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NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS
CHILD CARE RESOURCE CENTER, INC. (A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS June 30, 2015
The Child Care Resource Center, Inc. ("CCRC") is a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation that has been serving children, families and child care providers since 1976. CCRC’s vision of healthy and strong children and families living in thriving communities guides its mission to cultivate child, family and community well-being. CCRC manages programs to assist with issues such as finding and selecting child care and vocational training. Children and families benefit from these programs allowing parents to go to work and attend school, contribute to the economy and strengthen their families and the community. CCRC provides services for close to 50,000 children, parents and child care providers each month in Northern Los Angeles County and the entirety of San Bernardino County serving a total area of 25,000 square miles.
CCRC provides the following services:
Book, Toy & Resource Library – CCRC offers four full-service resource libraries that provide thousands of high quality, age appropriate children’s books, toys, games, puzzles and play equipment as well as child development books, videos and other resources for parents, child care providers, students and the general community.
Child Care Financial Assistance – CCRC offers a number of different funded programs that help families pay for child care. These programs offer an educational component that is developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate for the children served. Meals and snacks are provided to children, along with parent education, referrals to health and social services for families, and staff development opportunities to employees. These programs are intended to increase parental choice and accommodate the individual needs of the family.
Child Care Workforce Development
• Gateways for Early Educators – The Gateways program improves outcomes for children by enhancing the early education workforce. Gateways coaches encourage, mentor, and support child care providers to improve the level of quality in their child care environments.
• California Child Care Initiative Project (CCIP) – The CCIP program is designed to increase the availability of licensed, quality child care. CCRC’s trained child development specialists provide technical assistance and training to help child care providers meet California state licensing requirements and grow their businesses.
• Family Child Care Home Education Network (FCCHEN) – The FCCHEN program provides a quality child care experience in a home-based environment. Child care providers participating in this program are required to attend training to support ongoing professional development and receive assessments of both their child care environment and developmental progress of children in their care.
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