2026-08-17T10:49:57-05:00 2025-09-30 SMITH & HOWARD ADVISORY LLC 271 17TH STREET NW SUITE 2100 ATLANTA GA 30363 990 2024-10-01 582400285 QUALITY CARE FOR CHILDREN INC % ANTHEA BYARS-DUFFIN QUAL 4044794200 3 CORPORATE BLVD NE Suite 230 ATLANTA GA 30329 Anthea Byars-Duffin VP FINANCE OPERATION 4044794201 2026-08-15 true true SABRE J LINAHAN P01372980 4048746244 2026-08-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ELLYN COCHRAN 3 CORPORATE BLVD NE230 ATLANTA GA 30329 24958399 false X www.qualitycareforchildren.org X 1998 GA TO CREATE A SYSTEM THAT EQUIPS FAMILIES AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO NURTURE AND EDUCATE GEORGIA'S INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. 24 22 136 30 0 25368538 24801863 103591 135911 15848 7454 4357 -1838 25492334 24943390 0 0 0 0 10055841 10187159 0 0 612632 16082111 16132838 26137952 26319997 -645618 -1376607 13113698 11919723 4276912 4459544 8836786 7460179 X TO CREATE A SYSTEM THAT EQUIPS FAMILIES AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO NURTURE AND EDUCATE GEORGIA'S INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. false false 12801125 74791 CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SERVICE - TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND ASSIST THEM IN FINDING AFFORDABLE QUALITY CARE AND TO OFFER TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS IN METRO ATLANTA, NORTHEAST GEORGIA, AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA. QCC SERVES AS THE CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL (CCR&R) AGENCY FOR THREE OF GEORGIA'S SIX REGIONS ESTABLISHED BY GEORGIA'S DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CARE AND LEARNING (DECAL). IN 2025, QCC HELPED 298 CHILD CARE PROVIDERS EARN QUALITY RATED DESIGNATION. WE ALSO PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING TO 1,165 PROGRAMS, REACHING CLASSROOMS SERVING 82,516 CHILDREN. BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES - WE HELP CHILD CARE PROVIDERS OPERATE SUSTAINABLY WITH OUR SUITE OF BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES. AVAILABLE SUPPORT INCLUDES; LEADERSHIP TRAINING, PERSONALIZED COACHING, CHILD CARE AUTOMATION SOFTWARE, MINI-GRANTS FOR HARDWARE, BACK OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND ACCESS TO ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCES AND NEGOTIATED DISCOUNTS THROUGH OUR PROVIDER RESOURCE HUB. OVER 200 CHILD CARE PROGRAMS RECEIVED NO-COST BUSINESS COACHING TO STRENGTHEN SUSTAINABILITY AND FINANCIAL HEALTH. HELPING PARENTS WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES - IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, QCC HELPS GEORGIA PARENTS WITH PARENTING TOOLS AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIPS. QCC'S BOOST CHILD CARE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF CHILD CARE FOR SOME FAMILIES, DEPENDING ON AVAILABLE FUNDING AND OUR PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS' GUIDELINES. LAST YEAR, 504 CHILDREN RECEIVED $2.7M IN BOOST CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIPS WHILE THEIR FAMILIES WORKED TO RESOLVE SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY CRISES OR REACH LONG-TERM GOALS, SUCH AS FINDING GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT OR COMPLETING UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES. WE ALSO HELPED 370 FAMILIES ACCESS CRITICAL PUBLIC BENEFITS AS A GEORGIA GATEWAY PARTNER. 11873364 69371 STATEWIDE CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM - TO IMPROVE THE NUTRITION AND QUALITY OF CARE FOR CHILDREN ACROSS GEORGIA. HELPING PROVIDERS ACCESS FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT OF FOOD COSTS - AS A CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM SPONSOR, QCC HELPS PROVIDERS ACCESS FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR FOOD COSTS. LAST YEAR, 27,313 GEORGIA CHILDREN BENEFITED FROM THE 6.9 MILLION KID-APPROVED, DELICIOUS MEALS QCC'S NUTRITION TEAM HELPED PROVIDERS PLAN AND SERVE. CHILD CARE PROGRAMS ALSO PROVIDE AN ACCESS POINT TO CONNECT FAMILIES TO INFORMATION AND RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT FOOD RESILIENCE AND HEALTHY HABITS AT HOME. 24674489 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 344 0 true 136 false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 24 22 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false GA X X ANTHEA BYARS-DUFFIN 4044794201 2970 CLAIRMONT ROAD SUITE 1000 ATLANTA GA 30329 Ellyn P Cochran President and CEO 40.0 0.0 X 157500 0 9450 Reynaldo Punay Green Senior VP, Family Wellness and 40.0 0.0 X 127435 0 26236 Monique D Reynolds VP ECE Business Support Servic 40.0 0.0 X 120727 0 21822 Robin G Kirby VP Development and Marketing 40.0 0.0 X 121602 0 18479 Angela V Melton Senior VP, Early Learning and 40.0 0.0 X 130385 0 7880 Anthea Byars-Duffin VP of Finance 40.0 0.0 X 102560 0 25684 Ben Pivar Board Chair 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Saira Joseph Vice Chair 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jayson Hill Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Scott Lyon Treasurer 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Vicki