Better Business Bureau Report for
Child Day Care Association of St. Louis

Better Business Bureau Report issued October 2009
Better Business Bureau Report expires October 2011


This BBB Accredited charity meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and is a Seal Holder. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Child Day Care Association of St. Louis
Address: 4236 Lindell Blvd. Ste. 300
  Saint Louis, MO 63108
Phone: 314-531-1412
800-467-2322
Web Address: www.childcarestl.org
Also known as:Child Day Care Association
CDCA
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1969, Missouri
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: exists to provide leadership and innovation in promoting quality child care, successful early childhood development and work/family balance

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Child Day Care Association of St. Louis (CDCA ) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

CDCA was established by the United Way in 1969 as the central planning, training and coordinating agency for quality child care in the greater St. Louis area. CDCA helps over 11,000 families find child care each year and supports child care programs with training, professional guidance, resources and scholarships. CDCA assists families with children who have disabilities find inclusive child care settings and provides child specific guidance on serving children with disabilities to child care programs. CDCA provides funding and nutrition education to over 800 home based child care programs, feeding meals to over 26,000 children through the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, CDCAChild Day Care Association of St. Louis's program expenses were:

  
Child Care Resource & Referral 1,008,347
First Steps 791,385
Child Nutrition Services-Missouri 390,006
Child Nutrition Services-Illinois 217,795
Total Program Expenses: $2,407,533
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Andra E Schleicher, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $71,704

Chair of the Board: Jerry Schaefer
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: HRIS Manager, Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Board Size: 14

Paid Staff Size: 46

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals
Fund raising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $450,982, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on CDCAChild Day Care Association of St. Louis's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.

Source of Funds  
Agency fees received on behalf of others 5,456,475
Government support -First Steps 897,267
Government support-Resource & Referral 804,185
Contributions 244,321
United Way 206,661
Program service fees 86,120
Member agencies dues 27,324
Miscelaneous income 3,389
Interest income 690
Amount remitted to others -4,815,451
Total Income $2,910,981


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 91%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 8% 

Total income   $2,910,981
  Program expenses $2,407,533
  Fund raising expenses 27,843
  Administrative expenses 215,678
 
Total expenses   $2,651,054
Income in Excess of Expenses   259,927
Beginning net assets   449,557
Ending net assets   709,484
Total liabilities   501,715
Total assets   $1,211,199


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