the Washington 3- and 4-year old children eligible for ECEAP (48,481), ECEAP and Head Start served 39 percent (19,131). Please note that this increased to 43 percent in 2014-15, with ECEAP slots added by the State Legislature. Of the Washington 3- and 4-year old children eligible for Head Start (57,068), ECEAP and Head Start served 36 percent (20,812). A total of 36,256 Head Start eligible 3- and 4-year-olds were not served because of lack of space (see Figure 2). The rate of unserved children and pregnant women eligible for Early Head Start is not known but is presumably higher since there are few Early Head Start slots available in Washington. Figure 2. Head Start-Eligible 3- and 4-year-olds Served in ECEAP and Head Start, 2013-14 Table 3. Summary of Programs in Washington, 2013-14