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          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
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          <ZIPCd>27983</ZIPCd>
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        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>Child Care Services</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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          <CityNm>Elizabeth City</CityNm>
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          <ZIPCd>27909</ZIPCd>
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        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>Child Care Services</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>504 Albemarle Street</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>Elizabeth City</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
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        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>Child Care Services</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Windsor Jumpin' Jacks Child Care Center</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>310A West Granville Street</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>Windsor</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>NC</StateAbbreviationCd>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Files of eligibility and attendance information are maintained. Information is received upon enrollment in the program and monthly thereafter to document the amount of payment due. Reviews of documentation are performed each month and updated eligibility information is required annually.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>See Schedule I, Part IV, Statement 1</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>See Schedule I, Part IV, Statement 2</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>See Schedule O, Statement 1</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>See Schedule I, Part IV, Statement 1</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The form 990 is sent to all directors via email prior to submission</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Each board members must sign a new conflict of interest policy at the beginning of the fiscal year. The form details the existing policy and has space for the listing of any organizations that the board member is affiliated with that could possibly present a conflict. The board member signs that form as being "true and correct."</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The Finance Director/CFO maintains a file on our network server of digital copies of the Form 990, financial statements, the state charitable solicitation license, bi-annual audit, and other documents that may be of interest to funders or other users. These documents can be printed, emailed or uploaded upon request.</ExplanationTxt>
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