Community Resources for Children

What it reported doing in 2024

Quality Counts and Early Learning Programs: Quality Counts provides information, resources, and coaching to early care and education programs, including centers, family child care homes and informal caregivers serving children ages 0-5. The program goal is to enhance the quality of child care programs and to recognize the efforts of early childhood professionals to provide quality early learning and educational experiences to the children in our county. During 2024-2025, there were 41 sites participating in Quality Counts serving more than 521 children. Participants of Quality Counts develop quality improvement plans, receive individualized coaching, and have access to an array of free professional development trainings. They are also provided with incentives and materials to support their programs.Our Early Learning Programs provide families and caregivers with resources, activities, and support to foster childrens growth and development. These programs emphasize hands-on learning, developmental screenings, and empowering parents as their childs first teacher. Programs include the Toy Library and Early Learning Center A safe and enriching space where families and early childhood educators can borrow educational toys and materials at no cost, helping parents model and replicate learning experiences at home; Active Minds & Learn & Grow Playgroups bilingual Interactive sessions that support cognitive, social-emotional, and school readiness development through play-based learning and exploration. Parents/caregivers are empowered as their childs first teacher through modeling and coaching from staff. They learn about their childs developmental stage, strategies to expand skills through engaging interactions, and ways to foster quality early learning experiences. Families receive resources such as books and activities to extend learning at home; ASQ Developmental Screenings Screenings using ASQ-3/ASQ-SE questionnaires, with personalized recommendations and resources to support each childs developmental needs. When concerns are identified, staff provide referrals to appropriate services and specialists to ensure families receive the support they need. Additionally we hosted two family events in FY2024-2025; Family Fun Day and No Sweet Trick or Treat - both events are designed to engage families in hands-on early learning activities they can replicate at home, with access to dental and developmental screenings in a family friendly environment. In 20242025, our early learning programs and community events served 375 children and 326 parents/caregivers, reflecting our commitment to expanding access to early learning and family support.Total expenses for these programs were $523,010.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 97.7%; rating input score 98
• Program expense ratio: 99.6%; rating input score 100
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 1.9%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.74; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.1%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 15.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21.7% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings