Childcaregroup

“After inital review by cfo, the return is reviewed by the ceo. The cfo & ceo present return to finance committee then to the full board before submission to the irs.”

“Board members sign the conflict of interest statement annually. Also, a conflict of interest section is included in purchasing policies and procedures to ensure a potential vendor would not cause a conflict of interest.”

“The executive committee of the board reviews the performance of the ceo against stated annual goals and other performance measures and then determines compensation based on market information and compensation survey. The ceo then receives review and feedback by the board chairman. This process was last performed in december 2014.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Founded in 1901, ChildCareGroup (CCG) is one of the oldest and largest non-profit organizations in Dallas and has been a United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Service Provider since 1923. Through a triad of services, ChildCareGroup serves the community through a two generation approach, providing the highest quality early childhood education programs for children; support and engagement services as well as child care subsidies for parents; and professional development for early childhood teachers to elevate the quality and access of child care across the community. ChildCareGroup's Early Care and Education Centers were the first in Dallas to be accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and have maintained NAEYC accreditation since 1986. ChildCareGroup advocates for safe, high-quality early childhood care and education that produces an industry with a living wage and a strong, stable workforce.”

“ChildCareGroup is led by an independent and diverse Board of Trustees consisting of 21 community and business leaders. Trustees meet at least six times per year and actively support CCG with strategic planning, fundraising, and program planning and implementation. More than 150 volunteers assist with the planning and execution of our annual fundraiser, The Great Adventure Hunt. More than 1,200 community volunteers annually support ChildCareGroup's various initiatives and activities in our programs, and 100% of the parents of children in our Early Care and Education Centers participate as CCG volunteers. ChildCareGroup operates an Adopt-A-Center program for our Early Care and Education Centers, in which Dallas corporate employees and community groups sponsor our centers with funding and volunteer support. Volunteers read with our children, perform essential repairs and building projects, and provide stimulating field trips our students would otherwise never experience.”

“CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE (CCA): To be eligible for this program, parents must work, attend school, or participate in a job training program. Nearly 1,100 early care and education providers in Dallas County and Southeast Texas are enrolled in the program. The value of direct care services for early care and education provided to the community in 2014 through our CCA program totaled $58,127,500.”

“HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START-EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAMS: In Dallas County, 38% of children live in poverty, which negatively impacts their development and growth. Providing holistic support for parents and children helps secure the investment in a child and support the current workforce, making our community stronger. In addition, 49% of children in Dallas County enter kindergarten unprepared. Learning starts at birth; therefore, early intervention is key to setting children in our community on a path to success. For over a century, ChildCareGroup has implemented an effective early intervention two-generation approach that addresses the needs of children and families living in poverty. We lead the early childhood field by providing comprehensive, high quality care and education programs that promote healthy development for young children and kindergarten readiness and that provide practical, holistic services and referrals for the whole family to help support parents striving for self-sufficiency. In 2014, ChildCareGroup operated six early care and education centers accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) located in East Dallas, Garland, Oak Cliff, and South Dallas. We served 627 children and their approximately 950 parents through these programs every day. Forty of these children are served through our collaboration with Bryan's House, providing care and education to children with special medical needs as well as their siblings. Classroom activities include evidence based curriculum and best practices, including an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for each child, health and wellness screenings, referrals for special needs, emphasis on social-emotional development as a foundation to learning, and kindergarten transitioning. Families receive in-depth assessment, support and referrals for needs. Parents work closely with Family Advocates to set goals, create action plans and reach goals to model success for their children and set the family on a pathway out of poverty. Parents have many opportunities to practice engaging in their child's education in preparation for elementary school and beyond. Volunteers provide tens of thousands of hours of support and valuable in-kind matching funding for our programs each year. Every day, 33 "Foster Grandparents" from the Senior Source volunteer their time in our Center Program classrooms. Funding for our Early Childhood Programs is provided by Early Head Start, Head Start of Greater Dallas, and generous private donors, including the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, community groups, foundations, and individual donors. For every one dollar we raise privately, ChildCareGroup can receive four federal matching dollars - a tremendous return on the community's investment.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING: CHILDCAREGROUP'S COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING CONSISTS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS, AND OBESITY PREVENTION TRAINING. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT: The early childhood profession is dominated by women (90%) and minorities who generally have lower levels of educational attainment. Our goal is to help stabilize and professionalize this economically fragile industry by providing training in the state-required courses, as well as the latest research and best practices to help a professional escalate her career in the early childhood profession. By sharing our expertise and passion for professional development training programs, we continue to build on our experience in quality early care and education. We serve more than 2,000 early childhood professionals annually through our professional development training programs. (1) State Required Training: Pre-Service Child Care Training - The state mandates 24 hours of pre-service training for the early childhood classroom, so CCG provides this training for a low-cost to participants, which lessens the economic burden on an already fragile industry. Continuing Education Training - We offer professional trainings in CPR, transportation safety, managing staff performance and child abuse/neglect. Participants receive hours that count towards their required annual professional development hours. Summer Sizzler - More than 600 additional professionals attend our Summer Sizzler training conference each year to receive required credit hours. (2) Quality Enhancement Training: Small Business Success - Small business skills training for 60 center owners/directors annually, using evidence-based curriculum developed by the Kaufman Foundation and specifically designed to help early childhood professionals operate viable businesses. Healthy Start, Healthy Children - The success of the health programs in our own Center-Based Programs lead us to begin Healthy Start, Healthy Children to extend our knowledge of childhood obesity prevention to other providers in Dallas County. We train 60 child care program directors and teachers each year to enhance their own programs with healthy nutrition and physical activity to help reduce or prevent childhood obesity. More than 5,000 children in care each year benefit from this program. Our Healthy Start, Healthy Children program strategically aligns with United Way of Dallas's Healthy Zone schools targeting elementary-age school children.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAM: ChildCareGroup served 625,425 healthy meals and snacks to 2,127 children throughout Dallas County, providing at least two-thirds of their daily nutritional requirements. We collaborate between and align our Healthy Start, Healthy Children Program and the Food and Nutrition Program.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - TEXAS HOME VISITING PROGRAM (PARENT EDUCATION): Born Learning is a comprehensive, evidence-based home visiting program for low-income families in vulnerable neighborhoods located in Pleasant Grove/Dixon Circle, Bachman Lake, West Dallas, Mesquite, and Balch Springs. Utilizing the rigorous, evidence based Parents As Teachers curriculum model (PAT), Born Learning served 136 families (low-income parents and young children) in 2014. Born Learning teaches parents how to be their child's first teacher and helps them identify and address the individual developmental needs of their children through one-on-one education sessions between a Parent Educator, parents and children. Group Connections provide an opportunity for group learning and socialization between families on topics relevant to low-income families, strengthening the social capital of low-income families in our community. Born Learning Parent Educators assess family needs, teach parents to set goals, create action plans and reach their goals to model success for their children and help the family achieve self-sufficiency. Parents learn to engage early in a child's education and development, setting a healthy foundation for the child later in school and in life. CCG operated the HHSC contract managing the Home Visiting Matching System (HVMS), a comprehensive database linking parents to home visiting programs across our community.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - PUBLIC PRE-K PROGRAM: Through a partnership with Uplift Education charter schools, ChildCareGroup served a total of 80 children with quality, relationship-centered pre-K programming at Uplift Hampton Preparatory in 2014. In order to access public pre-K, one of the following qualifications has to be satisfied: child is unable to speak or comprehend English; child qualifies for free or reduced lunch program; child is homeless; child of a parent actively serving in the military; child of a parent killed or injured in military service; or a child is in foster care. With a strong, early start in ChildCareGroup's longstanding, tested program, these children will transition smoothly into Uplift Education's successful, college-bound program.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - RESOURCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAM: ChildCareGroup provides extensive referrals for child care and resources in Dallas County and 42 surrounding counties to help families achieve self-sufficiency and receive quality early childhood care and education for their children. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - TEXAS SCHOOL READY!/OTHER: ChildCareGroup was awarded the Texas School Ready (TSR!) Grant for Dallas in 2005, which is currently practiced in 5 preschool classrooms in three of our Early Childhood Education Centers, and an additional 122 classrooms in greater Dallas.”

“Net increase in underfunded projected benefit obligation of defined benefit post-retirement plan -964,522”