Child Care Resource Center Inc

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“The executive director is reviewed annually by the board of directors and the board of directors determine the executive directors compensation.”

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“For 25 years, the ccrc has been dedicated to helping families, early education professionals and the community improve the quality of child care in north central ohio. The ccrc: -helps families make informed child care choices -recruits, trains and supports child care professionals -leads, advocates and collaborates at the local, state, and national level -collects and disseminates data to inform decision makes listed below are some highlights of our work in fiscal year 2016, accomplishments which would not be possible without the commitment of our staff and funders: -ccrc trained over 1,000 early education professionals on child development, health and safety, 'stem/steam', earling learning assessments and school readiness. 70% of our workshops are ohio-approved, meaning that our teachers have advanced degrees and workshop content is aligned to ohio's early learning standards for infants through middle school aged children. Early education providers participating in 'step up to quality' are required to complete ohio-approved workshops to earn, maintanin and increase their star ratings. -ccrc worked with over 100 providers to support their participation in 'step up to quality', ohio's quality rating system. The level of this support ranged from simply answering questions to facilitating four cohorts meeting over several months to prepare and compile application packets, and finally "push the button for quality". The end result was creating high quality child care to serve 500 children across five counties. -ccrc helped over 600 families find high-quality child care that meets their needs. Many of these families had difficult care arrangements, requiring service coordination for transportation, clothing and supplies and special needs. -ccrc worked to strengthen public policy related to early care and education through advocacy of higher health and safety standards for providers, increased professional development requirements for child care workers, and parent education about what constitutes high quality care to drive demand for better child care centers. -ccrc educated the public on the value of early education through a variety of channels from our website and social media presence, our electronic newsletter and staff presence at local events. The ccrc is funded by the state of ohio, the us department of agriculture, the ohio children's trust fund, local counties and regional private foundations. Less than 3% of our total income is used for administrative expenses (that's about 3 cents out of every dollar), meaning that 97% of our revenue is spent directly to support families, providers and community members.”

“Child care setting -offers parent workgroups -offers direct support for providers' particapation in ohio's quality rating system, step up to quality -administers the asq:3 and asq:se online screening tools for providers -offers workshops to earn the childcare development association (cda) credential -offers contracted, on site, ohio approved workshops leading to step up to quality ratings -are subject matter experts in environments with reliable assessors -consults with employers about early learning/child care -connects employers with child care providers to meet employee needs and reduce absenteeism -provides data for community growth and planning -provides opportunities for public officials to meet with, visit and see early education firsthand”