Guilford Child Development Inc

“The form 990 was reviewed and approved by the audit/finance committee of the board. A copy of the form 990 was distributed to all board members. Members were encouraged to submit questions and feedback prior to and at the board meeting. The form 990 was reviewed and approved by the board prior to filing.”

“All board members as well as agency management (determined to have decision-making responsibility) must sign a conflict of interest statement annually. In doing so they individually acknowledge receipt of a copy of the conflict of interest policy and confirm that they are not and/or will not violate the policy. Board members have access to a complete list of all vendors.”

“The process for determining compensation for the executive director, other officers, and key employees of the organization is through a wage comparability study conducted by the human resources department at least every three years and ongoing development of a wage scale with minimum and maximum salary ranges. This is reviewed by the executive director and personnel committee of the board of directors. Compensation is offered within (not to exceed) the salary range of the position being filled. Ranking criteria includes experience, education, skill sets and references of the candidates. The wage scale is updated annually to account for cost of living adjustments (cola) and any new positions added.”

“The annual report is located on the organization's website. Other documents are available upon request. The 990 is available on the guidestar website.”

“In march 2015, gcd began providing services to children in family child care homes and child care centers through an early head start child care partnership (ehs ccp) grant funding. Gcd is putting its ehs ccp funds to work to "amplify the benefit" for child care providers serving children 0-3, and 100 low income working families in guilford county, nc. Gcd is creating an ectensive partnership between early head start and the child care community by expanding access collaboratively to high-quality, comprehensive services for low income infants, toddlers and their families. The project is performing its work in one of the highest poverty areas in the nation in high point, nc 27260. In designing the collaboration, gcd considered the positive effects upon children of a diverse cadre of motivated 0-3 early childhood educators in guilford county, well trained in best practices by academic professionals, which includes teachers in child development centers as well as family child care home providers. In april 2015, gcd became the lead agency for the united way-funded family success center pilot project. The pilot was launched to address the root causes of poverty in our community through a collaborative, family-focused integrated services model. These services include job training and resume writing courses, ged courses for participants that do not have a high school diploma, financial literacy courses and more. This model provides families with the guidance of case managers and career counselors to empower them to access a clear path of job readiness, training, and placement service options, with a strong linkage to an array of family support services to overcome barriers to economic success. Incentives are provided to families that enroll to address barriers to participation including gas cards or bus passes, child care and meals at each session (meals provided by the catering for kids kitchen), and a child education savings account when quarterly benchmarks are met.”