Child Action Incorporated

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013

Signed

Nov 11, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.0

Gross Receipts

$44,703,358

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Technical Assistance: Over 14,500 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 423 child care teachers and family child care home providers. In addition, this year we provided stipends for the purchase of cribs to assist providers with meeting the new federal safety regulations for cribs used by child care centers. A total of $7,457 was allocated to sixteen child care centers for the replacement of cribs for their infant/toddler programs. Four hundred and forty-two children were screened for health insurance needs. Eleven percent were found eligible and were assisted with applications for health insurance coverage through Kaiser Child Health, Medi-Cal and Healthy Families. 47 children were enrolled in a health insurance program. Three hundred ninety-nine (399) child care workers submitted applications to receive CARES stipends. Two hundred twelve (212) 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. Six child care centers and 21 family child care homes received assistance in opening new child care services, increasing capacity of child care services for 286 children. Eighty-one (81) Environmental Rating Assessments were conducted during the year for the Quality Child Care Collaborative: 33 ECERS (Preschool), 38 FCCERS (Family Child Care) and 10 ITERS (Infant Toddler). The average score was determined "Good", 5.09 with 61% 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 over 750 technical assistance, training and consultation services on-site to 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 2012/2013, Child Action, Inc. provided child care referrals to 3,338 families for 3,912 children. Thirty-six percent of parents needed child care for infants (an increase of 4% from 2011/12), 22% for school-age care and 42% for preschool age children. Eighty-seven percent of the families needed child care because they were working (12% increase since last year and a 19% increase since 2011), 3% are looking for work (5% decrease), and 9% are in school or training (decrease of 10%). Forty-five percent of the families needed alternative schedule care in the evening, weekend or overnight.

Filer

EIN

94-2364946