Child Care Council of Suffolk thanks the following for their support of child care initiatives and programs:

President Barack Obama, Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Hon. Steve Israel, Senator John J. Flanagan, Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., Senator Carl L. Marcellino, Assemblyman Andrew P. Raia,

Assemblyman Robert K. Sweeney, Assemblyman Phil Boyle, County Executive Steve Bellone, Assemblyman William Lindsay, Hon. Kate Browning, Angie M. Carpenter, Hon. DuWayne Gregory, Hon. Frank P. Petrone, Hon. Susan A. Berland,

Commissioner Gregory Blass, NYS Office of Children and Family Services, NYS Department of Health, Townships of Babylon, Huntington, Islip,

Southampton and Brookhaven, AFLAC, Adelphi University, AllSector Technology Group, ACC Technical Services,

Ahmuty Demers & McManus, Esqs., Allen & Barbara Breslow, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Capital Payments LLC,

CSEA Long Island Region, CWA Local 1104, Crest Hollow Country Club, CDC of Long Island, Child Care Council of Nassau, Cornell Cooperative Extension,

DBL Center, Discount School Supply, Trevor Davis & Maureen Casey, Eagle Group Planning Inc., Early Care and Learning Council,

Empire National Bank, Estee Lauder Companies, Fine Olin & Anderman LLP, First Aid Depot, Family Service League, Farrell Fritz PC, Garfunkel Wild, PC, Girl Scouts of Suffolk County,

Have Dummy will Travel, Hofstra University, The Horace and Amy Hagedorn Foundation, ION Computer Systems, International Tee’s & More,

IBEW Local Union 1049, Lilo Leeds, Local 338 Long Island Federation of Labor, Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP

Long Island Community Foundation, Long Island Head Start, Macy’s, Mutual of America, Marc S. Zeplin Foundation Inc., Marks of Excellence,

Marshall & Sterling Insurance, Middle Country Public Library, NYS Small Business Development Center, New England Insurance Services Inc.,

Nawrocki Smith LLP, NEC America, Newsday, Park Shore Country Day Camp & School Panos Graphic Services Inc., Printers 3, Rauch Foundation, Stony Brook University, Suffolk County Community College,

Suffolk Transportation Service Inc., SCOPE Education Services, Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Violence,

Touro Law School, Toshiba Business Solutions, TMT Excel Communications, United Way of Long Island,

Walerstein Family, Wesnofske Family, Weeks Lerman

THANK YOU

2014 ANNUAL REPORT October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014

The Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc., is the not-for-profit planning and coordinating agency dedicated to making child care work for all of Suffolk County’s diverse communities.

OFFICERS Linda M. Armyn, President Thomas Buonaiuto, Vice President Patricia Quiason, Vice President Alicia Marks, Secretary Allen B. Breslow, Esq., Treasurer & Immediate Past President BOARD OF DIRECTORS HONORARY BOARD EXECUTIVE STAFF Al Anastasi Frances Brisbane, Ph.D. Janet Walerstein, Executive Director Hon. Gregory J. Blass Jennifer Casey, Esq. Enza Britos, Deputy Director Matthew Cohen, Esq. Erica Chase-Gregory Juanita Crowe, Fiscal Officer Ilene Sherwyn Cooper, Esq. Elizabeth Custodio Trevor Davis Linda Devin-Sheehan Kathleen Deerr David Dubin, Esq. Elizabeth A. Fitzpatrick, Esq. Vivian Viloria-Fisher ADMINISTRATION Vincent Frigeria, III Kathleen Giamo Christine Ahrens, Office Assistant Mary G. Garrote Roslyn Goldmacher Teresa Arellano, Office Manager/Executive Assistant Christopher J. Hilton Hon. Patrick G. Halpin Peter Li, Fiscal Manager Louis Hirschfield Hon. Kara Hahn Sara Pokross, Fiscal Administrator Nicholas J. LaMorte Roberta Hunter Michele Lauer-Bader Robert Keeler Cindy Pierce Lee Joan F. Kuchner, Ph.D. Caroline Levy, Esq. Thomas McDonagh, Jr., M.D. Laura Marques Douglas Sherer Nancy Olsen-Harbich Walter W. Stockton Deon T. Retemeyer, Esq. Audrey VanDeusen Cheryl Zimmer, Esq. Steve Zimmer, Esq. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES RESOURCE AND REFERRAL (R&R) Joan Rocchetta, Director of Educational Services Enza Britos, Director of Resource & Referral Services Penelope Amendola, Education Department Assistant Elisa Cusimano, Senior Parent Counselor Helene Aronson, RN, Health Care Consultant Christina Lightbody, Parent Counselor Janet Bernstein, RN, Health Care Consultant Nicole Marcial, Bi-Lingual Parent Counselor Colleen Farrell, Infant/Toddler Specialist Lillian Rivera, Bi-Lingual Parent Counselor Stefanie Gearity, Assistant to Education Director Emily Torres, Bi-Lingual Early Childhood Specialist Jacqueline Zaita, Early Childhood Specialist PARENT LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE (PLI) Danielle Asher, Director of PLI/PLTI REGISTRATION & INSPECTION Christina Flythe, Senior Program Coordinator Lois Long, Director of Registration & Inspection Services Elisa Simpson, Department Assistant Patricia Albertina, Senior Registrar Maxima Castro, Administrative Assistant CHILD/ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) Vanessa Crawford, Registrar Migdalia Melecio, Director of CACFP Services Colmore Elien, Field Supervisor Joanne Dunn, Field Representative Lorraine Gambale, Assistant Program Director Decenia Fernandez, Bi-Lingual Field Representative Sandie Gilliam, Senior Registrar Catherine Ferraro, Claims Specialist Denise Gilroy, Senior Registrar Antoinette Frumusa, Field Representative Windy I. Goglas, Senior Registrar Anna Maria Hodgetts, Claims Specialist Danielle Moore, Administrative Assistant Linda Muroff, Administrative Assistant LEGALLY EXEMPT PROVIDER SERVICES Gabriel Ogunleye, Senior Registrar Tania Reyes, Senior Coordinator Margaret Rajotte, Senior Registrar Mary Grant, Coordinator

