2014 Annual Report - Child Care Resources

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daycare
Because at ccRI, the chIld comes fIRst.
LETTER FROM THE BOARD CHAIR AND PRESIDENT
Let’s put an end to “day care.”
No, we haven’t lost our minds, nor have we lost our commitment to children and families. We’re not talking about
the invaluable service provided for young children and their working parents who rely on it each day. We’re simply
referring to the term “day care,” which doesn’t quite work for us. And why not? Because it fails to capture the most
important part of our work – the child.
At Child Care Resources Inc. (CCRI), the child comes first. Indeed, children are the very reason we were created and
continue to serve. CCRI supports children by supporting those who care for and educate them – parents, families,
and child care providers. And since words are important, let’s talk about “child care” specifically. Throughout this
report, we use the term “child care” to refer to the many and varied settings in which children are cared for and
educated beyond their own homes – child care centers, family child care homes, faith-based programs, part-day
preschools, pre-kindergarten programs, Head Start, before- and after-school care, and summer camps.
With your support, CCRI serves parents and families of young children. The majority of today’s parents work
outside the home and rely on their child care partners to help care for and educate their young children. Grown
from decades of partnership with the child care community on quality improvement initiatives, our predominantly
4- and 5-star market gives families a wide array of options from which to choose. CCRI’s child care financial aid
programs make it possible for all families – even those of low-income – to access our high quality market. Because
at CCRI, the child comes first.
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With your support, CCRI serves the child care workforce. We know that the quality of care provided to
children is strongly correlated with the education of the child care provider. Last year, CCRI trained more
than 4,100 child care staff and delivered training and/or technical assistance to 773 (83%) of licensed
and license-exempt child care programs in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus and Union counties to help classroom
teachers and directors improve their knowledge and skills and produce better outcomes for children.
Because at CCRI, the child comes first.
With your support, CCRI’s work benefits our entire community. CCRI’s child care quality improvement
initiatives and family services help to ensure that:
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Children are better prepared for school success – which benefits children, their futures,
and our schools.
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Parents are better able to enter and remain in the workforce and balance the demands of
work and life – which benefits employers.
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Families are better able to achieve stability and economic self-sufficiency – which benefits
their children and our communities.
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Child care programs are better able to maintain effective and efficient business operations –
which benefits the local economy.
With the generous support of donors like you – people who care deeply about children and their early
learning and ongoing success – CCRI impacted more than 33,000 children, families, and child care teachers
and directors last year. Because at CCRI, the child comes first.
The report which follows highlights CCRI’s FY14 results and acknowledges our many individual supporters
and local, regional and state-level public and private sector partners. We thank you for supporting our
efforts to ensure that all families can access high quality child care for their children. We thank you for
partnering with us to support the quality improvement efforts of child care providers who partner with
families throughout our community. We thank you for investing in our efforts to promote the kind of early
learning that sets children up for success in school and beyond – because at CCRI, the child comes first.
Tara Coffey
Board Chair
Janet Singerman
President
BECAUSE THE CHILD COMES FIRST... CCRI holds itself accountable to three key
measures of children’s early learning opportunities:
Quality child care spaces
Quality child care enrollment
ccri’s quality
improvement reach
900
800
700
600
83%
500
400
300
200
100
0
■ 5-Star ■ 4-Star ■ 3-Star ■ 2-Star ■ 1-Star
■ Other (includes license-exempt faith-based,
temporary, provisional, probationary)
Mecklenburg, Cabarrus and Union Counties
■ 4- and 5-Star programs
■ 1-, 2- and 3-Star & non star rated programs
■ Programs served by training
and/or technical assistance
■ Programs not served
BECAUSE THE CHILD COMES FIRST... CCRI works day in and day out with early
educators to advance quality and improve child outcomes.1
Training
on-site Technical Assistance
4,171 Staff
Trained
22,697 Children
Impacted
1,571 Hours
Delivered
1,526 Classrooms
Supported
654 Programs
Served
452 Programs
Served
Mecklenburg, Cabarrus and Union Counties
Because the chIld comes fIRst–
and because early learning matters... CCRI teaches parents and families
what to look for and how to identify and choose quality for their children.2
children served by child care search
CCRI assisted in the search for care for 6,217 children (4,198 families)
1,603
Virtually all families reported using quality indicators in their search
for care and choosing 4- and 5-star programs for their children*
2,936
1,678
Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, Rowan and Stanly Counties
Total referrals provided by CCRI: 67,763
n Infant/toddler (0-2 years)
n Preschool(3-5years,noteligibleforkindergarten)
n School-age (5-12 years)
Because the child comes first, because early learning matters –
and because the cost of child care is beyond the reach of low wage earners...
