Carroll Child Care Centers Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
520890366
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Westminster, MD, USA
Phone
4108407925
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Child Day Care

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$581,715
Expenses
$725,599
Assets
$137,441
Liabilities
$33,786

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KELLIE TRAINOR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KELLIE TRAINOR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $50,392 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our non-profit program serves families of all income levels by offering a healthy environment in which children can discover, learn & grow. We support the growth and development of the whole child including his/her physical/health, cognitive, social/emotional and language and literacy development. We view physical and health development as inclusive of good nutrition and quality large motor play. Healthy children are more successful and engaged learners and demonstrate school readiness attributes. We're among the most affordable, convenient and credentialed pre-k education and day care programs in the region, and one of the few to offer subsidized tuition for qualifying families. Our low tuition rates cover nearly all program costs, including food.

What it reported doing in 2024

Carroll child care centers, inc. Was located at 224 north center street, westminster, md 21157 during the 2025 fiscal year. The center moved their location to 895 leidy rd, westminster, md 21157 on september 29, 2025. Over the years, the center has enjoyed servingfamilies from the local community, as well as surrounding counties andportions of southern Pennsylvania. Dedicated to its mission, carroll childcare center is open weekdays throughout the year, 6:30am to 6pm.carroll child care centers' mission is to serve families of all incomelevels by offering a healthy environment in which children can discover learn, and grow. In doing so, the center strives to meet several goals:-provide tuition relief for financially challenged families by way of thesliding scale tuition relief program-participate in the child adult care food program (cacfp) allowing thecenter to serve breakfast, lunch, and one snack daily to all students at noadditional cost to families. Approximately 15,355 breakfast and lunchesand 7,762 snacks were served. Children try new kinds of fruits, vegetables, proteins, and grains, including papaya, asparagus, salmon, and quinoa. Babyfood is home-made from the fresh fruits and vegetables served. Noadditional sugar or preservatives are included.-immerse every child in an enriched, developmentally appropriate learningenvironment by utilizing Maryland state department of education (msde)curricula and maintaining the highest msde accreditation and msde excels(level 5) credentials.in the 2025 fiscal year, carroll child care centers provided earlyeducation and care for a total of 43 students. Of these children, 1participated in the center's sliding scale tuition relief program. Thisprogram is designed to provide affordable, quality education and child carefor families living at or below 300% of the federal poverty standard byoffering varying levels of tuition subsidies. Although open to anyqualifying family, the target population of sliding scale tuition relieffalls between the gap of state assistance and financial self-sufficiency.during the fiscal year, 2 students utilized weekly tuition subsidies.the sliding scale tuition relief program is funded primarily throughcommunity donations and grant awards. All restricted funds are used fortuition subsidies and therefore have a tangible, positive impact on eachparticipating family. Children receive a wonderful, nurturing environment for their early education and care needs, while parents obtain theopportunity to seek and maintain gainful employment. Supporting the slidingscale tuition relief program directly assists families in their desire toachieve financial stability

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 92% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 92.5%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.63 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -24.7%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.19; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.9%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 92.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $671K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $50K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 47/100.