Child Care Council of Suffolk thanks the following for their support of child care initiatives and programs:

Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Congressman Steve Israel, Senator Phil Boyle,

Assemblyman Robert K. Sweeney, Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory, Legislator Kara Hahn, Legislator William Spencer, County Executive Steve Bellone,

Supervisor Frank P. Petrone, Townships of Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip and Southampton, NYS Department of Health,

NYS Office of Children & Family Services, AFLAC, AllSector Technology Group, Alcott HR Group, Astoria Bank, Allen and Barbara Breslow, Bethpage Federal Credit Union,

CSEA Long Island Region One, Crest Hollow Country Club, Child Care Council of Nassau, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ilene Sherwyn Cooper,

CJ2 Communication Strategies, Trevor Davis and Maureen Casey, Eagle Group Planning Inc., Early Care and Learning Council, Empire National Bank,

Estee Lauder Companies, Fuoco Group, Farrell Fritz PC, Girl Scouts of Suffolk County, Gene Garrote, Have Dummy Will Travel, Hagedorn Foundation,

National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, Hurwitz & Fine PC, Kaplan Early Learning Company, Lakeshore Learning,

Long Island Head Start, Long Island Community Foundation, The Michael W. McCarthy Foundation,

Marshall & Sterling Insurance Company, Mutual of America, Mark S. Zeplin Foundation Inc., Marks of Excellence, Middle Country Public Library,

New England Insurance Services Inc., Nawrocki Smith LLP, NEC America, PSEG of Long Island, Panos Graphic Services Inc., Park Shore Country Day Camp & School,

Deon Retemeyer, Suffolk County Community College, SCOPE Education Services, Suffolk Transportation Service, Inc., Dr. Paul I. Saladino, St. Joseph’s Nursery School,

Touro Law College, Toshiba Business Solutions, United Way of Long Island, and the Child Care Council of Suffolk’s Board of Directors

THANK YOU!

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Support and Revenue Expenses

Government Grants 4,851,684 Salaries 1,879,932 United Way of L.I. 19,596 Fringe Benefits 446,908 Membership & Contribution 30,737 Total Personnel 2,326,840 Foundations 329,180 Training and Technical Support 120,956

Other than PersonnelOther Providers Reimbursement 2,419,548 Fundraising/Special Events 53,352 Office Rent 164,541 Interest/Other Miscellaneous 15,012 Office Operations 527,724

TOTALS 5,420,517$ 5,438,653$

(18,136)

Annual Financial Report 2013 - 2014

Excess/Loss of Support and Revenue Over Expenses

Government Grants$4,851,684 90%

United Way of L.I. $19,596 Less than 1%

Membership & Contribution$30,737 Less than 1%

Foundations $329,180 6%

Training and Technical Support

$120,956 2%Fundraising/Special Events

$53,352 1%Interest/Other Miscellaneous

$15,012 Less than 1%

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A MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD’S PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

What a year this has been – weather wise we have had to postpone or move meetings, workshops, etc. In spite of all the upset and delays, the Board has been working diligently to update our Strategic Plan, assess our services and evaluate the Board members’ commitment to the Council. We once again were renewed for Quality Assurance by Child Care Aware. Maintaining ourstatus nationally – which is not an easy task – and the recognition is to be touted as a greatacheievement. The Board and staff were involved and the partnership has been very strongand supportive. We both feel fortunate to be participating with such an active energetic Board. Our Parent Leadership initiative is going very well in five townships and expanding in the Towns of Huntington and Babylon to include civic engagement. We thank the Hagedorn Foundation for their unwaivering support and commitment. With the support from the Long Island Association and the Rauch Foundation, John Rizzo – Chief Economist has updated our “Child Care As An Industry” report and we are so pleased to show the strength of child care as an economic development issue on Long Island. We will have the report printed and available on the website shortly. Together we have been looking at how we do business, keeping on the cutting edge so we can best serve parent and child care providers of Suffolk County. We also thank those elected officials – Nationally, State and County who hear our issues and support our vision and mission. We are delighted to present our achievements to you. Linda Armyn Janet Walerstein Board President Executive Director

PARENT INFORMATION AND REFERRALS The Council received more than 4,010 requests for child care information Referrals for child care were made to 2,515 families Of the total referrals, 1,572 referrals were made to parents eligible for child care subsidies This program served 4,241 children 18 Information Sessions, including 6 in Spanish, were held in Commack The Council’s website, www.childcaresuffolk.org, received 1,658,680 hits

PROVIDER SERVICES: EDUCATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & SUPPORT 1,823 Providers received technical assistance 4,324 Participants attended 377 Council workshops, trainings and conferences 45 Providers participated in 8 Health & Safety trainings 171 Spanish speaking providers attended 18 trainings in Spanish LEGALLY EXEMPT PROVIDER ENROLLMENT SERVICES 55 Inspections were conducted of Legally Exempt providers 1,361 Parents and providers received information and technical assistance REGISTRATION & INSPECTION SERVICES 1,270 Inspections were conducted of proposed or existing child care programs 49 Complaint investigations were conducted for registered programs or possible illegal providers 24 New applications were successfully processed 59 Renewal applications were successfully processed 28 Safety assessment interviews were conducted and processed 12 Cases were referred to the Office of Family and Children Services for potential enforcement action ENROLLMENT FOR THE CHILD/ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) 318 Family/Group Family child care programs participated in CACFP, serving 2,872 children 856 Inspections were completed by CACFP monitors 9 Mandatory training sessions, including 2 in Spanish, were held in Commack and Riverhead 10 Spanish-speaking providers received individual enrollment assistance PARENT LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE - (PLI) Parent Leadership Initiative is offered in the following communities: - Huntington completed its 20th ser ies with 17 graduates - Southampton completed its 18th ser ies with 10 graduates - Islip completed its 13th ser ies with 10 graduates - Babylon completed its 6th ser ies with 18 graduates - Brookhaven completed its 3rd ser ies with 12 graduates

LONG ISLAND INFANT TODDLER RESOURCE CENTER (LIITRC) 1,039 Hours of specialized training was completed by providers who serve the Infant/Toddler population 126 Hours of Intensive Technical Assistance/Mentoring was provided to Infant/Toddler professionals CHILD CARE ENHANCEMENT “BABY STEPS” (TOWN OF HUNTINGTON) 826 Participants attended Baby Steps, a course that offers specialized training in the care of infants and

toddlers. This program is funded by the Town of Huntington.

Each year we marvel at the great energetic activity generated by both the Board and Council’s staff. Our focus continues to be in serving Suffolk County residents regarding not only child care, but the whole gamut of issues that permeate our industry and society today. We are an excellent resource and support for all families! The Board is engaged in promoting the services of the Council by supporting Parent Leadership Initiative (PLI), the Child Care Industry Report and advocacy efforts by championing our legislative agenda. Their activity is broadened by bringing the concerns of children and families into their professional lives and being a spokesperson for our issues, vision and mission. We still have enormous hurdles to climb, but with this concerned Board of Directors working with staff, we can be and are successful. We are most pleased to present to you our Annual Report and our achievements for this past year. Linda Armyn Janet Walerstein Board President Executive Director

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