Community Coordinated Child Care / 4C

Child and adult Care food program - sponsored by the usda's food and nutrition service, this program provides nutrition assistance in the form of training for food service personnel in record keeping and technical assistance as needed in order for the Child Care settings to meet the standards for the federal meal reimbursement program; Community Coordinated Child Care sponsored 72 family Child Care home providers in 17 counties that received a total of 506,784 in federal meal reimbursement in return for serving 271,829 nutritious meals and snacks to children in their programs. Community Coordinated Child Care also sponsored 36 childcare centers in jefferson county that received a total of 1,176,107 in federal meal reimbursement in return for serving 634,535 nutritious meals and snacks to children in their programs. Total revenue: 1,969,282 total expenses: 1,986,246 grants: 1,682,891

Training - professional development opportunities for childcare providers and parents are offered by Community Coordinated Child Care via face-to- face workshops, online ecourses, customized on-site workshops, Community conferences, communities of practice (monthly cohort meetings), etc. ; 4,229 participants from all over the state attended 1,259 unique training events where they were provided with a total of 3,157 clock hours of training. Total revenue: 781,960 total expenses: 753,323 grants: 0

Head start - the premise of head start is simple: every Child, regardless of circumstances at birth, has the ability to reach their full potential. Believing in this premise, Community Coordinated Child Care contracted with family & children's place to provide various coaching and professional development services to their greater louisville head start program - a free program that will ultimately help nearly 450 families each year by enhancing each Child's growth and development, strengthening parents' ability to nurture their Child, connecting families with needed Community resources, and providing children with educational, health, and nutritional services. Early head start is designed for income-eligible children from birth through age 3 and head start is designed for income-eligible children from ages 3 to 5. This year, families were able to choose between daily programs at six 4-c partner learning centers around louisville. Total revenue: 5,207,110 total expenses: 4,848,439 grants: 2,376,067

Public policy -- Community Coordinated Child Care long ago established a pro-active public policy program, with the goal of influencing local, state, and national childcare policies and serving as a voice for children and families. We carry out these program goals by identifying and developing resources for families and childcare programs; partnering with business, government, and communities to demonstrate that childcare is critical to social wellbeing and economic development; and collecting, developing, and disseminating information about childcare programs for young children and their families. Family Child Care network - Community Coordinated Child Care is one of five agencies in the state tasked with supporting and recruiting family Child Care providers to build and protect the unique Care offered by Child Care providers in their home. Our staff offer support and resources through the application process, assist with grant applications, and develop professional development opportunities specifically designed for family Child Care providers. Resource & referral -- Community Coordinated Child Care's information and referral programs match parents seeking childcare with local childcare providers that meet their family's needs. Our website provides 24 hour access to valuable tools and information about childcare services, training events, news, advocacy alerts, abuse prevention, etc. Shared services -- Community Coordinated Child Care also offers various shared services which provides a wide range of financial management, human resource and administrative support to childcare centers, and access to the Kentucky shared services on-line platform.