COMMUNITY DAY NURSERY: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
COMMUNITY DAY NURSERY (EIN 22-1553693)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201813199349320416
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-11-15T20:38:01-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN223006104PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MADDALONI NYDICK & KEENAN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line130 COLUMBIA TURNPIKEAddressLine1Txt
CityFLORHAM PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07932ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN221553693EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMUNITY DAY NURSERYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9736733710PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1115 SOUTH MUNN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityEAST ORANGECityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07018ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKATHY BURKEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone9736733710PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEVEN NYDICKPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00037969PTIN
Phone9738228080PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-05PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.151.62.20IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-05IPDt
IP Tm14:42:02IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdDAFE8F73C540F43D8FAD304B459E5748E7828B2BAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdDAFE8F73C540F43D8FAD304B459E5748E7828B2BAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKATHY BURKEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1115 SOUTH MUNN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityEAST ORANGECityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,397,699GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CDNEO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1879FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCOMMUNITY DAY NURSERY IS A NONPROFIT EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee36TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,881,246PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,872,172CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$44,678PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$44,907CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$20,429PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$158,082CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,300CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,946,353PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,076,461CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,668,280PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,813,684CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$434,308PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$439,135CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,102,588PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,252,819CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$156,235PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$176,358CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,200,788TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,327,555TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$102,591TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$117,725TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,098,197NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,209,830NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionIT IS THE MISSION OF COMMUNITY DAY NURSERY TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH EACH CHILD'S POTENTIAL FOR EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT IS NURTURED. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,738,352ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$35,639RevenueAmt
DescPROVIDE PRESCHOOL, DAY CARE AND FAMILY COUNSELING PROGRAMS IN THE EAST ORANGE AREA. SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT-SCHEDULE O.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$69,561ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$9,268RevenueAmt
DescSUMMER PROGRAM:DURING THE SUMMER OF 2017, 56 CHILDREN ATTENDED OUR SUMMER CAMP FROM JUNE 27 THROUGH AUGUST 26. FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS WE HAVE INVITED CHILDREN WHO HAVE ENROLLED FOR SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS OF OUR SUMMER PROGRAM. THE SMALLER CLASS SIZE AND RELAXED PROGRAM ALLOWS THEM TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH OUR STAFF AND DAILY SCHEDULE. THEY ALSO MAKE A FEW FRIENDS. WE FOUND THAT THIS MINIMIZES THE NUMBER OF "MELTDOWNS" ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. WE ALSO WELCOMED BACK CHILDREN WHO HAD FINISHED KINDERGARTEN IN JUNE, IN ADDITION TO OUR THREE AND FOUR YEAR-OLDS. OUR LICENSE FROM THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY ALLOWS US TO CARE OF CHILDREN FROM TWO YEARS UNTIL SIX YEARS OF AGE. OUR SUMMER CAMP STAFFING PATTERN INCORPORATES STAGGERED HOURS DURING THE SUMMER. THIS ALLOWS TEACHERS AND ASSISTANTS WHO WANT TO WORK TO EARN SOME REVENUE DURING THE SUMMER.THIS YEAR WE STARTED A YOGA CLASS DURING THE SUMMER TO WHICH THE CHILDREN RESPONDED ENTHUSIASTICALLY. (THERE ARE PICTURES OF THAT CLASS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE: COMMUNITY DAY NURSERY EAST ORANGE.) WE ALSO CONTINUED A PROGRAM OF WEEKLY MORNING FIELD TRIPS (WHICH INCLUDED SOME "IN HOUSE" EXPERIENCES) IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FROM OUR PARENTS. THE TRIPS INCLUDED: KIDZ VILLAGE AND THE EAGLE ROCK ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER. WE ALSO HAD SHOP RITE WITH A HEALTHY CHOICE PROGRAM THAT ALLOWED CHILDREN TO TASTE NEW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND JACK'S PETTING ZOO IN OUR PARKING LOT, THE LIZARD GUYS BROUGHT LIVE ANIMALS AND TALKED TO THE CHILDREN DURING A PROGRAM IN OUR LOBBY. OUR TEACHERS HAD WRITTEN THE SUMMER CURRICULUM DEDICATING THE DAYS OF THE WEEK TO CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. MONDAYS WERE FOR EXPLORING ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECTS AND ON FRIDAYS THE CHILDREN HAD COOKING EXPERIENCES. WEDNESDAYS WERE FIELD TRIPS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,807,913TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document6IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee36EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KATHY BURKEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9736733710PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1115 SOUTH MUNN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityEAST ORANGECityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07018ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RICHARD GREENE
PRESIDENT4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHESTER R BANKS
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
REGINALD DAVIS
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID W RAMSAY
TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROXANNE WILLIAMS
SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELENA BRANCH
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORMA J MACKEY
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACQUELINE YOUNG
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLEMENTIS GITTENS
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNETE HALE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUZANNE MCKAY
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW BARROW
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY BURKE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$113,232$0$17,291
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$113,232TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$17,291TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$1,025FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,824,200GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$46,947AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,872,172TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM FEESDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$44,907TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$44,907RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$44,907TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$115,968TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$115,968ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$359,527SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$317,413SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$42,114SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$42,114TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$42,114ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$5,125FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,025ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$3,825FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,300TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,300ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,076,461TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$44,907RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$159,382ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,475TotalAmt
Program Services$95,606ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,869ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,177,353TotalAmt
Program Services$954,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$223,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,611TotalAmt
Program Services$39,915ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,696ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$345,782TotalAmt
Program Services$321,476ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,306ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,463TotalAmt
Program Services$96,757ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,706ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,836TotalAmt
Management And General$3,836ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,730TotalAmt
Management And General$50,730ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,519TotalAmt
Management And General$13,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,531TotalAmt
Program Services$27,562ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,969ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,684TotalAmt
Program Services$40,547ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,263TotalAmt
Program Services$21,010ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,253ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,400TotalAmt
Management And General$17,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$103,425$82,740$20,685
FOOD$90,794$90,794
CLASS ACTIVITIES$26,529$26,529
TRAINING$12,424$10,776$1,648

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,252,819TotalAmt
Program Services$1,807,913ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$444,906ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$138,444BOYAmt
EOY$11,318EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,068BOYAmt
EOY$22,650EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,777BOYAmt
EOY$26,479EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,706BOYAmt
EOY$35,030EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,360,278LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$976,856LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$378,547BOYAmt
EOY$383,422EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,624,246BOYAmt
EOY$3,848,656EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,200,788BOYAmt
EOY$4,327,555EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,913BOYAmt
EOY$24,795EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,678BOYAmt
EOY$92,930EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,591BOYAmt
EOY$117,725EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,098,197BOYAmt
EOY$4,209,830EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,098,197BOYAmt
EOY$4,209,830EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,200,788BOYAmt
EOY$4,327,555EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$176,358ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$289,874NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,883OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,838,824CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,909,899CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,825,096CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,881,246CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,872,172CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,327,237TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,838,824CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,909,899CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,825,096CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,881,246CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,872,172CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,327,237TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$9,327,237PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$139,977CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$179,356CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$132,716CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$95,695CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$115,968CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$663,712TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$9,990,949TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$187,824GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93360PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93310PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$82,550OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$82,550BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,180,613OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$910,366DepreciationAmt
Book Value$270,247BookValueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$57,698OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$39,079DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,619BookValueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$39,417OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$27,411DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,006BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$383,422TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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DescINVESTMENTS IN VARIOUS SECURITIESDesc
Book Value$3,848,656BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$3,848,656TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

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DescACCRUED WAGES AND VACATIONDesc
Amt$92,930Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$92,930TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,364,454TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$289,876NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$1,883OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$287,993RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,076,461RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,076,461TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,274,361TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$21,542OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$21,542ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,252,819ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,252,819TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT EXPENSES OF SPECIAL EVENTS REPORTED ON PART I LINE 9B -1,883.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DEPRECIATION 21,542.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1(CONTINUED FROM FROM 990, PAGE 1) OFFERING A HIGH QUALITY FULL DAY PRESCHOOL EDUCATION TO THE CHILDREN OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY. COMMUNITY DAY NURSERY HAS BEEN SERVING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES SINCE 1897. WE BELIEVE HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ENSURES CHILDREN TO BE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. WE ARE ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN WHICH MEANS WE MEET THE HIGH STANDARDS SET TO ENSURE CHILDREN WILL BE SAFE, HEALTHY, AND LEARNING EACH DAY. OUR CERTIFIED TEACHERS HAVE DEGREES AND ARE WELL TRAINED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD. THEY BUILD CARING RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH CHILD, AND PLAN ACTIVITIES THAT ARE FUN AND CHALLENGING. ONGOING ASSESSMENT ENSURES CHILDREN CONTINUE TO LEARN AND DEVELOP.
FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS(CONTINUED FROM FORM 990, PAGE 2 LINE 1) IT IS OUR GOAL TO STRENGTHEN A COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF PARENTING SERVICES AND GROUP ACTIVITIES.
FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS(CONTINUED FROM FORM 990, PAGE 2 LINE 4A) THIS YEAR COMMUNITY DAY NURSERY (CDN) CELEBRATED OUR 120TH YEAR OF PROVIDING EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE SERVICES FOR THIS COMMUNITY. THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE CONTINUES TO CHALLENGE OUR COMMITMENT TO HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES. THE SEVERELY RESTRICTED STATE FUNDING FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (NJDHS) CONTINUES TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE OUR OPERATING FUNDS. THE REGULATIONS, ORIGINALLY ADOPTED IN 2011 BY THE NJDHS, HAD BEEN REVISED IN 2014 AND SERIOUSLY RESTRICT ACCESS TO CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES FOR OUR FAMILIES WHO NEED CHILDCARE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL (FROM 7:00AM UNTIL 8:30AM AND FROM 3:00PM UNTIL 6:00PM). WE HAVE SEEN THIS "WRAP-AROUND SUBSIDY" FOR THE CHILDCARE PORTION OF OUR DAY/YEAR GO FROM 100% PARTICIPATION FOR ALL 120 FAMILIES DURING THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS OF THE PUBLIC PRESCHOOL PROGRAM TO OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT OF 24 CHILDREN QUALIFYING FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2017. THE CURRENT SYSTEM THAT DETERMINES ELIGIBILITY DOES SO FOR A PERIOD THAT CAN RANGE FROM TWO WEEKS TO SEVERAL MONTHS. ALSO, THE SUBSIDY CAN BE STOPPED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE IN THE EVENT THAT A PARENT IS NOT WORKING OR IN SCHOOL FOR THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF HOURS. THIS CONTINUES TO MAKE ACCURATELY ESTIMATING REVENUE FOR THE BUDGET IMPOSSIBLE. ALSO, THE MODEL FOR CHILDCARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE PROVIDES PAYMENT TO CHILDCARE FACILITIES FOR FOUR HOURS PER DAY (BOTH BEFORE AND AFTERCARE) NO MATTER HOW MUCH TIME THE FAMILIES ACTUALLY NEED THEIR CHILD TO BE IN CARE. SOME OF OUR CHILDREN ARE HERE BEFORE SCHOOL FROM 7:00AM UNTIL SCHOOL STARTS AT 8:30 AND AFTER SCHOOL FROM 3:00PM UNTIL WE CLOSE AT 6:00PM. IN ORDER TO BE RESPONSIVE TO OUR FAMILIES, WE HAVE OFFERED A "MENU" OF CHILDCARE SERVICES, SO A FAMILY THAT NEEDS CHILDCARE BEFORE SCHOOL DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE AFTER SCHOOL PORTION OF THE PROGRAM AND VICE VERSA. THE NUMBER OF PARENTS WHO ARE PAYING FOR WRAP-AROUND CARE AND THOSE WHO HAVE QUALIFIED FOR SUBSIDIES IS IN A CONSTANT STATE OF FLUX. AT THE END OF DECEMBER WE HAD 24. NEXT MONTH WE MAY HAVE MORE OR FEWER WHO WILL QUALIFY FOR STATE AID, BUT BASED ON OUR DEMOGRAPHIC, PROBABLY NOT MORE THAN 20% AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WHEN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED THE AFFECT THE CHANGE IN REGULATIONS WOULD HAVE, THEY ESTIMATED OUR WRAP-AROUND POPULATION WOULD BE AT 50%. WE CONTINUE TO SEE A LARGE NUMBER OF CHILDCARE CENTERS CLOSING AROUND THE STATE DUE TO THESE REDUCTIONS IN FUNDING. THIS 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACH FULL ENROLLMENT AT 120 CHILDREN. FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE WE HAD 110 CHILDREN ATTENDING THE SCHOOL. WE LOST APPROXIMATELY $37,000 IN FUNDING FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM BECAUSE THE CONTRACT ONLY ALLOWS US TO HAVE EIGHT SLOTS EMPTY CURRENTLY 53 THREE-YEAR OLD AND 67 FOUR-YEAR OLD EAST ORANGE RESIDENTS ATTEND SCHOOL HERE FROM 8:30AM UNTIL 3:00PM. THE MAJORITY OF OUR CHILDREN, 72 ARE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN DESCENT. TEN ARE AFRICAN, 21 ARE HISPANIC, SEVEN ARE CARIBBEAN THREE ARE GUYANESE, ONE BRITISH, THREE ASIAN AND ONE CAUCASIAN. THERE ARE 61 GIRLS AND 57 BOYS. OF THE CHILDREN ENROLLED, 97% ARE FROM FAMILIES THAT QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED MEALS THROUGH THE