Bradford-tioga Head Start Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Bradford-tioga head start, inc. Provides three primary programs: head start, early head start, and pa pre-k counts. Head start is a federal and state funded program and pa pre-k counts is a state-funded program; all of which are at no cost to families. All programs promote school readiness by enhancing the social, emotional, 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 federal home-based program offered at no cost that provides parenting skills during personalized weekly visits. Ehs provides education as well as free health, nutrition, and social services. (continued on sch o) the program has nineteen (19) preschool classrooms and six (6) early head start service areas throughout bradford and tioga counties.bradford-tioga head start, inc. Preschool classrooms provide either 5.5 or 5.75 hours a day, 180 days a year to children. Bradford-tioga head start, inc. Provides in person services throughout the year; however, if make-up days are exhausted, the program can use the program developed flexible instruction plan. The flexible instruction plan (fip) was developed in case a classroom needs to pivot to remote learning, when necessary. The flexible instruction plan was reviewed and approved by the board of directors, the office of child development and learning and the Pennsylvania department of education. Each year the program works with families to create goals to support individual family growth and development. Those goals are developed and embedded into a document called a family partnership agreement. At the end of the 2024-25 program year, families enrolled in head start and early head start completed 82% of those established goals. School readiness is a major area of focus throughout the program because we know that when children are ready for school, their school success rate increases. At the end of the year, 89% of the preschool children met or exceeded social/emotional outcomes and 93% met or exceeded approaches to learning outcomes. There were also gains in physical development, 98% of the children either met or exceeded required expectations, cognition at 92% meeting and/or exceeding expectations and 89% met or exceeded expectations in language and literacy. Overall, there were significant preschool school readiness gains throughout the 2024-25 program year. In the early head start program, the highest school readiness achievement was in cognition with 92% of the children meeting or exceeding expectations and 89% meeting or exceeding expectations in approaches to learning. The area of physical development was at 88% and the lowest two areas for early head start were social/emotional and language/literacy at 81%. All areas showed gains. Regarding health services outcomes, 87% of early head start children and 89% of preschool children had up-to-date immunizations. Dental care is a primary area of need, and records indicate that 96% of preschool children have a dental home and 63% of early head start children had a dental home which is a significant increase for early head start due to the direct result of the laurel health dental services. The program employs approximately 106 staff when all positions are filled. Staff turnover continues to remain low for the program just averaging around 1.9% for the year. All injuries and/or accidents indicated most staff incidents were minor throughout the year. Child turnover was at 1.5% for both early head start and preschool.staff wellness is an essential element that continues in the program. Bradford-tioga head start, inc. Wellness team are very active and provide a series of wellness activities for staff to participate in throughout the year. They also kicked off the year with sneakers for all staff. The medical insurance program provides wellness coaches, and an employee assistance program (eap) to provide additional su

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.6%; rating input score 91
• Program expense ratio: 91.7%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0.8%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.3; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.1%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings