Collier Child Care Resources Inc

“Board will reveiw the return with the organizations's cpa prior to electronically filing with the irs.”

“No contract or transaction between cccr 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 cccr board of directors conduct an evaluation of the executive director at the end of each fiscal year, usually in june. It is then discussed by the board of directors what percentage an increase should be given . Based on the evaluation, the board of directors decide on an increase in compensation, if approved. The base salary was determined by data collected by our collier county foundation of the average nonprofit executive director salary.”

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

“The mission is to support the needs of collier county's children, families and early learning professionals by providing high quality education resources and child care services. The organizations's vision is to provide the highest quality child care services in collier county.”

“Volunteers help the teachers at different centers, within classrooms and at playgrounds. They also help at the fundraising events with various tasks. They devote close to 1,000 hours of service to the organization.”

“Children of collier county employees and teachers. Our programs follow a comprehensive, research-based and research-proven curriculum called creative curriculum. Alongside the curriculum, we use the teaching strategies gold comprehensive assessment to create a developmental portfolio for each child. Our teachers document daily activities and developmental milestones. The portfolio continues with the child throughout their years at a step up child development centers. The assessment allows teachers and parents to observe progress over the years and discover where extra attention is needed. We are open monday through friday from 6:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. And adhere to the collier schools academic calendar by operating from mid-august through early june. The program is licensed to serve up to 143 children at any point in time. During the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the program served 182 children.”

“With families from various socio-economic backgrounds and incomes ranging from below the poverty level to non-needy. In this program, 75 percent of the children who attend are from low-income, working families and receive partial financial assistance through cccr. Of the children enrolled, 60 percent live at or below the federal poverty level. We strive to instill in each child a desire for lifelong learning. Our reggio emilia-inspired methodology acknowledges that children have the right to be recognized as constructors of their own experiences and that their education is based on interrelationships. Children are encouraged to grow through curiosity. The environment is recognized as the third teacher. Our facilities are filled with natural light, order and beauty, where every material is considered for its purpose and every corner is ever-evolving to encourage children to delve deeper and deeper into their interests. Our green building meets leed certification standards and is an asthma-friendly school (platinum status). Our staff strives to create a positive, warm environment that promotes the physical, cognitive and social growth of the children. Staff members are required to have a minimum of 20 training hours; however, most have exceeded 30 hours. More than half of our staff have an associate's degree or higher. All staff have been trained in cpr and first aid as well. Our "atelierista" (teaching artist) provides authentic art experiences by providing students with resources and materials to encourage their creative process. The teaching artist works with the children daily in small groups and individually. Our program follows a comprehensive, research-based and research-proven curriculum called creative curriculum. Alongside the curriculum, we use the teaching strategies gold comprehensive assessment to create a developmental portfolio for each child. Our teachers document daily activities and developmental milestones. The portfolio continues with the child throughout their years at ncef early childhood development center. The assessment allows teachers and parents to observe progress through the years and discover where extra attention is needed.”

“Learning teachers, helping them to attain their training and higher- education goals. Our services are available to all of collier county, including a resource and lending van, workshops for early childhood professionals, and a training and resource center located in immokalee. Our training and resource center's goal is to offer support with employee recruitment and retention, career advancement, local education and training, financial support and a centralized professional development agency to administer such support. Cccr offers at least 4 symposiums a year on relevant, research-based topics for early childhood educators. During fiscal year 2014-2015, cccr provided training and/or resources to over 1,750 professionals.”

“Professional fees 4,168 8,928 0 contract services 9,256 9,797 0 leased employee expense 1,302,563 191,030 0”

“Fundraising expense 27,494 fundraising expense -27,494”