Child Action Incorporated

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Nov 9, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$51,017,431

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Technical Assistance: Over 15,000 parents, child care providers, students, community service agencies, media, local public officials and employers received assistance from Child Action, Inc. on a broad range of topics to do with child care and development and parenting. Assistance includes phone counseling, distribution of handouts and resource materials, site visits, and video and book loans. Health training scholarships, in the amount of $20,750, were provided to 426 child care teachers and family child care home providers. Four hundred and twenty-four children were screened for health insurance needs. Ninety-eight eligible children were assisted with applications for health insurance coverage for their children through the Regional Healthy Families Project and 85 children were enrolled in a health insurance program (87%). Five hundred and twenty-two child care workers submitted applications to receive CARES stipends. Two hundred and sixty-five child care center teachers and family child care home providers followed through with professional and educational plans and received stipends of $150 to $3,000 for years of work with children and commitment to professional development and improvement of quality of care. Five child care centers and 21 family child care homes received assistance in opening new child care services, increasing capacity of child care services for 368 children. Ninety-six (96) Environmental Rating Assessments were conducted during the year: Fifty-four (54) ECERS (Preschool), 36 FCCRS (Family Child Care) and 16 ITERS (Infant Toddler)). The average score was determined "Good", 5.18 with 60% of the programs scored in the Good (5) to Excellent (7) range. Results of these assessments were reviewed and shared with directors, teachers and home providers who developed forty-eight quality improvement plans.The Consultation Team, made up of consultants in Special Education, Behavioral Health and Early Learning have provided technical assistance, training and consultation, on-site to 53 child care centers and family child care homes. On-going, regular visits provide the opportunity to build trusting relationships between the consultant and the early learning staff at these programs and to observe dialogue and make changes over time for both the program and individual children.

Activity 3

Child Care Referrals: In 2011/2012, Child Action, Inc. provided child care referrals to 3,997 families for 6,022 children. Thirty-two percent of parents needed child care for infants, 23% for school-age care and 45% for preschool age children. Seventy-five percent of the families needed child care because they were working (7% increase since last year), 8.5% are looking for work (2% decrease), and 19% are in school or training (decrease of 4%). Forty-two percent of the families were in welfare to work programs and received assistance finding child care services, many for the first time (8% decrease). Forty-eight percent of the families needed alternative schedule care in the evening, weekend or overnight.

Filer

EIN

94-2364946