EIN 91-1465046

Brightspark Early Learning Services

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
172
City
Year formed
1989
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Ccr's vision is that every child has a great start in school and in life. Our mission: child care resources improves all children's access to high quality Early Learning experiences by engaging with families, caregivers, and communities.
Also known as...
Child Care Resources
Total revenues
$26,439,891
2023
Total expenses
$26,784,812
2023
Total assets
$6,210,898
2023
Num. employees
172
2023

Program areas at Brightspark Early Learning Services

A young child, even an infant, is Learning every moment of every day. A baby's brain grows to 90% of its adult size during the first 3 years of life. Young children learn through observing and exploring their world, by using their senses, and most importantly, in nurturing relationships with their caregivers. We partner with families with young children to help them find and access high quality Early Learning programs and resources offered statewide. We also partner with Early Learning teachers who provide high quality care for all children in king and pierce counties. Brightspark helps families find child care that supports a child's unique needs, the family's values, and culture, and fits their work or other activities. Parents have many options for care, including care by a family member, care in the home by a family friend or nanny, licensed child care, private preschools and head start or eceap. Staff at Brightspark talk with the family about their needs and wishes for care; explain what quality care looks like, and then help in the child care search. If the choice is licensed child care, Brightspark provides a customized list of options. Licensed child care is expensive, so we help families find resources to pay for care. Children who get safe, nurturing play and Learning experiences are ready for school; those who don't are most often the ones who start behind and stay behind. In fact, 55% of children in wa are not prepared to enter kindergarten and the percentage rises to 75% among low-income children. Based in king and pierce counties, Washington working locally and state-wide, Brightspark helps build quality child care and Early Learning access for all children. Brightspark is a respected leader in forging and honoring collaborations and building innovative, nimble, outcome driven programs focused on building solid Learning foundations for all children.
Working with child care providers and capacity building: research confirms that for every $1 invested in quality Early Learning for all children, $7 or more is saved in costs of remedial Learning, teen pregnancy, incarceration, and rehabilitation. As a result, we see more graduates, gainful employment, and more stable communities. Brightspark supports all types of child care professionals as they provide quality Early Learning experiences for children. We know that the role they play for children is significant and we are committed to providing answers to questions, coaching and technical assistance to improve the quality of the child care program, and professional development opportunities to increase skills and knowledge through the Early achievers quality rating improvement system. From january - june 2022, Brightspark hosted 91 professional development trainings hosted by Brightspark staff trainers for child care providers in king and/or pierce county. Brightspark hosted a spring professional development institute for 143 child care providers. This week-long virtual event helped our child care providers obtain their required training hours.
Working with families: since 1990, Brightspark has served over 200,000 families. Brightspark has direct contact with families of all income levels and works with all types of child care providers as well as informal caregivers. A strong partner with non-profits, government, foundations, businesses, and individuals, Brightspark raises awareness about Early Learning, promotes best practices, and advocates for increased investments to ensure quality. Brightspark empowers families to make the best possible choices for their children's care. For fy 22-23, Brightspark made a significant impact: - Brightspark provided child care referral and information by phone and online for over 19,574 families statewide.- 1,937 families were supported through child care subsidies and service coordination support in our homeless child care program. 149 families from king and pierce counties received a childcare subsidy from brightspark.-brightspark offers Services in the family's home language, helps families find culturally relevant care, assists families that need weekend or after-hours care, or care for children with special needs, as well as afterschool care.- more than 3,734 ffn caregivers and parents participated in Brightspark supported kaleidoscope play & learn groups statewide. More than 47% spoke a language other than english at home. Our coaches and trainers supported over 1,800 child care professionals in their pathway to high quality.-more than 175 infant and toddler child care teachers benefited from the expertise of an infant/toddler coach, improving the quality of care given to our youngest learners.

Who funds Brightspark Early Learning Services

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
David and Cathy Habib FoundationGeneral Support$50,000
Liberty Mutual FoundationHomeless Child Care Program (HCCP)$30,000
Pricewaterhousecoopers Charitable Foundation (PCCF)Education$25,000
...and 13 more grants received

Personnel at Brightspark Early Learning Services

NameTitleCompensation
Phoebe SadeChief Executive Officer$198,867
Kathryn FloresBoard Member$161,854
Courtney Nolen-ViducichProgram Officer$147,198
Donny WilletoBoard Member$128,990
Laurie BohmEls Director$107,234
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for Brightspark Early Learning Services

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$25,999,488
Program services$434,393
Investment income and dividends$5,162
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-5,333
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$6,181
Total revenues$26,439,891

Form 990s for Brightspark Early Learning Services

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-01-17990View PDF
2022-062023-01-31990View PDF
2021-062021-12-06990View PDF
2020-062021-04-05990View PDF
2019-062020-02-06990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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OrganizationLocationRevenue
Achievement Centers for ChildrenDelray Beach, FL$7,313,313
Small Steps Nurturing CenterHouston, TX$6,779,988
Children and Families First (GCD)Greensboro, NC$28,598,362
Child Care CouncilRochester, NY$10,033,764
Child Care Aware of MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN$7,448,220
ChildhavenSeattle, WA$13,086,218
The Childrens CollectiveLos Angeles, CA$12,762,350
Child Development Support Corporation (CDSC)Brooklyn, NY$7,026,731
Porter-LeathMemphis, TN$30,223,871
The Baby FoldNormal, IL$19,366,755
Data update history
June 5, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
May 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,000 from Anthony-Maymudes Family Foundation
December 31, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from The Roots and Wings Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildren
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
555 S Renton Vilage Pl 280
Renton, WA 98057
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
County
King County, WA
Website URL
brightspark.org/ 
Phone
(206) 329-1011
Facebook page
childcare.org 
Twitter profile
@childcareorg 
IRS details
EIN
91-1465046
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1989
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P33: Child Day Care
NAICS code, primary
624110: Child and Youth Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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