Oklahoma Child Care Resource & Referral Association Inc

What it reported doing in 2021

The Oklahoma Child Care Resource and Referral Association (OCCRRA) is the lead organization to guide and administer a statewide network of child care resource and referral agencies (CCR&R). The Network serves communities by providing information, referrals, assistance, and consulting that improves the quality, affordability, and accessibility of licensed child care.FY 2022 presented continued opportunities to become creative in providing services to families and to providers during challenging times as the pandemic hindered in-person interaction and caused many to change structures regarding their family and work life environments - many changes meshing the two. The child care industry was impacted greatly by these changes. Fortunately, OCCRRA and our network of agencies were able to continue providing services to those in need, albeit, at many times, virtually. In the fiscal year 2022, the Network supported families by serving 2,855 children, ages 0-12 throughout the state of Oklahoma with free child care referrals and by responding to 2,444 free online requests to find quality child care to meet their needs. The CCR&R Network supports child care programs and providers by offering free consultation to enhance the quality of care. While assisting providers in their efforts to offer age-appropriate learning experiences in a healthy, safe environment that meets licensing requirements, the network offers support and best practices on how to provide a quality early learning environment. This environment is linked to Oklahoma Core Competencies and Early Learning Guidelines. This year the network provided 2,316 hours of technical assistance to child care providers; and offered 996 hours of certified training which was completed by 13,147 participants.The Infant Toddler Program provided technical assistance during the 2022 Fiscal year. It is a program which continues to grow and be embraced by child care providers. The program focus is on-site coaching of teachers in classrooms of children 0-2 years old. Each year OCCRRA provides up-to-date data and reports on child care for each of Oklahoma's 77 counties along with a cumulative for the entire state. OCCRRAs Child Care and Early Education Portfolio containing this data is published on our website annually. We are proud to keep community leaders informed on what child care looks like in their neighborhood and to enable decision-makers to create better policies for continuous improvements in Oklahoma's child care system.OCCRRA has been the recipient for three years of a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to increase access for parents to child care through subsidy. The first two years, we have worked with a local PR firm to create social media ads to engage and connect parents to child care programs and child care subsidy.Each year OCCRRA supports the Hispanic community by hosting a Hispanic Conference. In FY 2022 the conference was held in Norman, OK with 97 Hispanic providers in attendance. The year participants learned the basics of Pyramid Model from Yolonda Sosa, an expert in this topic. Her presentation was in spanish and she spoke about creating safe environments and preventing challenging behaviors in the classroom. Providers also learned some self-regulatory techniques to help children manage their own feelings. With dedication, the OCCRRA network endeavored to support a child care system that served all of Oklahoma's children in FY 2022. On June 30, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. OCCRRA dissolved in a merger with the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation (OPSRF). The work of CCR&R Network will continue under their direction.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 89.5%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 91.2%; rating input score 91
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • 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: 1.8%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.9%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings