Episcopal Children'S Services Inc

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Aug 7, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$37,191,947

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Ecs operates the voluntary pre-kindergarten (vpk) programfor children in 6 northeast counties via 2 coalitions. The program provides high-quality educational services to children in their year preceding kindergarten to ensure theyenter school prepared. Participating provoders implement evidence-based curriculum in their classrooms and children are assessed for kindergarten readiness on entering kendergarten. These efforts have led to about 4900 children tested each year. In 20112012 ecs monitored 200 providers who served about 4900 children. Ecs's role is to support the providers with appropriate curriculum and training.

Activity 3

Head start is a comprehensive child care program that fosters the educational health and social-emotional development of preschool children. Head start targets low-income chodren who are at risk for decreased kindergarten readiness and eventual school failure. Early head start similarly targets the well-being of low-income infants and toddlers and pregnant women. This year 390 head start and 244 early head start children and 19 pregnant women were served by these programs. Ecs provides head start services in clay nassau baker bradford and union counties and early head start services in duval and baker counties in northeast florida.

Filer

EIN

59-1146765