Collier Child Care Resources Inc

“The form 990 is made available to all members of the audit & finance committee and the board of directors for review prior to it being filed.”

“No contract or transaction between child's path and one or more of its members, board of directors, or officers, or between the agency and any other organization in which one or more of its members, directors, or officers are members, directors or officers, or a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for reason, or solely because the member, director, or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the board or committee which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purpose if: a. The fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the board or the committee which authorizes the contract or transaction by a vote or consent sufficient for the purpose without counting the votes or consents of such interested directors: and, b.the contract or transaction is fair and reasonable as to the agency as of the time it is authorized by the board of directors or a committee. Common or interested board of directors members may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the board or a committee which authorizes, approves, or rectifies such contract or transaction.”

“The child's path board of directors conduct an evaluation of the chief executive officer at the end of each fiscal year, usually in june. Based on the evaluation, the board of directors determines whether to increase the ceo's compensation. The ceo's base salary is determined based on published data listing average nonprofit ceo/executive director salaries collected by candid guidestar.”

“Documents are made available upon request and a copy of the 990 is available on guidestar.”

“Childs path strengthens and enriches the lives of working families and underserved children in collier county through high-quality early childhood education. 1. Provides tuition-assistance for children aged birth to 5 years old to ensure access to safe, affordable, high-quality, early childhood education thereby ensuring school readiness. 2. Emphasizes the arts and nature through experiential child-directed learning. 3. Encourages childrens innate ability to develop cognitive, physical and social-emotional skills. 4. Engages families to assure their childrens future of lifelong learning.”

“Child's path did not run operations on a normal basis post the fiscal year ended 6/30/23. It was determined by november 2023 that the business was under significant financial stress and that operations would either need to be discontinued or transferred to another early childhood learning center. Fun time early childhood academy, also located in collier county was interested and an agreement was ultimately reached and the operations were transferred to fun time effective 2/23/24. All comments reflected throughout schedule o are reflective of operations prior to the transfer of assets to fun time early childhood academy. Child's path uses learning practices inspired by the reggio emilia approach - a project-based philosophy and creative curriculum that is flexible and emerges from children's ideas, thoughts, questions and observations. This philosophy and curriculum supports the belief that children are full of potential and that their natural curiosity will lead their earning.children are encouraged to engage and work with their peers to achieve common goals and develop confidence as they learn at their own pace. Learning goals are based on each child's individual interests and the teachers serve as partners and collaborators. Learning is active and engaging, as opposed to rote and teacher driven. Reggio and creative curriculum-inspired learning views young children as individuals who are child's path, inc. Curious about their world and have the powerful potential to learn from all that surrounds them. Education, psychological and sociological influences are important factors to consider in understanding children and working to stimulate and enhance learning in appropriate ways. Resources are required to ensure the learning environment is warm, nurturing, healthy, safe, art-based, nature-inspired and flexible, as it promotes creativity, problem solving and engaged learning. Additionally, child's path utilizes conscious discipline, which is a social-emotional learning curriculum that is nationally recognized and evidence based.conscious discipline assists children in cultivating conflict resolution and problem-solving skills, managing feelings and behaviors, building positive relationships and prevent bullying. Creating caring, cooperative classrooms teaches children to make healthy choices and builds authentic family partnerships.child's path uses a peo for payroll purposes.child's path center in santa barbara has been accredited through the national accreditation commission of the association for early learning leaders since 2020. This accreditation holds child's path to the highest of quality and safety standards in early education.child's path has recognized the importance of teaching our children the critical skills to overcome trauma and build resiliency. We have successfully sought funding and implemented our bright path resiliency program which builds these skills in our classroom families on a daily basis through classroom activities, community partnerships, teacher training and specific classroom materials. We use a variety of techniques including developing "safe places- and "deep breathing" to reinforce these skills.”

“Volunteers are an asset in our classrooms to provide one-on-one support to children or assistance to the teachers. Some of the support volunteers provided during the year include delivery of virtual story time, music and art programs and yoga. Volunteers also provide valuable services as members of our board of directors and various committees. The committees in operation during the 2023/24 year included the marketing & development committee, the audit and finaince committee, the buildings and facilities committee, the executive committee and the governance committee.”

“Professional fees 1,487 3,039 0 contract services 11,637 16,746 0 leased employee expense 862,571 27,242 18,262 payroll processing fees 12,593 398 266 other professional fees 0 10,000 0 consulting 20,506 23,443 0 total 908,794 80,868 18,528”

“Fund balance transfer to fun time -144,177”