Le Jardin Community Center Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Le jardin community center, inc. Is a private not for profit agency serving over 1100 children and pregnant women annually from ages birth to 5. Le jardin has over 38 years of experience providing early childhood educational services to the south miami dade communities of homestead, Florida city and, the surrounding areas. Early head start/head start believes that every child, has the ability to learn and reach their full potential. Early learning and developmentally appropriate practices are provided to our children through individualized learning experience. Such experiences include cultural and language, literacy skills, social skills and other age appropriate concepts. In a center-based and age appropriate environment, le jardin focuses on school readiness practices, successful transitions, dual language learners, partnerships that provide extra-curricular resources to our children and families. Social/emotional educational services are provided to our parents through our parenting program sponsored by the children's trust. A research curriculum, positive parenting program (triple p) provides our instructors to help teach parents to build strong relationships as a family, manage behavior in a positive manner, and work with a variety of family structures.other services provided by le jardin include case management, health screenings, nutrition and peer support. Trained family workers also make referrals to educational, vocational, housing, medical, dental, and transportation. Le jardin ensures that parents are involved in their children's education and be a part of the decision making through parent committees, policy council and board of directors.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 79.2%; rating input score 79
• Program expense ratio: 88.9%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 10.7%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.9%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 14.7% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings