Child Action Incorporated

“The Controller and Executive Director review the completed Form 990. Once finalized, a meeting is held with the auditor, controller, executive director and at least one member of the board of directors where the Form 990 is reviewed. The Form 990 is then electronically sent to all board members before Form 990 is filed.”

“Child Action, Inc. requires all employees, officers and directors to complete and sign a Conflict of Interest Policy on an annual basis. The officers review any conflict of interests reported and follow procedures and policies based on the type of conflict.”

“The Board of Directors approves annually the salary schedule and benefits paid to all employees. The Human Resource department periodically compares compensation with like organizations in comparable cities to determine if any salary schedules need to be revised.”

“All governing documents, policies and financial statements are located at the Administration office. All major grantors are given a copy of the Financial Statements & Supplementary Information and the Independent Auditor's Report. Any requests from the public regarding our Form 990 or Financial Statements are referred to the Administration office where the requestor is given the option to view the Form 990 on the Guidestar website, come to our office to view the documents, or have a copy sent to them.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Advocacy and Community Education: Child Action, Inc. staff made presentations to over 200 people at community meetings, public hearings and other gatherings. Two issues of the Child Action, Inc. Bulletin were distributed to over 4,900 child care providers and community advocates this year, in addition an average of 5,700 community members received Child Action, Inc.'s electronic News Bulletins each month. Participation on local boards and community task forces such as the 2-1-1 Advisory Board, Maternal Child Adolescent Health Advisory Board, Safe Beginnings, Race To The Top Early Learning Challenge Grant, Community Action Board, Infant Safe Sleep, Safe Kids and the Local Planning Council allowed Child Action, Inc. to advocate for parents and child care providers as well as to inform them about local public policy affecting them. The Stand for Children Picnic in May 2015 provided opportunities for local parents to meet with their elected representatives in the state capitol. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Workshops and Training: Two thousand four hundred seventy-three (2,473) child care providers and parents participated in 256 workshops and training sessions that were provided in English, Spanish, and Russian. These sessions covered topics of parenting, child development and behavior, starting a child care business, conducting quality assessments, health issues and services, behavior management, inclusion of children with special needs, child abuse prevention, language and literacy, school readiness, Infant/Toddler Care, curriculum development, academic advising, and obtaining child development permits. Workshops and training were offered in English, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi and Russian languages. Two (2) Touchpoints Community Training sessions were held throughout the year attended by 40 child care providers, community agencies and mental health practitioners. Forty-seven (47) CARES orientations and trainings were held during the year, attended by 403 providers. Workshops were provided to four cultural or linguistic communities during the year: 76 workshops were provided in the Russian, Arabic, Spanish and Farsi languages on Starting a Family Child Care Home, the Developmental needs of Children, Special Needs Inclusion, and Family Child Care @ Its Best. 27 play day sessions were held this year. These sessions provided activities for providers to engage in social-emotional development, language development, literacy, perceptual, motor and cognitive development with children and information about setting up learning environments. 122 parents, relatives and exempt providers attended. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: TrustLine Services: TrustLine is California's registry of in-home child care providers, tutors and in-home counselors who have passed a background screening. Child Action, Inc. provides information on TrustLine to families and exempt child care providers and assists with the application process in Sacramento County. Eight hundred seventy-five (875) exempt providers were TrustLine registered during the last year. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Direct Child Care Services: Child Action, Inc. provided $35.36 million dollars for child care services for 8,740 children from 5,079 low-income families who were working, in training programs, or enrolled in school during 2014/2015. These programs allow parents to choose the child care services that best meet their individual needs anywhere in the county.”