FDA CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM. WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR BILINGUAL SPANISH/ENGLISH CLASSROOMS AND ONE HAITIAN CREOLE/ENGLISH CLASS (OUT OF EIGHT CLASSES) AS THE LATINO POPULATION IN EAST ORANGE HAS BEEN GROWING. BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF SPANISH-SPEAKING STAFF WE EMPLOY, INCLUDING A FAMILY ACTIVITY COORDINATOR, PARENTS FEEL WELCOMED AND CARED FOR WHEN THEY ENTER OUR BUILDING. THE SISTERS, BROTHERS AND COUSINS OF CHILDREN THAT ATTENDED CDN CONTINUE TO REQUEST OUR CENTER WHEN ENROLLING. IN THREE CLASSROOMS THE LEAD TEACHER IS BILINGUAL WITH AN ENGLISH-SPEAKING ASSISTANT AND IN THE FOURTH CLASS THE TEACHER ASSISTANT IS BILINGUAL/SPANISH WITH AN ENGLISH-SPEAKING LEAD TEACHER. WE ALSO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL TEACHER ASSISTANT AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ON STAFF WHO ARE BILINGUAL HAITIAN CREOLE-ENGLISH. CURRENTLY 23 FAMILIES QUALIFY FOR VOUCHERS WHILE 25 FAMILIES PAY FOR CARE. FOR THE CHILDREN WHO ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, WE EMPLOY OUR TEACHER ASSISTANTS ON AN HOURLY BASIS (3:30PM - 6:00PM). WE ALSO GIVE FIRST PRIORITY TO OUR STAFF WHEN WE HIRE SUMMER PROGRAM STAFF MEMBERS. THROUGH OUR VIGOROUS MARKETING EFFORTS AND MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH THE EAST ORANGE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEPARTMENT AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, WE STARTED OUT SCHOOL YEAR FULLY ENROLLED. IN ADDITION TO A FULL-TIME, TWELVE-MONTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH A STATE OF NEW JERSEY PRINCIPALS' CERTIFICATE, A FULL-TIME ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (FORMERLY EMPLOYED BY THE STATE OF NJ DEPARTMENT OF CHILDCARE LICENSING) AND A FULL TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, CDN EMPLOYS EIGHT DEGREED, STATE-CERTIFIED TEACHERS (THREE WITH MASTER DEGREES), TEN TEACHER ASSISTANTS WHO WORK TEN-MONTHS (SEPTEMBER THROUGH JUNE) FOR SEVEN HOURS PER DAY AND THREE PARAPROFESSIONAL FAMILY SUPPORT STAFF. OUR COOK ALSO PREPARES ALL OF OUR MEALS, FROM FRESH INGREDIENTS, IN OUR KITCHEN WITH THE HELP OF THE KITCHEN ASSISTANT. WE EMPLOY A FULL-TIME MAINTENANCE MAN WHO ALSO ACTS AS A SECURITY GUARD. OUR COLLABORATION WITH SAINT VINCENT ACADEMY CONTINUES TO WELCOME YOUNG LADIES IN OUR CLASSROOMS AS VOLUNTEERS ONE MORNING PER WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND FOUR HOURS PER DAY DURING THEIR SPRING BREAK. CDN PROVIDES ASSESSMENT FEEDBACK ON THE STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE TO THEIR SUPERVISOR. WE CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE AND HOSTED ANOTHER TEACHER FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH THE SPRING FOR HER STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE. THE EAST ORANGE SCHOOL DISTRICT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO REQUIRE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TOOLS OF THE MIND CURRICULUM FOR THE FOURTH YEAR. OUR CHILDREN ARE IN SCHOOL FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND A SNACK DAILY. MOST OF THE FUNDING FOR THE FOOD, FOOD WORKERS' SALARIES AND BENEFITS AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM COMES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THROUGH THE CHILD AND ADULT FOOD CARE PROGRAM. WE ALSO RECEIVE A FOOD STIPEND AND A PERCENTAGE OF THE SALARY/BENEFITS FOR THE COOK FROM THE EAST ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION. HOWEVER, TO MAINTAIN THE HIGH QUALITY OF THE FOOD THAT IS PREPARED ALSO REQUIRES ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM PRIVATE SPONSORS. PROGRAM FOR PARENTS: OUR FAMILY WORKERS CONTINUE TO HOST MONTHLY PARENT MEETINGS THAT INTRODUCE PARENTS TO THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM WE ARE CONTINUING OUR LITERACY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH GRANTS PROVIDED BY FIRST BOOK, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CONNECTS BOOK PUBLISHERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO NEW BOOKS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED. SO MUCH RESEARCH REGARDING THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC SCHOOL READINESS GAPS INDICATES THAT QUALITY PARENTAL LINGUISTIC INTERACTION IN THE HOME IS CRUCIAL TO READINESS AT SCHOOL ENTRY AND FURTHER ACADEMIC SUCCESS. ONE OF THE INDICATORS OF SUCCESS IN SCHOOL READINESS USED BY MANY RESEARCHERS IS THE NUMBER OF THE BOOKS IN THE HOME. WE WANT OUR FAMILIES TO HAVE HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERATURE AVAILABLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. EACH YEAR DURING JANUARY WE SEND HOME MARTIN'S BIG WORDS BY DOREEN RAPPAPORT. IT IS A BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED AND ELEGANTLY TOLD STORY OF THE REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. APPROPRIATE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. ON BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT, HELD OCTOBER 4TH THIS YEAR, 57 PARENTS CAME TO THEIR CHILD'S CLASSROOM TO MEET WITH THE TEACHING TEAM AND LEARNED HOW TO SUPPORT THE EARLY LEARNING EXPERIENCE ABOUT THE TOOLS OF THE MIND CURRICULUM AS WELL AS HOW THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S LEARNING AT HOME. ON SEPTEMBER 19 WE COOPERATED WITH A DISTRICT WIDE INITIATIVE, CALLING ALL DADS. EVERY DAD WHO BROUGHT THEIR CHILD TO SCHOOL HAD HIS PICTURE TAKEN AND POSTED ON OUR LOBBY WALL AS WELL AS OUR FACEBOOK PAGE: COMMUNITY DAY NURSERY EAST ORANGE. EACH CHILD WAS GIVEN A TOTE BAG AND A COPY OF THE BOOK: JUST ME AND MY DAD BY MERCER MAYER. WE HAVE CONTINUED OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE EAST ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO MAKE IT EASY FOR PARENTS TO GET LIBRARY CARDS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THEY FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK WITH US AND WE GET THE CARDS AND HAND THEM OUT ALONG WITH BOOK LISTS SUGGESTING EXCELLENT EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERATURE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS: THIS YEAR IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE A LARGE HVAC COMPONENT THAT INCLUDED A NEW HEAT PUMP LOCATED ON THE ROOF VIA A CRANE AND EXTENSIVE DUCTWORK (FIBERGLASS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN 1974). WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON PLANNING TO REPLACE THE SAME DUCTWORK IN FOUR MORE CLASSROOMS. WE ALSO REPLACED ONE OF OUR ORIGINAL" PLAYGROUND STRUCTURES AS IT HAD BECOME DANGEROUS AND WAS RECENTLY DAMAGED FURTHER BY VANDALS. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND PICTURES OF THE PROGRAMS PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: WWW.CDNEO.ORG AND OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AT: COMMUNITY DAY NURSERY EAST ORANGE
FORM 990, PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT)PROGRAM FOR PARENTS: OUR FAMILY WORKERS CONTINUE TO HOST MONTHLY PARENT MEETINGS USING THE PARENTING NOW! CURRICULUM PURCHASED IN MARCH 2003. SOME TOPICS ARE: FAMILY VALUES, DISCIPLINE TOOLS, STRESS AND COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR CHILD. WE ARE CONTINUING OUR LITERACY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH GRANTS PROVIDED BY FIRST BOOK, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CONNECTS BOOK PUBLISHERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO NEW BOOKS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED. MUCH RESEARCH REGARDING THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC SCHOOL READINESS GAPS INDICATE THAT QUALITY PARENTAL LINGUISTIC INTERACTION IN THE HOME IS CRUCIAL TO READINESS AT SCHOOL ENTRY AND FURTHER ACADEMIC SUCCESS. ONE OF THE INDICATORS OF SUCCESS IN SCHOOL READINESS USED BY MANY RESEARCHERS IS THE NUMBER OF THE BOOKS IN THE HOME. WE WANT OUR FAMILIES TO HAVE HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERATURE AVAILABLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. EACH YEAR DURING JANUARY WE SEND HOME MARTIN'S BIG WORDS BY DOREEN RAPPAPORT. IT IS A BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED AND ELEGANTLY TOLD STORY OF THE REV DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR APPROPRIATE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. ON BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT, HELD SEPTEMBER 20TH THIS YEAR, 62 PARENTS CAME TO THEIR CHILD'S CLASSROOM TO MEET WITH THE TEACHING TEAM & LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT THE EARLY LEARNING EXPERIENCE. EACH FAMILY WENT HOME WITH A BOOK, ALL BY MYSELF BY MERCER MAYER, TO HELP BUILD THEIR CHILD'S HOME LIBRARY. PARENTS LEARNED ABOUT THE TOOLS OF THE MIND CURRICULUM AS WELL AS HOW THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S LEARNING AT HOME. ALSO, THIS DECEMBER WE SENT HOME THE PRESCHOOL CHILDREN'S CLASSIC MOUSE PAINT BY ELLEN STOLL WALSH. THIS NEW EDITION IS PRINTED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. WE HAVE CONTINUED OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE EAST ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO MAKE IT EASY FOR PARENTS TO GET LIBRARY CARDS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THEY FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK WITH US AND WE GET THE CARDS & HAND THEM OUT ALONG WITH BOOK LISTS SUGGESTING EXCELLENT EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERATURE. ON OCTOBER 28, 2016 WE HOSTED OUR 10TH ANNUAL FAMILY DINNER. WE HAD 72 FAMILY MEMBERS (INCLUDING THE SIBLINGS & GRANDPARENTS) IN ATTENDANCE. EACH FAMILY CONTRIBUTED A DISH (OR WHATEVER THEY COULD MANAGE, SOMETIMES A LOAF OF BREAD OR A BAG OF PRETZELS) & WE PROVIDED FUN CRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR THE CHILDREN. AFTER DINNER, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES JUDGED THE DISHES & AWARDED SMALL PRIZES. WE HAVE FOUND THIS TIME TOGETHER BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE SCHOOL & OUR FAMILIES IN AN INFORMAL, NON-JUDGMENTAL SETTING. OUR PARENTS' PARTICIPATION IN THE PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES VARIED BY CLASS WITH AN OVERALL PARTICIPATION RATE OF 63%. HOWEVER, TWO OF OUR BILINGUAL SPANISH CLASSES HAD OVER 80% PARTICIPATION BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS: THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT FROM TURRELL FUND WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THE CARPETING IN THE LOBBY & INSTALL NEW STAIR TREADS FROM THE LOBBY TO THE SECOND FLOOR. THIS YEAR WE ALSO REPLACED TWO CLASSROOMS' PLEXIGLAS FLOOR TO CEILING WINDOWS WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT, DOUBLE PANED, TEMPERED GLASS. THE DIFFERENCE IN BOTH CLASSROOM TEMPERATURES & UPGRADED APPEARANCE WERE REALIZED IMMEDIATELY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: WWW.CDNEO.ORG
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THEN DISTRIBUTED TO, AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO THE FORM BEING FILED. THE FORM 990 IS DISCUSSED WITH A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD PRIOR TO THE FINAL BOARD APPROVAL. UPON APPROVAL, THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ANNUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENTS FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS. THESE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTRACT. OTHER SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER AND ARE BASED ON SIMILAR AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS. THERE ARE NO OTHER TOP MANAGEMENT, OFFICERS, OR KEY EMPLOYEES COMPENSATED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATMENTS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE OR BY REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:DIRECT EXPENSES OF SPECIAL EVENTS REPORTED ON PART I LINE 9B -1,883.
FORM 990, PART XI - LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT THAT AUDITED THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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