Raimey Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jerry Boerner Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Andrew Smith Outgoing Chair 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Cristel Williams Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Alexandra Peurach Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Alexandre Palma Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Angela Walton Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Williams Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 John Giegerich Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Lacey Hartford Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michelle Guthrie Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Nazia Ali Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Nitin Tahiliani Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Pratyush Lal Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Philip Safir Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Romvadee Overbey Secretary 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Vasanne Tinsley Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 William Hudson Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Martha Greenway Board Member 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 760209 0 109551 6 false true false 0 88693 21112254 3600916 24801863 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 135911 135911 135911 7454 7454 0 0 0 0 0 0 4920 88693 15009 -10089 -10089 0 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER REVENUE 8251 8251 8251 24943390 144162 -2635 0 0 0 0 298942 263095 22310 13537 0 7365898 6442319 580716 342863 206296 187430 10882 7984 2242210 2037160 118274 86776 73813 64558 5819 3436 0 0 40346 40346 0 0 0 575216 449909 34034 91273 17841 15696 2145 340155 290964 24111 25080 158622 145075 10997 2550 0 614406 521604 78802 14000 520380 514166 5743 471 0 140276 129755 7537 2984 57963 49208 7434 1321 0 92191 78266 11824 2101 23527 15419 7008 1100 CHILD CARE MEAL REIMBURSEMENT 10222370 10222370 CHILD CARE FEES 2701832 2701832 SUPPORT FOR PROVIDERS 215224 215224 SMALL EQUIPMENT 155085 143452 11633 257404 186987 55406 15011 26319997 24674489 1032876 612632 4376274 3503720 1131697 858318 0 0 5101388 5447865 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5314 13465 747027 612126 227092 134901 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2271933 1961454 13113698 11919723 1265552 1903669 39675 32754 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 650000 500000 2321685 2023121 4276912 4459544 X 1320959 1254034 7515827 6206145 8836786 7460179 13113698 11919723 -1376607 X false true X true true true X 20332585 21084770 28201319 25368538 24801863 119789075 0 0 20332585 21084770 28201319 25368538 24801863 119789075 2981524 116807551 0 0 0 119789075 0.97511 0.99031 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7515827 24497271 25806953 6206145 8037603 11441263 11963039 7515827 1.00000 false false 230898 127648 103250 124030 124030 0 392099 360448 31651 134901 SECURITY DEPOSITS 51886 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 1909568 1961454 0 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 2023121 2023121 X 24928381 24928381 15009 15009 24943390 26304988 26304988 15009 15009 26319997 PART V, LINE 4: The organization has received contributions with donor restrictions as to purpose or time or both that have not been satisfied at year end. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS RECOGNIZED AS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISIONS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ARE REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY EVALUATES ALL FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX POSITIONS. THIS PROCESS INCLUDES AN ANALYSIS OF WHETHER THESE INCOME TAX POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION TAKES MEET THE DEFINITION OF AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION UNDER THE INCOME TAXES TOPIC OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION. IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. IN GENERAL, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR TAX YEARS ENDING BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2022. PART XI, LINE 4B 15,009 Fundraising Expenses PART XII, LINE 4D 15,009 Fundraising Expenses Early Start 93613 88693 4920 762 5822 5684 2741 0 93613 88693 4920 762 5822 5684 2741 15009 -10089 X X false false false false false false false true false Ellyn P Cochran President and CEO 152500 5000 0 9450 1070 168020 Reynaldo Punay Green Senior VP, Family Wellness and 122435 5000 0 7757 19526 154718 PART I, LINE 7: STAFF ARE ELIGIBLE FOR YEAR END BONUSES BASED ON PERFORMANCE. PART VI LINE 11B FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW. PART VI LINE 12A Board members are annually required to disclose conflicts of interest that arise and remove themselves from voting on issues where there is a conflict. PART VI LINE 15A Officer compensation is set and approved by a committee of board members based on market conditions and salaries paid by similar organizations. 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