2025-11-13T21:32:33-05:00 2025-06-30 Catherine H Halayko 7 Brookhill Dr Schenectady NY 12309 990 2024-07-01 141569614 Bethlehem Preschool Inc % James A Morrill BETH 5184638091 397 Rt 9W PO Box 4 Glenmont NY 120770004 JAMES A MORRILL President 5184638091 2025-11-12 true true CATHERINE H HALAYKO P01536216 5184416329 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 1696266 false X bethlehempreschool.com X 1975 NY Bethlehem Preschool, Inc. strives to provide excellence in the early care and education field since our founding in 1975. We serve infants through 6 year olds with quality programming on a full-day, year-round basis. 7 4 54 0 0 181994 74966 1544352 1593829 44803 27471 0 1771149 1696266 37159 23758 0 1460853 1423635 0 0 230815 252673 1728827 1700066 42322 -3800 869636 842798 175548 152510 694088 690288 Bethlehem Preschool, Inc. strives to provide excellence in the early care and education field since our founding in 1975. We serve infants through 6 year olds with quality programming on a full-day, year-round basis. false false 1632131 23758 1593829 Our only program service is to provide child day care and education for children ages six weeks to six years old. We are licensed by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. Our current license runs through November of 2026. We are licensed to provide care for 90 children on any given day. During 2024-2025 we served approximately 100 families and 115 children. We have six classrooms, each serving a different age. The classrooms provide developmentally appropriate, child-centered activities. Our program includes child-directed and teacher-directed play, breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack, outdoor play on our extensive playground, nap and rest time, and age appropriate educational instruction. We have an excellent reputation in our community. 1632131 true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true true true true false false false false false true false false false false true 5 0 true 54 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 4 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X Heidi Gray 5184638091 397 Rt 9W PO Box 4 Glenmont NY 120770004 Tara Rinckey Director 0.00 0.00 X 82268 0 0 Mary Morrill Executive Director 0.00 0.00 X 31713 0 0 Catherine Halayko Executive Director 0.00 0.00 X 24267 0 0 Eleanor D Howell Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Wayne W Halayko Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Parker Secretary-Treasurer 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nicole Stott Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kevin OBrien Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Stewart Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Heidi Gray Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 James A Morrill President 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 138248 0 0 0 false false false 74868 98 18505 74966 Child Day Care Services 624410 1593829 1593829 1593829 27471 27471 0 1696266 1621300 0 0 23758 23758 1204936 1164974 39962 130614 124592 6022 88085 85028 3057 6240 6240 33510 31551 1959 10296 10296 134819 131853 2966 2342 2342 6524 5438 1086 17242 16997 245 Food 40775 40775 Field Trips 925 925 1700066 1632131 67935 0 844711 812133 7990 12630 484081 466046 16935 18035 869636 842798 102935 112498 33204 39409 40012 175548 152510 X 694088 690288 694088 690288 869636 842798 -3800 0 X X false true X true false X 342739 332048 10691 141342 133998 7344 18035 1696266 1696266 1696266 1700066 1700066 1700066 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true Governmental Agency Financial Aid (Questions 6a and 6b) Bethlehem Preschool recognized the following Governmental Aid in 2024-2025:CACFP (Food Commodities $18505 Cash $23159) $41664New York State Workforce Retention Grant $33204Total Government Aid $74868(Form 990 Part VIII line 1e) Description of nondiscriminatory policy (Question 3) Our non-discrimination policy is published in advertisements in newspapers, on-line, and on our website. Additionally, it is in our advertising brochures and handbook. true Financial aid to families for day care services 6 23758 School tuition rates Monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) Bethlehem Preschool only provides grants to students currently attending the school. Grants are monitored via weekly tuition billing procedures. Additional Information for Schedule I Bethlehem Preschool provides partial tuition grants for families experiencing financial need. Families may be identified at intake, upon request, or as financial need is demonstrated. 21054 Financial Aid SH-SH Inc Boardemployees family members Lease of School Building false Supplemental Information for Schedule L Please see schedule O for further information. Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 Family and Business Relationships:Yes, three of the seven members of the Board of Directors listed on Form 990, part VII and both of Preschool Executive Directors are related to each other through family and business relationships. Eleanor D Howell (Board Member) is the parent of Mary H Morrill (Preschool Executive Director) and Catherine H Halayko (Preschool Executive Director). James A Morrill (Board Member) is the husband of Mary H Morrill. Wayne W Halayko (Board Member) is the husband of Catherine H Halayko. Bethlehem Preschool rents property located at 397 Rt 9W from SH-SH, Inc. SH-SH Inc is a Subchapter S corporation. This property consists of a school building, parking lots, lawn, playground and garage. SH-SH Inc shareholders are: QSST Frederick W Howell (Deceased)Howell Family Irrevocable TrustMary H and James A MorrillCatherine H and Wayne W HalaykoPlease see Schedules L and R for further explanation Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 This Form 990 was provided to and reviewed by each member of the Board of Directors via electronic mail prior to filing with the IRS. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c A copy of the conflict of interest policy is given to each board member upon appointment to the board. The policy and disclosure form are filed annually by all specified parties. Compliance with this policy is monitored by the Board President. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a Executive compensation is set by a committee of the corporation composed of at least four independent, non-related members using comparability data including, but not limited to annual surveys compiled by local, regional, or statewide organizations. The minutes of the Board of Directors will reflect these salary determinations. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b Executive compensation is set by a committee of the corporation composed of at least four independent, non-related members using comparability data including, but not limited to annual surveys compiled by local, regional, or statewide organizations. The minutes of the Board of Directors will reflect these salary determinations. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The Preschool will make public, upon written request, Form 990, all financial statements, all governing documents and the conflict of interest policy. In addition the Form 990 is available at guidestar.com Part XII Response or note to any line in Part XII Part XII Line 2 Part cBethlehem Preschool hired independent auditors in 2025 to complete audits of the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 fiscal years. The choice of auditors was reviewed and approved by the Preschool Board of Directors before the audit engagement. General explanation attachment Calculation of Lease Value:Bethlehem Preschool leases the school building from SH-SH, Inc. The parties to the lease periodically review the lease to be sure of a fair, arms-length transaction. As per the attached Market Consultation Appraisal:Lease value $9.27-$13.26 psf NETRent for 2024 was $6,750 per month. Rent for 2025 is $6825.Total rent for 7/1/2024-6/30/202 is $81450. Calculation: Building is 6274 sq ft. SH-SH pays for property taxes which were $8,248 in 2024-2025. The Preschool pays for repairs which were budgeted at $10,000 in 2024-2025. SH-SH Inc 397 Rt 9W POB 4 Glenmont NY 12077 141688754 Real Estate Leasing NY N/A S Corp 0.00000 false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false