Early Childhood Alliance, Inc.

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Name:	Early Childhood Alliance, Inc.
Phone:	(260) 745-2501
Fax:	(260) 744-3473
Address:	3320 Fairfield Ave
	Fort Wayne, IN 46807-1821
Report Creation Date:	April 22, 2009
Report Expiration Date:	March 30, 2011
Original Business Start Date:	January 1953
Principal:	Ms. Madeleine Baker, Executive Director
Customer Contact:	Ms. Madeleine Baker, Executive Director - (260) 745-2501
Incorporated:	October 1953, IN
Employees:	80 Full Time.
Type of Business:	Charity - Local, Child Care Centers
BBB Accreditation:	This organization is a BBB Accredited charity.

BBB Comments

Early Childhood Alliance is a partner agency with the United Way of Allen County.

Stated Purpose

The mission of Early Childhood Alliance is "Building better futures for young children by promoting and providing quality early childhood education and services for families businesses and early childhood professionals and the community".

Evaluation Conclusions

This organization has been evaluated according to the 20 BBB Standards for Charity Accountability.This organization meets all those Standards and is a BBB accredited charity.

BBB Charity Seal Participation

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Programs

Early Childhood Alliance provides services for families and professionals. Services for families include:

*Children's Centers-Providing quality early care and education for children, ages six weeks to six years. Cared for nearly 400 children attending our three state-licensed, nationally accredited Centers, with an additional 20 school-age children in the Downtown Center summer program.
*Book Buddies-An early literacy program for parents/caregivers of preschoolers. Worked with 192 families at 21 sites in six counties.
*Child Care Resource and Referral-Helping parents locate child care; offering support and resources for child care providers. The program assisted 2,228 families looking for child care.
*Paths to Quality-A quality indicator system for all types of early care and education settings. The system was adopted by the state and in December of 2008 the organization transitioned 200 child care programs to the Indiana Bureau of Child Care for implementation of the statewide model for 2008.
*Parents as Teachers-Building parent skills to help parents understand and nurture their child's development. 2,167 home visits by Parents as Teachers parent educators served 227 families, involving 316 children.
*Professional Training and Support-Providing professional development opportunities in the early care and education field. Provided 296 training sessions for the Child Development.
*Mentoring-Providing support and resources for family child care providers. Mentored 57 family child care providers.
*Child and Adult Care Food Program-Helping ensure nutritious meals and snacks for children in home child care settings. Worked with 115 family child care providers in 15 counties, representing an average of 1,900 children.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, Early Childhood Alliance, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Child Care:	$1,422,956
Training:	$239,567
Resource & Referral:	$352,364
Family Day Care Homes:	$733,855
Child Care & Early Education Partnership:	$161,992
Parents as Teachers:	$259,651
Mentoring:	$148,318

Total Program Expenses:	$3,318,703

Governance

Chief Executive Officer:	Madeleine Baker
Chair of the Board:	Edward Martin
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation:	Swiss Re
Board Size:	17
Paid Staff Size:	80 Full Time.

Fund Raising

Method(s) Used:

Early Childhood Alliance raises funds through direct mail appeals, internet appeals, grant proposals, special fund raising events, and through the United Way.

Fund raising costs were 2.79% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,486,974, are donations received as a direct result of fund raising activities.)

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.

Financial

According to Early Childhood Alliance, Inc.'s Audited Financial Statement for the year ended December 31, 2007:


Income
	Contributions	$156,680
	United Way	$196,116
	Grants-federal	$1,530,100
	Grants-other	$591,504
	Fundraising events	$7,651
	Program service fees	$870,926
	Investment revenue	$44,214
	Gain on investments	$11,787
	Miscellaneous	$4,923
	Total Income:	$3,413,901

Expenses			% of total Expenses	% of total Income
	Programs:	$3,318,703	93.54%	97.21%
	Fund Raising:	$69,369	1.96%	2.03%
	Administrative:	$159,812	4.50%	4.68%
	Other:	$0	0.00%	0.00%
	Total Expenses:	$3,547,884

Excess of Expenses over Income		$133,983
Ending Net Assets:		$3,150,333

* Excess for the year indicates the portion of income remaining after expenses.

Additional Contact Information

Additional Addresses

Downtown Children's Center
516 E Wayne St
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Tel: (260) 422-9990

Gethsemane Children's Center
1505 Bethany Lane
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Tel: (260) 482-8519

Additional Phone Numbers

Tel: (800) 423-1498

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