2025-11-09T19:08:31-07:00 2025-06-30 990EZ 2024-07-01 381883874 ISABELLA CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER ISAB 9897720508 PO Box 723 Mount Pleasant MI 48804 Megan Goodwin Treasurer 9895065076 2025-11-09 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X X 98753 98641 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98753 0 0 78417 10495 7424 0 0 96336 2417 83385 0 85802 83385 85802 0 0 0 0 83385 85802 0 0 83385 85802 We provide free preschool programming for 4-year-old children from low-income families. Families qualify for enrollment based primarily on family income, using the federal poverty level guidelines, which include household size as a measure of ability to pay. If applications exceed available openings, family income and child needs are considered. Children at risk for later school failure based on recognized criteria such as pre-mature birth, single-parent household, chronic illness, and parental incarceration are given priority consideration. This is an overall summary of the Isabella Child Development Center Preschool. We provide a free preschool program for 4-year-old children from low-income families. The primary goal is to provide a developmentally appropriate preschool experience that prepares children for success in Kindergarten. A school-day program that meets 4 days per week, 8:30am to 3:30pm, is offered for up to 15, 4-year-old children the year prior to kindergarten entry. This is a change from our prior year where we served 3- and 4-year-old children in a 1/2 day program. Needs in our community have changed and a full-day (school-day) program fills a greater need in our service area. The program begins in early September and runs through mid-May and mirrors the calendar of the local school district. Developmental assessments are used at the beginning of the school year to assess individual child needs and as a benchmark for progress throughout the year. All children exhibit growth over the year, with notable progress in social-emotional development and language skills. Over 80% of expenses are for highly qualified staff to lead our early childhood program. The remaining expenses are related to early childhood learning materials, professional development of staff, ensuring safe learning spaces indoors and outside, and general administrative expenses to operate a state-licensed early childhood facility and program. Expenses for qualified teachers, a director, and a classroom assistant totaled $78,417 for the 24-25 school year. 0 78417 We provide a school-day educational program for up to 15, 4-year-old children, 4 days per week from September through May. Children attend from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. For the 24-25 year, we were only able to enroll 10 4-year-olds due to a late transition to full-day programming. Demand for 1/2 day programming in the local area has declined considerably. To meet the needs of children in our service area (primarily Isabella County) we transitioned from serving 3- and 4-year-olds to only serving 4-year-olds the year prior to their entrance into Kindergarten. The primary service provided is a high-quality early education experience that focuses on helping children learn to play and work in a group setting. Fostering self-help skills, self-regulation behaviors, emotional management, and cognitive skills strengthening are all integral to the program. While our primary focus is on the children enrolled, family and parent involvement are also important and a focus of our programming. Expenses beyond staff salaries to offer a full-day early childhood program from September through mid-May totaled $17,919. 0 17919 96336 Holly Hoffman Board Chair 5 0 0 0 Megan Moreno Board Vice-Chair/Secretary 1 0 0 0 Megan Goodwin Board Treasurer 5 0 0 0 Sandy Warriner Board Member 1 0 0 0 Karen Lee Board Member 1 0 0 0 Pam Hansen Board Member 1 0 0 0 Denise Isenbarger Board Member and Thrift Shop Treasurer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Megan Goodwin PO Box 723 Mount Pleasant MI 488040723 9895065076 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 NONE NONE 1 X 81248 78228 92146 98046 98753 448421 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81248 78228 92146 98046 98753 448421 0 448421 11 12 15 71 112 221 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 448642 0 0.99951 0.99961 X 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 ICDC Non-Discrimination Policy It is the policy of the Isabella Child Development Center to provide services to all eligible children and families. No child or family will be excluded due to age, color, disability, gender, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. The policy above is shared with families at the time of enrollment and is also included in the ICDC Parent Handbook. Marketing for our program is conducted through a regional preschool partnership that recruits families for all programs in the Gratiot-Isabella County area. Our first opportunity to share this policy with families is when they express interest in our program during their visit to the preschool. Schedule E, Part I, Line 4 Our program solicits enrollments through a regional preschool partnership so that independent marketing by Isabella Child Development Center does not typically occur. Consequently, we do not control the communications that go out by the partnership. As noted in the previous questions, we produce little to no marketing materials ourselves. We ensure that our non-discrimination policy is readily available to families at enrollment, is included in our parent handbook, and is displayed for easy access when children are dropped off or picked up from the program. Schedule E, Part I, Line 6 We receive grant funding through the Great Start Readiness Program from the Michigan Department of Education to support our tuition-free preschool program. We also receive support for our food program through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). To our knowledge, we have never discriminated against any child, family, or prospective employee through any of our enrollment or hiring practices.