Head Start Facilities Forecast

HEAD START FACILITIES FORECAST
Worksheet #2
Purpose: To provide a framework for planning discussions with the Regional Offices and other funding sources, and to provide guidance for upgrading and/or expanding facilities and identifying neighborhoods in which facilities should be established.
Instructions: Complete each item below, beginning with the column marked Current Year. Attach supporting documents where necessary. Be as specific as you can. Sources of information are indicated for each item.
Information for current year:
Total Funding. The total budget by funding source should be available from the Head Start grant and other budget documents. Identify all resources that are used to pay for services to Head Start children and their families. If the program has substantial funding from sources in addition to Federal Head Start, identify each of the major funding organizations and attach a brief description of the services and amount of funding provided.
Number of Classroom Staff; Total All Staff. The number of classroom and other staff should be found in the personnel and other program management files.
Number of Facilities; Number of Classrooms. These figures should be available from the program files.
Enrollment by Facility. Enrollment by facility should reflect actual enrollment during full program operation. If the program has substantial turnover of children and families during the year, estimate the extent of the turnover, using previous program experiences as a guide. In an attachment, project the total number of children that will be served during the operating year and summarize the implications of turnover for budget and facilities. Review Program Information Report (PIR) files for consistency of staff and enrollment data.
Comments. Spell out planning assumptions or attach related documents.

Projections for Years 1-5.
Total Funding. Because the Head Start program is funded through an annual appropriation from Congress, it is impossible to predict if there will be future funding increases. Although there has been a recent period of rapid expansion in Head Start, there is no guarantee that such expansion, or any expansion, will continue in the following years. Consider these possibilities when you consider your community's needs and when you forecast facility needs.
Number of Classroom Staff; Total All Staff; Number of Facilities; Number of Classrooms.
Strategic planning and community needs assessment should provide a basis for year-by-year forecasts of total number of classroom and other staff, and total numbers of facilities and classrooms.
Enrollment by Facility. Strategic planning and community needs assessment also should provide the basis for the year-by-year enrollment forecasts. The projected enrollment in specific facilities should take into account the adequacy of existing facilities as described in the Facilities Assessment Report.

Program __________________________________________________________________
Person(s) preparing forecast: ________________________________________________
Date of forecast: _________________________________________________________

Current Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Total Funding
($)

ACYF Head
Start Funding

Other Funding
(Specify)

Non-Federal
Share

Number of
Classroom Staff

Total All Staff

Number of
Facilities

Number of
Classrooms

Enrollment by Facility:
1
2
3
4
Total Enrollment

Comments:

	Current Year	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Total Funding ($)
ACYF Head Start Funding
Other Funding (Specify)
Non-Federal Share
Number of Classroom Staff
Total All Staff
Number of Facilities
Number of Classrooms
Enrollment by Facility: 1 2 3 4 Total Enrollment
Comments: