COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

B22Z

Classification

1000

Street

1520 HANOVER AVE

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Mission and programs · 2024

• PENNSYLVANIA'S OFFICE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY LEARNING (OCDEL) DESIGNED EARLY LEARNING RESOURCE CENTERS (ELRCS) AS "ONE-STOP" HUBS FOR EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE NEEDS. ELRCS PROVIDE A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR FAMILIES, EARLY LEARNING SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITIES TO GAIN INFORMATION AND ACCESS SERVICES THAT SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE AND EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS. THE ELRC HELPS FAMILIES FIND HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE THAT BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS, OFFERING LINKS TO OR INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES SUCH AS: INDIVIDUALIZED LIST OF CHILD CARE PROGRAMS BASED ON A CHILD'S SPECIFIC NEEDS, CHILD CARE WORKS, PENNSYLVANIA'S CHILD CARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM, KEYSTONE STARS, PENNSYLVANIA'S QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, REFERRALS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS LIKE HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START, & PA PRE-K COUNTS, INFORMATION ON EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES AND SUPPORT, FAMILY CENTERS, SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), AND OTHER SERVICES. THE ELRC WORKS WITH CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE OFFERED TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE KEYS TO QUALITY (STARS) PROGRAM. QUALITY COACHES ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE ON-SITE AND REMOTE SERVICES TO PROVIDERS. GRANTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS TOWARD QUALITY. THE ELRC ALSO ENCOURAGES PROGRAMS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CHILD CARE WORKS (SUBSIDY) PROGRAM, IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF ALL TYPES OF CARE IN EACH COMMUNITY. CSC OPERATES ELRCS IN REGION 11: BRADFORD, COLUMBIA, LUZERNE, MONTOUR, SULLIVAN AND WYOMING COUNTIES; REGION 12: CARBON, LACKAWANNA, MONROE, PIKE, SUSQUEHANNA AND WAYNE COUNTIES; REGION 13: BERKS AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES; REGION 14: LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES; AND REGION 16: BUCKS COUNTY. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST YEAR, CSC'S ELRC'S HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: SUPPORTED 132 CHILD CARE PROGRAMS TO INCREASE THEIR STAR RATING LEVEL FOR QUALITY, ADMINISTERED $205 MILLION IN CHILD CARE SUBSIDY FUNDS FOR OVER 25,000 CHILDREN, MADE OVER 10,000 COMMUNITY REFERRALS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES, DISTRIBUTED MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTERS TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS TO KEEP THEM INFORMED OF PERTINENT SYSTEM ISSUES/CHANGES AND TO SHARE INFORMATION RELATED TO QUALITY CARE, DISTRIBUTED MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTERS TO FAMILIES ENROLLED IN THE CHILD CARE WORKS PROGRAM, PROVIDING IMPORTANT SYSTEM UPDATES, HEALTH, SAFETY, AND PARENTING TIPS, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON LOCAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, DEVELOPED AND FACILITATED MONTHLY CHILD CARE DIRECTOR NETWORKING MEETINGS AND BI-MONTHLY COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH AND SAFETY TASK FORCE MEETINGS, ADMINISTERED GRANT PAYMENTS TOTALING $2.7 MILLION TO CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, IMPLEMENTED RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS ACROSS 5 ELRC REGIONS TO MINIMIZE THE INCIDENCE OF SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS OF YOUNG CHILDREN FROM EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS, PARTICIPATED IN MULTIPLE STATE-LEVEL MEETINGS AND WORK GROUPS TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES IN ELRCS ACROSS THE STATE, PROVIDED KEYS TO QUALITY PROGRAMMING IN ELRC REGION 7 VIA SUBCONTRACT.

  Expenses $222,376,374 · Grants $2,727,000

• HEAD START/PRE-K AND EARLY HEAD START OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY IS OUR NATION'S PREMIER PROVIDER OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO PREGNANT WOMEN, BABIES, TODDLERS, PRESCHOOLERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE LOW INCOME AND STRUGGLE TO MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF LIFE. WE SEEK OUT THE MOST VULNERABLE FAMILIES, THOSE AT OR BELOW 100% OF POVERTY, WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH POVERTY AND OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC CHALLENGES. WE PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION AND COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. SPECIFICALLY, OUR MISSION IS TO PREPARE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO SUCCEED IN LEARNING AND LIFE THROUGH INNOVATIVE, COMPREHENSIVE, LEADING EDGE SERVICES. THOUGH CHILDREN ENTER THE PROGRAM WELL BEHIND THEIR PEERS, OVER 80% OF HEAD START/PRE-K CHILDREN EXIT THE PROGRAM HAVING ACHIEVED PROFICIENCY IN DEMONSTRATING PROGRESS IN ALL LEARNING DOMAINS; SOCIAL EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, LANGUAGE, COGNITIVE, LITERACY, AND MATHEMATICS; POSITIONING THEM FOR A SUCCESSFUL ACADEMIC FUTURE. EARLY HEAD START, 100% OF PREGNANT ENROLLEES DELIVERED A HEALTHY, FULL TERM BABY. ON A DAILY BASIS WE PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTAL EXPERIENCES TO OVER 233 PREGNANT WOMEN, INFANTS AND TODDLERS IN EARLY HEAD START AND OVER 1000 (HEAD START/PRE-K) PRESCHOOLERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH, NUTRITION, DISABILITY SERVICES, AND FAMILY SERVICES TO THEM AS WELL. THIS YEAR OVER 1,100 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES RECEIVED IN PERSON AND VITAL EARLY EDUCATION SERVICES ON A VARIETY OF SCHEDULES. FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM HAD MONTHLY GROUP ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS EITHER WEEKLY (EARLY HEAD START) OR MONTHLY (HEAD START) HOME VISITS. WE ENSURE THAT EACH CHILD HAS ALL EARLY AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH SCREENINGS AND IMMUNIZATIONS AND RECEIVES AT LEAST 1/2 TO 2/3 OF THEIR DAILY NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF ALL CHILDREN ACHIEVED POSITIVE HEALTH STATUS BY OBTAINING ALL THEIR NEEDED SCREENINGS, AND 97.5% OF CHILDREN THIS YEAR WERE UP TO DATE ON ALL AGE-APPROPRIATE IMMUNIZATIONS. ORAL HEALTH IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT WITH 91% OF ALL CHILDREN RECEIVING PREVENTIVE DENTAL CARE. TWENTY-ONE PERCENT (21%) OF HEAD START CHILDREN, AND 44% OF EARLY HEAD START-SAFESTART CHILDREN HAD DISABILITIES, YET 100% OF THESE CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL LEARNING NEEDS RECEIVED THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION. THOSE CHILDREN WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS, SUCH AS ANEMIA, ASTHMA, VISION OR FAILURE TO THRIVE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE ALL NEEDED TREATMENT. WE PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO OVER 220 CHILDREN DAILY TO AND FROM THE CHILDREN'S HOMES. PARENTS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PROGRAM, AS WE WORK IN FULL PARTNERSHIP. WE ASSIST PARENTS TO IDENTIFY THEIR GOALS FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AND SUPPORT IN REACHING THOSE GOALS. THIS YEAR, 96% OF FAMILIES DEVELOPED AN INDIVIDUAL GOAL PLAN AND 99% PARTICIPATED IN HOME VISITS. WE PROVIDE PARENT TRAINING, PARENT INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND VITAL COMMUNITY LINKAGES TO OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES THAT CAN BENEFIT THE FAMILY. OVER 1,300 REFERRALS WERE MADE TO COMMUNITY PROVIDERS FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, FOOD, HOUSING, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. THE HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM HAS MAINTAINED ITS ACCREDITATION STATUS BY NAEYC AND ITS ACCREDITATION BY THE MIDDLE STATE ASSOCIATION COMMISSION FOR GRADES INFANT THROUGH FOUR. IN ADDITION, THE HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM IS DESIGNATED AS A PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE BY THE NATIONAL HEAD START ASSOCIATION.

  Expenses $12,485,445

• OTHER PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS

  Expenses $12,305,579

• OTHER CHILDCARE PROGRAMS

  Expenses $417,852

• OTHER

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $255,493,861

  Expenses

  $253,380,873

  Contributions

  $255,231,885

  Grants paid

  $2,727,000

• 2023

  Revenue

  $230,538,322

  Expenses

  $228,219,875

  Contributions

  $230,466,082

  Grants paid

  $2,580,500

• 2022

  Revenue

  $240,632,770

  Expenses

  $240,569,543

  Contributions

  $240,502,116

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $302,579,962

  Expenses

  $302,370,423

  Assets (EOY)

  $55,265,775

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $228,009,177

  Expenses

  $226,926,196

  Assets (EOY)

  $32,957,885

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $170,306,489

  Expenses

  $168,310,824

  Assets (EOY)

  $28,829,163

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $149,256,172

  Expenses

  $147,897,389

  Assets (EOY)

  $24,592,552

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $51,391,567

  Expenses

  $52,176,376

  Assets (EOY)

  $15,234,970

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $49,820,247

  Expenses

  $49,932,360

  Assets (EOY)

  $15,097,066

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $50,468,787

  Expenses

  $49,602,138

  Assets (EOY)

  $15,516,595

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $46,105,957

  Expenses

  $46,662,074

  Assets (EOY)

  $14,032,188

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $43,751,151

  Expenses

  $43,765,249

  Assets (EOY)

  $14,863,682

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $41,973,549

  Assets (EOY)

  $14,853,693

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• LEHIGH VALLEY CHILDRENS CENTERS INC

  $94,500

  2024 · CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD

• LEHIGH VALLEY CHILDRENS CENTERS INC

  $88,000

  2023 · CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD

• KUEHG CORP KINDERCARE EDUCATION LLC

  $72,000

  2023 · CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD

• KUEHG CORP KINDERCARE EDUCATION LLC

  $66,000

  2024 · CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD

• RIVER CROSSING YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSO

  $43,500

  2024 · CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD

• GREATER VALLEY YMCA

  $41,500

  2023 · CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD

• CHILD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF NEPA INC

  $34,500

  2024 · CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD

• CHILD DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF NEPA INC

  $34,500

  2023 · CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD

• LIFE SPAN DAY CARE INC

  $26,000

  2024 · CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD

• NORTHEASTERN CHILD CARE SERVICES INC TREASURE HOUSE

  $26,000

  2024 · CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• UNITED WAY OF BERKS COUNTY

  $317,566

  2023 · PARTNER AGENCY INVESTMENTS: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

• UNITED WAY OF BERKS COUNTY

  $186,566

  2022 · PARTNER AGENCY INVESTMENTS: CHILD CARE

• VOSE RIVER CHARITABLE FUND

  $175,000

  2023 · FOR THE BUILD HEALTH CHALLENGE 4.0

• UNITED WAY OF BERKS COUNTY

  $170,000

  2025 · PARTNER AGENCY INVESTMENTS: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ; RAPID RESPONSE GRANT: CHILDCARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM

• UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY

  $167,361

  2023 · DONOR DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT; PROGRAM OPERATING COSTS

• UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY

  $161,100

  2024 · DONOR DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT ; PROGRAM OPERATING COSTS

• UNITED WAY OF BERKS COUNTY

  $108,606

  2024 · PARTNER AGENCY INVESTMENTS: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

• UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY

  $96,912

  2022 · DONOR DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT; PROGRAM OPERATING COSTS

• LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $34,660

  2022 · EDUCATIONAL

• LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $31,390

  2024 · EDUCATION

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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