Quality Care for Children Inc

“A draft of the form 990 is made available to all board members for their review.”

“Board members are annually required to disclose conflicts of interest that arise and remove themselves from voting on issues where there is a conflict.”

“Officer compensation is set and approved by a committee of board members based on market conditions and salaries paid by similar organizations.”

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“Quality Care for Children concluded a significant program, the BFTS Early Head Start - Childcare Partnership (350AD), which officially ended in June 2024. This program generated approximately $1.2 million in revenue during its operation.”

“Qcc serves as the child care resource and referral (ccr&r) agency for three of georgia's six regions established by georgia's department of early care and learning (decal). In 2024, qcc helped 649 child care providers become, maintain, or increase their quality rated status. We also provided 6,693 onsite technical assistance consultations and 581 professional development trainings.”

“We also help child care providers operate sustainably with our suite of business support services, which we call qccworks. Available support includes: leadership training, personalized coaching, child care automation software, mini-grants for hardware, back office administrative and financial services, and access to administrative resources and negotiated discounts through our provider resource hub.”

“As a child care food program sponsor, qcc helps providers access federal reimbursement for food costs. Last year, 26,820 georgia children benefited from the 6.4m kid-approved, delicious meals qcc's nutrition team helped providers plan and serve. Child care programs also provide and access point to connect families to information and resources that support food resilience and healthy habits at home.”

“In addition to supporting childcare providers, qcc helps georgia parents with parenting tools and resources and offers assistance in finding - and sometimes paying for - childcare. As part of our partnership with decal, qcc operated the 877-allgakids phone line through which we provided 33,800 free childcare referrals last year to parents seeking child care, after-school care and summer camps.”

“Qcc's boost child care tuition assistance program provides financial assistance with the cost of child care for some families, depending on available funding and our philanthropic partners' guidelines. Last year, 530 children received $1.7m in boost child care scholarships while 417 families worked to resolve short-term emergency crises or reach long-term goals, such as finding gainful employment or completing undergraduate studies.”