2008 Report to the Community
a year of change and opportunity
Greetings!
2008 was a quite a year! We experienced
tremendous change as a nation, community,
and at Child Care Resources. Our nation’s
leader has been vocal about his support of
early childhood education and that’s good
news for our children. However, we all
(individuals, foundations and corporations)
faced significant setbacks as the economy took its
toll on our investments. The government was no
exception. Funding for quality child care and early
learning took a hit and yet early learning advo-
cates worked diligently, and collectively,
to keep as much government funding as possible
intact for our children.
CCR faced its biggest change in its history with the
move of its founding Chief Executive Officer Nina
Auerbach to Thrive by Five Washington as President/
CEO. I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside Nina during all her 19
years at CCR. Nina’s leadership has left a legacy of quality
services and a strong foundation that CCR is building
upon and growing. I enjoyed serving as Interim during the transition and now as the newly installed CEO I look forward to leading the
organization into its next phase of development.
Fortunately through these changing times, CCR remains strong in its
ability to meet the needs of the community’s children as we assist families in thinking through their care choices and working with providers to
improve their capacity to meet children’s needs. Now more than ever
we are relying on our staff to be nimble, innovative and
strategic in meeting community need. Additionally, we are
being intentional about cutting back without sacrificing the level of
services we provide and as a result have implemented savings where
appropriate.
I want to acknowledge how important your support
is in our ability to continue to serve children. We
value your partnership! We hope this report to
the community inspires and enlightens you
about the progress we are making towards
our vision to give every child a great start in
school and in life. After all, when our children
succeed, we all do.
Please feel free to contact me at any time with your
ideas and comments.
Thank you,
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Chief Executive Officer
[email protected]
During my school days “a great start in school”
was defined by how well a child knew the “3
R's” (reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic). These “R's”
represent the basic skills children still need for
academic success. Nowadays we realize that children
need additional “R's” to prepare for success in life: qualities like
being Robust, Reflective, and Resilient; qualities that will
help them thrive in the best and worst of times. The best
early learning experiences focus on the whole child
and help to develop skills as well as qualities.
Last year it became clear to me that in our uncertain economic
times, successful organizations also need strong fundamentals: a solid record of achievement as well as the
ability to be Robust, Reflective, and Resilient. I believe
these are fundamentals that CCR's professional staff has
demonstrated in abundance, and these fundamentals are
what allowed CCR to meet the challenges and
opportunities the year presented,
2008 Board of Directors
with confidence and optimism.
As you review the 2008
annual report, I encourage
you to take note of the many
innovative ways CCR has
responded to the complex
challenge of giving every
child a great start, in school
and in life. I know that my
contributions to CCR are being
wisely and responsibly used to
give all children the skills and qualities they
need to succeed.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want
to thank you for the many ways you have
supported CCR in its endeavors!
Warmest regards,
Trish Davis, President
Emily Anthony, Immediate
Past President
Peter Kline, Treasurer
Merrill Lynch
Michelle Terry, MD, Secretary
Seattle Children’s
Grace Alams
Grace’s Kiddie Corner
Christine Martin Bertany
HR Strategies International
Deborah Brown
Bright Horizons
Brett Burris
Peregrine Properties
Cesily Crowser
N. Seattle Community College
Mark Englizian
amazon.com
Natalie Gendler, Ph.D
Psychologist, retired
Nancy Greer,
Cascadia Capital
Amanda Hatch
President, Board of Directors
NPower Seattle
Doris Hill
King County, retired
Janet Levinger
Child Advocate
Laura Midgley
Community Volunteer
Dianna Peterson
The Boeing Company
Carol Ryan
Explorations in Math
Jule Sugarman
Child Policy Advocate
Rashelle C. Tanner
CRISTA
Sandy Teufel
Pacific Market International
Mark Usdane
Philanthropic Consultant
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Empowering Families
and Child Care Providers
Child Care Resources works directly with
families, of all income levels, and providers,
of all types, to ensure that every family can find
safe, quality, affordable child care and early learning
opportunities. Without it, children start school behind
and stay behind.
Family, Friend and Neighbor Care
“I’m watching my granddaughter in the day while my son works,” says Bill. “Raising
a girl was new to me and I was really out of my element. Then I discovered the Play
& Learn groups! Now we’ve both made new friends and are learning together.
Plus, I’m out of the house and get to ask a bunch of questions about parenting.”
Informal caregivers are a rapidly growing segment of child care, especially in a tight
economy as more people go back to school or search for a job. Yet, these caregivers don’t necessarily realize their influence or recognize the child’s need to be
ready for kindergarten.
CCR is a leader in advocating for these caregivers, also called Family, Friend and
Neighbors (FFN.) Last year, CCR was awarded a $300,000 multi-year grant from
the Kresge Foundation, a national funder, for our work in infrastructure-building
work for FFN in our state.
One of the ways we’re helping caregivers is through Play & Learn - facilitated play
groups for caregivers and young children and this model has emerged as an effective support for FFN. More than 80% of the participants reported changing
what they do with the children in their care. Operated by community organizations, they are spread throughout the county. Each Play & Learn group is unique,
reflecting the cultural community and the organization where it is located.
CCR developed the Play & Learn Network to support a growing number of communitybased organizations in all aspects of running a Play & Learn Group: curriculum,
facilitator training, marketing, funding opportunities, partnership brokering and
evaluation. In 2008, 27 organizations operated 65 Play & Learn groups in 10
languages for over 1,900 families.
About 60,000 children in King County, including as many as 50%
of the children in refugee/ immigrant families, are cared for
primarily by FFN caregivers.
CCR was voted the number one contractor for the past 4 years by
the busiest Community Service Office in King County. This office
covers the north end of Seattle, helping low income families move from
public assistance via the Work First program. Before a parent can go to
school or find a job, they need child care. It’s CCR Resource Specialists
like Kathy Schirman and Lesley Sanderson (pictured here) who the families call. The team conducts personalized child care searches and drives
the parents and children to show them child care sites. This support is
vital as child care availability north of the ship canal is almost nonexistent, especially for infants. In 2008, this team of three helped
610 low income families find and maintain child care.
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Provider Interaction Key to Quality Child Care
“All children born into this world are totally dependent on the relationships
they develop with their parents and their caregivers –the people who are closest
to them. These first relationships are the foundation for young children’s
development, particularly their social and emotional development.
Providers who work with parents and other caregivers of young children have a
unique opportunity to positively influence these first relationships.”
– Promoting First Relationships (www.pfrprogram.org)
When we think about quality child care, we sometimes forget that the most
important component is the interaction between caregiver and child. Over
the years, CCR staff has participated in the University of Washington’s Promoting First
Relationships, a program that focuses on supporting the social and emotional
development of young children through responsive, nurturing, and interactive
caregiver/child relationships. In 2008, several CCR staff received specialized
training with an eye towards bringing this provider/caregiver interaction skill set
to a new level in child care.
Program Stories and individual contributors, CCR
With support from The Boeing Company
is bringing intensive coaching to licensed child care centers and helping
them better support the social and emotional development of the children
in their care. The program also increases the ability of directors and teachers to
provide guidance to families. In addition to on-site coaching, center administrators participate in monthly trainings together so they in turn can better support
their staff.
The Child Care Search - More than a Database
When Reinette picks up the phone on the child care Information and Referral
line, she’ll be ready for anything. With 12 years at CCR, she’s well-versed and
she’s heard it all. Does dad need after hours care? Is it a mom starting a new life
after domestic violence? In that case we will help her access child care and
guide her to an agency specializing in this type of referral. Or, will it be a simple
call to give someone a password so they can conduct their own search of our
online database?
“The most challenging calls, and thus the longest, are with those looking for child
care in areas where there is simply nothing available,” says Reinette, “That’s
when we move right into talking about other solutions.”
Each call represents a unique scenario of someone piecing together a child care
solution. Reinette and others on her team listen, assess the needs of each caller
and turn to our database of 2,069 providers to provide the best possible options
for the family. CCR fielded 9,000 calls from families in 2008 (50% from
single moms and 50% from low income families.) In total, 7,542 fami-
lies received referrals to quality child care.
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Child Care Resources’ Vision and Mission
Every child has a great start in school and in life.
CCR leads efforts to promote equity for children,
community stability, and school readiness by:
• Helping families access and choose high
quality child and after school care.
• Partnering with providers and caregivers to
offer excellent care.
• Advocating for child care solutions that
strengthen communities.
Overcoming Challenges - It Takes a Community
CCR staff work with the community to ensure students pursuing early
childhood education achieve their goals.
Yelana, for instance, never lost sight of her desire to support her family
as a teacher in the USA. A Russian immigrant, she emigrated with her
young son via the “immigration lottery” - however her husband’s entry
was denied. Upon arrival she enrolled with the CCR Child Care Careers
program, started English classes and soon entered the Child Development Associate/Early Childhood Education (CDA) training track.
While in training to be a child care provider, Yelana struggled as single
mom. Her roommate unexpectedly moved out and she was not able to
cover the rent by herself. She lost her apartment and ended up in a
homeless shelter. With the support of case managers, her instructor,
and funding from CCR, Yelana was able to secure permanent housing,
complete training, earn her CDA credential, and secure fulltime employment. Now Yelana is earning $12/hour as a lead infant/toddler teacher
and she hopes to return to college in the near future.
Ongoing professional development is key to building quality. CCR offers
a myriad of opportunities for providers to improve quality via on-site
coaching, and technical assistance either online, by telephone, on-site,
or at our office. In fact, our staff delivered over 12,000 hours of
assistance to providers of all types to build and grow
the quality of their programs.
Professional Development Numbers for 2008:
Almost 5,200 child care providers/teachers participated in 541
professional development workshops and 8 early childhood
education conferences facilitated by CCR.
CCR supported 279 teachers as they earned credits towards a
CDA, AA, BA or MA in early education or early learning.
White Center Pilot Launch
The White Center Early Learning Initiative is one way that
CCR provides culturally relevant and comprehensive quality
improvement support. White Center is one of the most diverse
communities in our state and has one of the highest rates of
poverty.
The Child Care Careers program has dual
purposes: it helps low income, refugee/
immigrant women gain economic stability
while also increasing the availability of
high quality, affordable and culturallyrelevant child care. Congratulations to
these grads! Since 1998, about 450
women have enrolled in Child Care
Careers. Of those, most secure positions
in existing programs and about 20% open
a family child care business.
To further the initiative, our staff developed a comprehensive
coaching model and recruited 125 center directors, teachers and
family child care providers to test the modified version of Seeds
to Success, the state’s pilot Quality Rating and Improvement
System. While the statewide QRIS was suspended in December
due to state budget reductions, funding continued from Thrive
by Five Washington and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
enabling us to test the pilot system in White Center.
QRIS will provide support and incentives to child care providers
to strengthen their programs and help parents better understand
what quality care looks like and how they can make informed
decisions. Providers began requesting professional development
funding last year and started working one-on-one with their
coaches. The pilot continues through December of 2009 and we
expect to promote best practices as their child care programs
move along the continuum of quality. We anticipate these
findings will be utilized when the state eventually implements
a statewide QRIS.
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2008 Financial Statements
CHILD CARE RESOURCES
STATEMENT OF UNRESTRICTED ACTIVITY
YEAR END DECEMBER 31, 2008
Unrestricted Public Support and Revenue
Unrestricted Public Support
Government Contracts and Grants
Contributions and Private Grants
In-kind Contributions
TOTAL Unrestricted Public Support
Revenue
Employer Fees
Program Service fees
Investment Income
Other Income
TOTAL Revenue
Net Assets Released from Restrictions
Satisfaction of Purpose Restrictions
TOTAL Unrestricted Public Support,
Revenue, and Other Support
Expenses
Program Services
Management & General
Fundraising
TOTAL Expenses
Change in Unrestricted Net Assets
$3,872,846
459,978
56,537
4,389,361
62,394
206,095
45,808
10,204
324,501
1,685,725
6,399,587
4,972,904
686,901
478,974
6,138,779
$ 260,808
CCR received an
unqualified audit
opinion on our 2008
financial statements
as a whole from the
independent auditing
firm Jacobson Jarvis
& Company, PLLC.
To see the full audited
financial statements,
the audit opinion, and
the IRS 990 filing
please go to:
www.childcare.org.
In an effort to be good stewards
of our resources and the
environment, the 2008 CCR
Annual Report will be available
online at www.childcare.org.
Copies will be printed
only upon request.
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path towards positive
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Economics of Early
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Deborah and Donald Gallagher
Lucy Gaskill-Gaddis *
Kathy and Michael Gersch
Alvin Gilmore
Michele Glisson
Lisa Golden
Leslie Goldstein
Guy R.K. Goldsworthy
Debbi Gonzales
Cindy Goodwin *
Hiroko Goto and Yoshiharu Gemba
Jon Gould
Judy Grande
Mathew Greenwald & Associates
Judy Groves
Jodi Haavig
Jennifer Haddon *
Rita Hagan
Shirley Harper *
Amy Harris
Tracey Harvey
Elisabeth Vasquez Hein
Cynthia Hendsch
Deadru Hilliard *
Jane Hinton and Teriann Vaughan
Laura Holt
Jayme Hommer
Beverly Horner
Robin Horrell
Katherine Huber *
Becky and Scott Huntley
Carolyn Hutcheon
iGive.com
Dan Ibabao *
Jena Inghram
Kim Inman
Brianna Jackson
Charlotte Jahn *
Stephanie James *
Sylvia Jantz
Madeline Johnson
Duane and Erica Jonlin
Christina and Michael Jorgensen
Robin Kenepah
Loretta Kennedy
Mathuei Kenneybrew
Judi Keyser
Rachel Kim and Albert Chung
Kathy Kim-Juhn
Judy King
King County Kinship Collaboration
Sarah Kishpaugh
Roger Kjos
Joyce Carolyn Kling
Michelle Kondo
Bill Laaninen
Jill and Michael Langley
Suzy Lantz
Geraldine Lauber *
Rebecca Lawrence
Thu Le
Kathy LeBrun
Kathy and Samson Lee
Stephanie Lewis
Marjorie Lindsay
Laurie Lippold
Heike Malakoff *
Judy A. Matthias *
Linda Maxson
Celestine Lanier McClary
Eltrina McCray
Linda McDaniels *
Kathy and Neil McDonald
Jeanne McGuire and Heron Prior
Zoila Mejia
Colleen Meyer *
Leslie Harper Miles
Jeris JC. Miller
Shyla Miller
Laurie Milodragovich
Jennifer Moe
Jessica Mortensen
Tim Murphy
Barbara and Richard Myers
Mike and Thomas Naylor
Lan T. Nguyen *
Inge Nichols
Gordon Nishimoto *
Paul Noski
Molly O'Connor
Georgia Oistad
David Okimoto
Erin Okuno and Jesse Hein
Emily O’Neil
Natalie Vega O'Neil
Phebe O'Neill
Mari Ostendorf
Armilito Pangilinon
Edward M. Pasatiempo
Sonali Patel
Curtis and Claudia Pearson
Alison Alfonzo Pence
Rita Person
Kay and Carl Peters *
Suzanne Petersen
Rhonda Peterson
Penny Pfiester
Beth Pflug *
Heather Pitre
Janet Preston
Ryan Pricco
Debora Price
Prime Time Preschool
Heidi Prochnow
Mary Pruitt
Cikeithia Pugh
Elaine Bogan Ranson
Kristin A. Relyea
Lisa Richards
Jonathan Rickert
Nancy and Fred Ringenburg *
Philinda Robinson
Willow Russell
Tim Ryan
Lesley Sanderson*
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Leslie Savina and John Milne *
Kathy and James Schirman
Shirlee Schlemmer
Denise Sebastian
Jemal Seid
Joyce Sellers
Linvingstone Semakula
Emily Shaffer *
Hermes Shahbazian *
Joan Sharp
Patricia Shores *
Holly Simpkins
Velma Sims
Dawn Smart
Jeanie Smart
Shereen Smiley
Patsy and Peyton Smith
Lottie Sonthisay
Sound Promises for Children
Karen Sporn *
Natalie and Ben Stephens
Erica Sternin
Karen Strohmaier
Brenda Stuvek
Tanner Family *
Suzanne Tedesko
San Kip Thluai *
Maralyn Thomas-Schier *
Debra Tinitali
Doug Tolmie
Haina Tomas
Marna Towle
Michele Trimble *
Carol Van Noy
Lamonte Vaughn
Michelle Verner
Nancy Vernon *
Jonna Ward
Katy Warren
John and Lisa Welch *
Roman Welyczko
Laurinda White
Toni and Richard Whitfield
Joan Whitley
Liz Wilhelm
Acquinetta Williams
Che Wong
Holly Woo
Michelle Woo
Ruth Woods
Sandria Woods-Pollard *
Allison Wright
Meenoo Yashar *
Mike and Fery Yashar
Ed T. Yonamine
Lori Yonemitsu *
Elton Young
Erin and William Yount
Missy Zumwalt
Honorarium Gifts
Paula Brekke
Sheila Capestany
Kelli DeVitte
- all in honor of Trish Davis
FOUNDATIONS and
CORPORATE GRANTS
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Bank of America
The Boeing Company
Bright Horizons Foundation
for Children
Business Partnership for Early Learning
Discuren Charitable Foundation
Employees Community Fund
of Boeing
The Fales Foundation Trust
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Harvest Foundation
Hugh S. Cannon Foundation
Kawabe Memorial Fund
Kirkpatrick Family Foundation
Kirlin Foundation
Kiwanis Club of Issaquah
The Kresge Foundation
Laird Norton Family Foundation
Laird Norton Tyee
Lucky 7 Foundation
Medina Foundation
Opus Foundation
Pacific Market International LLC
The Seattle Foundation
Social Venture Partners
Thrive by Five Washington
United Way of King County
Catherine Holmes Wilkins Foundation
CORPORATE MATCHING
GIFTS
Amgen
BECU
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Goldman Sachs
Merrill Lynch
Microsoft
Starbucks
WAMU Employee Giving Program
WA Dental Service Foundation
Washington Mutual
GOVERNMENT FUNDING
U.S. Federal Government
Dept. of Housing and
Urban Development
Dept. of Health and Human Services
Dept. of Education
The State of Washington
Dept. of Early Learning
Martin Luther King Jr. County
KC Children and Family Commission
Cities:
Bellevue
Burien
Covington
Issaquah
Kenmore
Kent
Kirkland
Redmond
Renton
Sammamish
SeaTac
Seattle
Shoreline
Tukwila
Woodinville
In-Kind Contributors
Emily Anthony
and David Maymudes
Bank of America
The Boeing Company
Cathy Crosslin
Emer Dooley
and Robert T. Short
Golden Lasso
Gordon Graham
Groupee, Inc.
Jacobson Jarvis & Co.
Mari Jalbing
and James Robart
King 5 Television
Peter and Michelle Kline
Lakeshore Learning
Materials
Debra Lindstrand
Frank McSherry
Corinne Pann
ParentMap
Prophix Software Inc.
TechSoup
Ruth Warren Design
World Vision
2008 CCR Staff
Rebecca Abell
Angelica Alvarez
Reinette Arase
Nina Auerbach
Starla Bailey
Elizabeth Benedict
Li Bernstein
Carolyn Brennan
Laura Brosas
Angelica Chaisson-Cardenas
Lisa Conley
Katie Cooney
Danette Davis
Kelly DeForest
Amy Donnelly
Oriana Estrada
Adrienne Fatur
Sue Ferguson
Tina Ferguson
Kathryn Flores
Liliana Gaxiola-Cuerpo
Hiroko Goto
Deadru Hilliard
Marty Jacobs
Mike Kasprzak
Mary Keating
Loretta Kennedy
Fario Khan
Theressa Lenear
Stephanie Lewis
Kris Lowe
Valerie McCoy
Eltrina McCray
Faye Melton
Barbara Miller
Emily O'Neil
Renato Pascual
Lorina Person
Heidi Prochnow
Deeann Puffert
Char Rupp
Lesley Sanderson
Kathy Schirman
Caroline Shelton
Tom Slattery
Tilman Smith
Paula Steinke
San Kip Thluai
Amy Vasquez
Melissa Waters
Sarah Weir
Adrienne Wingo
Terrie Yaffe
Meenoo Yashar
Ellie Young
Table Captains
Grace Alams
Emily Anthony
Nina Auerbach
Elizabeth Benedict
Sue Bennett
Russ Bong
Joyce Bottenberg
Brett Burris
Deeann Burtch Puffert
Phyllis Byers
Lisa Chin
Ndudi Chuku
Cathy Crosslin
Cesily Crowser
Trish Davis
Mark Englizian
Katharine Fitzgerald
Kathryn Flores
Natalie Gendler
Laura Glass
Suzanne Haggard
Shirley Harper
Roycee Hasuko
Amanda Hatch
Stacie Hawkins
Abel Hewitt
Laura Holt
Karen Howells
Barbara Hurst
Marty Jacobs
Mari Jalbing
Stephanie James
Bea Kelleigh
Karen Ko
Tara Lee
Theressa Lenear
Janet Levinger
Larry Macmillan
Christine Martin Bertany
Terrence Meersman
Faye Melton
Laura Midgley
Monica Moline
Erin Okuno
Dianna Peterson
Carol Ryan
Caroline Shelton
Tom Slattery
Paula Steinke
Nan Stephens
Caryn Swan Jamero
Kelly Sweet
Rashelle Tanner
Michelle Terry
Sandy Teufel
Natalie Vega O’Neil
Ruth Warren
John Welch
Laura Wells
Adrienne Wingo
Susan Yang Affolter
Billie Young
“I have had such great reports back from the parents
I refer to you and how helpful you all have been.
Thank you for the work you do with these parents. It
is so great to be confident in sending people to a
great agency like yours.” - DSHS employee
Photos by Tom Slattery unless noted
The 2008 Annual Benefit Luncheon Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor:
The Boeing Company
Pacesetters:
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Laird Norton LLC
United Way of King County
Star:
Mel Ponder Photography
amazon.com
Child Care Resources
Seattle/North King County
Info/Referral: 206.329.5544
Provider:
206.329.5333
General:
206.329.1011
East King County
Info/Referral: 425.865.9350
Provider:
425.965.9033
South King County:
Info/Referral: 253.852.3080
Provider:
253.852.2566
www.childcare.org
Corporate/Foundation Hosts:
Boeing Employees Credit Union
Seattle Children’s
Erven Bong & Associates
Foundation for Early Learning
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Haggard Nelson Childcare Resources
Laird Norton Tyee
Pacific Northwest Montessori Association
Talaris Research Institute
Washington Dental Service Foundation
Advocates:
Cobos Group
Highline Education Association
Washington Education Association
Friends:
Heliotrope
Jacobson Jarvis & Company
Kaplan Early Learning
MCM — a Meisenbach Company
MAR Properties
Rogers & Norman
Challenge Fund:
Bank of America
Colymbus Foundation
Reed Coleman Family Foundation
Educational Legacy Fund
David and Cathy Habib
Horizons Foundation
Hyde Foundation
Libby and Steve Miller
Richard Mockler and Gini Lawson
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Thrive by Five Washington
Ruth and Todd Warren
In-Kind Contributors:
Essential New Discoveries; Golden Lasso;
Mari Jalbing; KING 5 TV; Lakeshore
Learning Materials; ParentMap Magazine
Child Care Resources
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Seattle, WA 98144
206-329-1011
www.childcare.org
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