CCRI administers child care financial aid programs (under contract to Mecklenburg County, Smart Start
of Mecklenburg County, and other funders) that make it possible for children to be in safe and nurturing
learning environments while their parents work to support their families.3
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Children receiving subsidized child care
10,839 (total)
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Parents employed due to child care financial aid
6,749
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Families receiving child care financial aid
4,154
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Children served with child care financial aid
11,891 (received one or more
days of child care in FY14)
7,339 (monthly average)
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Average annual expenditure per child receiving financial aid
$6,144
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Total child care financial aid payment amount
$45.1 million
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Portion of child care fees for which parents/families were responsible $5.4 million
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Families receiving child care financial aid who reported that:
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Their gross income is less than $30,000
91%
CCRI staff provided complete information,
helped them find solutions, and treated them
with respect
99%
Children on the financial aid waiting list
4,694 (monthly average)
Because the child comes first – AND BECAUSE LITERACY IS KEY TO SUCCESS...
CCRI has grown Raising A Reader ® across Mecklenburg County to increase: 1) access to developmentally and culturally
appropriate books for children from low-income families; 2) the frequency and amount of time young children and their
families engage in reading; and 3) families’ use of the public library.3
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Children (0-5 years) served
2,011
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Families served
1,509
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Teachers trained in early literacy practices
240
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Books rotating into young children’s homes
8,000+
Because the child comes first –
and because a hungry child cannot learn as well as one who is adequately nourished...
CCRI helps family child care providers learn about and serve nutritious meals to children in care.4
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Children receiving nutritious meals
1,243 (monthly average)
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Nutritious meals served
636,705
Providers sponsored by CCRI for participation in the
Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
204
Reimbursement for cost of nutritious meals served
$76,210 (monthly average)
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1 Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, and Union
2 Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, Rowan, and Stanly
3 Mecklenburg County
4 Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Davidson, Gaston, South Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, and Union
*of families responding to follow-up surveys
market snapshot Early Care & Education and School-Age Child Care
(Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, Rowan & Stanly)
Child Population1
0-5 years
128,272
6-13 years
181,478
Total
309,750
Households in which all parents present
are employed2
Children under age 6
84,957
67%
Children 6-17 years
181,734
72%
Employed mothers with children under age 62
Total with children under age 6
49,476
58%
Licensed early care & education and
school-age child care programs3
Total licensed programs3
1,041
Total children enrolled4
44,376
Star rated early care & education and
school-age child care programs3
Total star rated programs3
4- and 5-star programs
(percentage of all star rated programs)
Total 4- and 5- star child care programs3
969
41,125
Total children enrolled in star rated programs4
Total child enrollment in 4- and 5-star programs4
714
74%
37,432
91%
714
69%
37,432
84%
4- and 5-star programs
(percentage of all licensed programs)
Total 4- and 5- star child care programs3
Average annual fee for full-time, star rated
child care center4
Infant care
$10,210
Care for children ages 4-5 years
$8,901
Number of employees4
7,676
Licensed child care workforce
Child care subsidy3
Total child enrollment in 4- and 5-star programs4
Child care center teacher median starting salary5
$11/hour
Total number of children/month receiving subsidy
11,905
Total number of eligible children/month on
waiting list
4,215
Total number of children receiving subsidy
enrolled in 4- or 5- star programs
10,814
91%
1) NC Office of State Budget &
Management, 7/12, updated
9/13
2) 2012 American Community
Survey
3) Child Care Resources Inc.
(CCRI), 6/30/2014
4) NC Division of Child
Development & Early
Education (NCDCDEE),
6/30/14
5) Working in Early Care &
Education in North Carolina,
March 2014, Child Care
Services Association
Because the chIld comes fIRst...
CCRI is one of three agencies on the NC Child Care Resource and Referral Council, created by the NC Division of Child
Development and Early Education (DCDEE) to ensure equitable access to quality child care resource and referral services (like
those provided by CCRI) across the state.
In addition to providing core CCR&R and other services designed to improve infant-toddler and school age child care in
Region Six (Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, Rowan and Stanly Counties), CCRI provides statewide leadership for the Healthy
Social Behaviors initiative through which teachers in child care centers received coaching from behavior specialists to help
them modify their teaching practices. As a result, 98% of the nearly 1,000 children (identified as using challenging behaviors)
were not expelled from their programs and did not require intensive child-specific behavioral interventions.
Owing to its leadership in the field, CCRI was also contracted to fulfill a variety of activities funded by NC’s Race to the
Top – Early Learning Challenge (RttT-ELC) grant from the U.S Departments of Education and Health and Human Services
which aims to dramatically improve outcomes for young children by targeting four priority areas:
1) early childhood systems capacity
2) early childhood program quality and access
3) early childhood workforce supports; and
4) high-intensity supports and infrastructure-building in the state’s highest-need counties.
In addition to delivering regional RttT-ELC activities, at the state level CCRI:
1. Developed a twenty-hour CEU course on The Art and Science of Early Childhood Technical Assistance exploring
the role of the technical assistance provider as a change agent and varied approaches to consultation, coaching,
and mentoring with practitioners in child care settings. CCRI also developed a Train the Trainers Instructional
Guide for this course and trained a cadre of 41 early childhood TA practitioners statewide.
2. Designed and implemented the Early Childhood Directors Leadership Institute (ECDLI) – the first and only
statewide initiative focused on the development of child care program administrators’ leadership and business
management skills. More than 100 directors from 52 counties were recruited and competitively selected to
participate in ECDLI through which they receive extensive assessment, training, and coaching on personal
leadership styles, administrative/business management practices, and program quality improvement.
3. Developed a five-hour CEU course to teach early care and education teachers, directors and technical assistance
practitioners about the recently revised NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development, which describes
development and learning goals for all children – no matter what program they are served in, what language they
speak, what disabilities they have, or what family circumstances they experience. CCRI also developed a Train the
Trainer’s Instructional Guide and trained a cadre of 100 early childhood trainers to deliver this course statewide.
4. Expanded its successful Healthy Social Behaviors (HSB) initiative in four counties (Beaufort, Bertie, Chowan,
and Hyde) referred to as the Transformation Zone, where cohorts of early childhood staff received consultation
to address challenging behaviors and met regularly with the behavior specialist for group training on young
children’s social-emotional development.
fY14 statement of financial accountability
operating Revenue
$8,937,963
n North Carolina Division
of Child Development and
Early Education
$4,142,696
n Mecklenburg County DSS
(State&CountyFunding)
$2,124,958
n Smart Start of
Mecklenburg & Cabarrus
$1,321,044
n United Way of Central
Carolinas
$410,594
n Child and Adult Care
FoodProgram
$182,920
n Non-grants & Other
$465,161
n Interest Income &
Investments
$290,590
fY14 child care
financial aid expenditures
$45,105,704
operating expenses
$8,680,855
n Training & Technical
Assistance
$5,612,468
nFinancialAssistance
Programs
$2,015,390
n Information & Community
Education
$462,969
n Management & General
Assistance
$463,124
nFundraising
$126,904
FundingSource
Expenditure
n Mecklenburg County
(StateandFederalFunds)
$39,568,057
n Smart Start
$5,060,057
n Other
$476,960
When it comes to children, early learning is your best investment.
And when you choose CCRI, your investment goes a long way.
In partnership with its generous funders, CCRI administers myriad programs with collective impact on the
availability, affordability and quality of child care – all for the benefit of young children, their parents and families,
and the child care programs on which they rely each day. We thank all our funders for their generous support.
Program Funding
Mecklenburg County Government:
Child Care Financial Aid (Subsidy and Administration)
NC Department of Health and Human Services:
1. Division of Child Development & Early Education (Child Care & Development Fund and NC Race to the Top –- Early Learning
Challenge Award): Core Child Care Resource & Referral Services, Early Childhood Directors Leadership Institute, Early
Learning & Development Standards Professional Development, Improving the Professional Environment, Infant/Toddler Quality
Enhancement Project, NC CCR&R Council Management, School-Age Child Care Quality Improvement, Statewide Healthy Social
Behaviors for Children in Child Care Center Settings & in Transformation Zone, Technical Assistance to Support Temporary, One
& Two Star Move-Up, “The Art and Science of Early Childhood Technical Assistance” Course Development
2. Division of Public Health (Nutrition Services): Child and Adult Care Food Program
Smart Start of Cabarrus County:
Early Care & Education Services
Smart Start of Mecklenburg County:
Child Care Search, Child Care Financial Aid (Subsidy and Administration), Directors Leadership Academy,
Infant Toddler Quality Initiative, Raising A Reader, Reach for the Stars, Star Guard
United Way of Central Carolinas:
Child Care Search, Early Care & Education Services, Family Child Care Networks
CONTRIBUTORS
Corporations
BECAUSE AT
CCRI, THE CHILD
COMES FIRST.
AC&M Group
Accenture
Alston and Bird LLP
Belk, Inc.
Carolina Pad
Carolina Tractor and Equipment Company
Cherry Bekaert, LLP
Childress Klein Properties
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
CPI Security Systems
Curtin Trucking & Drainage
Duke Energy Corporation
Kaplan Early Learning Company
Lowry Haywood & Associates, Inc.
Mélange Health Solutions, LLC
Microsoft Corporation
Moore & Van Allen, PLLC
National Gypsum Company
Perry’s Fine, Antique & Estate Jewelry
PNC Bank
Shelco, Inc.
Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.
SteelFab, Inc.
The Dilweg Companies
TIAA-CREF
Foundations
Bank of America Foundation
The B & B Endowment
Cam Newton Foundation
The Dickson Foundation
Duke Energy Foundation
Foundation For The Carolinas
The Leon Levine Foundation
Lincoln Healthcare Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
CONTRIBUTORS
Donors
10 Park Lanes
Audrey N. Abron
Allegra Charlotte
Amazon
Marty and Weston Andress
Carol Apel and Jim Sams
Kathryn and Darren Ash
Brian Ashman
William Ayers
Ballantyne Country Club
Elsie and William Barnhardt
William Bateman
Pam and George Beckwith
Bedder, Bedder & Moore
Bill Brawley Committee
Debbie and Gary Blankemeyer
Betty and A.S. Blankenship
Blue Restaurant & Bar
Blumenthal Performing Arts
Center
Adrian Boddie
Linda and Mitch Bollag
Tina Bonner-Henry and Kevin
Henry
Susan M. Branch
Brixx Wood Fired Pizza
Anu Brookins
Teri Brooks
Gretchen and Jeffrey Brown
Jennie Buckner and Steve Landers
Lee Bush-Perry
Susan Butler-Staub
Lilliana and Jaime Cardenas
Taber Cathcart
Charlotte Knights
Charlotte Latin School
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix
Sabates
Laura Clark
Taylor and Jeremy Cloud
Dave Coffey
Tara Coffey
Shawn and Brian Cone
Dot Counts-Scoggins
Gail and Ira Cox
Custom Fit Meals
Alice B. Cutter
Elizabeth and Christopher Daly
Jason Daniels
Jean and Tommy Daniels
Dave Parrish, Inc.
Don Davidson
Joni and Aaron Davis
Jeannie DeMarco
Discovery Place
Dogtopia
Dresslers Restaurant
Alice Endres
Flywheel Sports Charlotte
Deborah and Joel Ford
Benjamin S. Fulton
Janet Singerman and Harcourt
Fulton
Marcia J. Myers and James B.
Gainer
Harvey B. Gantt
Darrin T. Goss
William T. Graves
Tammy Greene, Jazz Diva Events
Elizabeth Gregg
Elizabeth Guinan
Mary and Mark Hagood
Deborah and Bob Hamilton
Charles Harris
Harris Teeter
Carolyn Hazeldine
Hilliard Studio Method
Leone Hinzman, Tuscan Resorts
Jane D. and Arnold Hoffmann
Karen Holbert
Grace Horsman
TurKessa Houck
Jane Hunter
ilios noche
Indigo Productions, Inc.
Carlenia G. Ivory
Shirley and Richard Jacobsen
Jason’s Deli
Robert Jenkins
Dianna C. Jolly
Johnson & Wales University
Shanon and Michael Jones
Margot Kaiser
Brian Kennedy
Helen Kimbrough
Kixx Shoes
CONTRIBUTORS
Donors, cont.
Kristin Haynes Jewelry
Matt Kurtz
Elizabeth and Richard Lambert
Nicholas Lazorcheck
Michael Leal
Helen and William Leonard
Sandra and Leon Levine
Sid Levy
Clay V. Locklear
LPL Financial
Kimberly and Barrett Mallos
Nathan Maness
Christie Martin
Massage Envy
Sue and Michael McCoy
McDonald’s
Cama McNamara
Maria B. Minsker
Debra Plousha-Moore
Lynn Murphy
Music With Friends
Charles Myers
Neiman Marcus
Calvin Newman
Karen and Andrew Nicholson
Nordstrom
Lawrence J. O’Brien
Olde Sycamore Golf Club
Opera Carolina
Osso Restaurant & Lounge
Lindsay Parker
Alison E. Patient
Susan Patterson
Paul Simon Men’s Store
Barbara Pellin
Penta Hunt Club
Jean Perrin
Ernest Perry
Sherry and Ron Plummer
Ann and John Porter
Dawn and Ryan Potter
Jennifer and Michael Preisano
Janice Price
Benjamin Proffitt
Evelyn Baranco and Carranza
Pryor
Cynthia and Luke Quinlan
Ralph Melvin Photography
Wanda and Richard Reeves
Donna S. Rice
Ritz Carlton
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
Cathy and Terence Roche
Vickie and Chris Rolfe
Judy Rose
Linda and Michael Rose
Bobbie Rowland
Ellen and Tom Ruff
Susanne Sale
Susan Schreiber
Andrew Schwartz
Peggy and Charles Seale
Sally A. Serenius
Dianna Shannon-Young
Ruth G. and Colin Shaw
Rebecca Shore
Lisa Shporer
Pat Siegfried
Singerman & Post
Sloan
Snap Fitness
Soccer.com
Sports Connection
Jo Ann Springs
Denise Squier
Star Stationers
Patricia Stowe
Anne Tallent
Claire and John Tate
Marjorie Warlick Tate
Team Paige Fitness
The Club at Longview
Tillie S. Tice
Title Boxing Club Ballantyne
Total Wine & More
Bailey Turner
U.S. Whitewater Center
Judy and Richard Vinroot
Richard “Stick” Williams
*Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report.We apologize
for any errors or omissions it may contain
and will make any corrections brought to our attention.
FY14BoardofDirectors
Because at
ccRI, the chIld
comes fIRst.
Tara Coffey, Chair
Gardner Hawkins, Vice Chair
Cathy Roche, Vice Chair
Elizabeth Gregg, Treasurer
Carlenia G. Ivory, Secretary
JamesB.Gainer,ImmediatePastChair
JanetSingerman,President&Ex-Officio
Weston M. Andress
George W. Beckwith
Tina Bonner-Henry
Anu Brookins
Jeffrey S. Brown
Jaime Cardenas
Taber Cathcart
Alice B. Cutter
Matthew H. Ellis
Deborah Hamilton
RichardLambert,Ph.D.
Clay V. Locklear
Kimberly A. Mallos
AlisonPatient
FY14AdvisoryBoard
Mattye Silverman, Chair
Judy Allison
Linda Ashendorf
Nancy Black Norelli
Jennifer Blumer
Astrid Chirinos
FredE.DabneyII
Dee Dolby
JerryFox
SelmaFox
Harvey B. Gantt
Davis H. Liles
Linda Lockman-Brooks
Elaine Lyerly
ShannonMcFayden
Cama McNamara
Michael Rose
Ruth Shaw
A. Zachary Smith III
Barbara D. Spradling
Marjorie Warlick Tate
Judy Vinroot
Mike Wilson
Joan Zimmerman
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Charlotte, NC 28209
704.376.6697
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