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 2015.”

“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 25 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 1,400 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. Child care is a workforce issue, and low income working parents need access to affordable, quality care for their children in order to go to work or school.”

“Head start & early head start-early care and education center programs: in dallas county, 31% 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, 47% of children in dallas county enter kindergarten under-prepared. 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 early childhood development and kindergarten readiness and that provide practical, holistic services and referrals for the whole family to help support parents striving for self-sufficiency. In 2017, 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, and serving children ages 0-5 and their parents with holistic services every day. 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 match funding for our programs each year. Every day, "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, corporations, 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. As part of this program, childcaregroup offers home-based child care and education to 48 children in 12 state registered family child care (fcc) homes, which abide by the rigorous early head start center-based guidelines. These fcc home settings provide learning-rich, home-like environments and low teacher to child ratios. Additionally, to help increase the level of quality care across the community, childcaregroup operates the early head start-child care (ehs-cc) partnership with a grant from the u.s. Department of health and human services. Through this partnership we serve 128 infants, toddlers and families through partnerships with local center-based and family child care providers. We help centers improve teacher-child ratios, enhance their health and family support services, and we provide technical assistance to help those facilities meet early head start standards.”

“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. Trs quality initiatives & parent outreach texas uses a quality rating system called texas rising star (trs). Childcaregroup provides comprehensive programs to help child care programs across the community increase their quality rating. We host an annual family resource fair called little texans. Great connections, which educates parents the child care consumer and helps increase market demand for quality programs. In response to the demand for quality, child care programs must respond by increasing the quality of their programs and teaching corps. In turn, we provide researched-based, professional development from state and national trainers as well as classroom and playground materials and equipment. Our partnerships with dallas county community college district and lamar institute for technology help participants advance their careers by earning their child development associate certification (cda) or enrolling in associate level college coursework. Child care professional mentoring childcaregroup provides intensive mentoring to child care providers to help them achieve or improve their texas rising star rating. This program has been very effective at raising the number of trs rated early childhood programs in dallas county. Directors toolbox in southeast texas, childcaregroup provided the directors toolbox program, which uses the mccormick center for early childhood leadership program to teach child care directors about leadership, change management, healthy work climate and decision making. These skills are key to maintaining quality programs by mitigating the challenges common in the early childhood industry. Leaders taking action in dallas, childcaregroup provided the directors toolbox program, which utilizes a curriculum including guided professional networking sessions and participants visit nationally accredited programs to observe the best practices in the industry. Building social capital among early childhood professionals through professional networking and peer support is essential to strengthening the child care industry. Child care professional training childcaregroup provides professional development in business skills, leadership, cpr, transportation safety, managing staff performance and preventing child abuse and neglect. Healthy start, healthy children the success of the health and nutrition programs in our own early childhood center program led us to create healthy start, healthy children, a childhood obesity prevention program. We train program directors, teachers and cooks from child care centers and family child care homes in the community to enhance their own programs on a budget. Children form most of their health habits at an early age. Because child care settings provide two-thirds of childrens daily nutrition, integrating healthy nutrition practices and physical activity into mainstream care settings will be essential to reducing and preventing childhood obesity in our state.”

“Other program services - food and nutrition program: each year we serve 625,000+ healthy meals and snacks to 2,100+ children throughout dallas county, providing at least two-thirds of their daily nutritional requirements through the usda food & nutrition program.”

“Other program services - texas home visiting program (parent education): born learning parent engagement program 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, balch springs and plano. Utilizing the rigorous, evidence-based parents as teachers (pat) curriculum model, 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 inlife. 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 children with quality, relationship-centered pre-k programming at uplift gradus in desoto and uplift heights preparatory in west dallas. 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 8 surrounding counties to help families achieve self-sufficiency and receive quality early childhood care and education for their children. Healthy outcomes through prevention and early support (h.o.p.e.s.) program in dallas, the h.o.p.e.s. Program provides 2,400 vulnerable families with resources and access to a collaborative and innovative family support network to improve child well-being in our community. Childcaregroups parent navigators help prenatal and new mothers navigate their maternal and pediatric care by connecting them to resources, education and referrals. H.o.p.e.s. Aims to prevent abuse and neglect and encourage meaningful parent engagement.”

“Net increase in underfunded projected benefit obligation of defined benefit post-retirement plan (474,491)”