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Board of Directors OFFICERS Patricia O’Leary, Board Chair Angel Rosario, Board Vice Chair Nancy Knight, Treasurer Claire Breyton, Board Clerk/Secretary MEMBERS Dana Gordon, Esq. Patrick Jones, Esq. Chris Nelson Gerald Nugent John Rodriguez David Smith Susan Theriault Administration J. Soto, Jr. LSW, Chief Executive Officer Mary Ellen Regele, Business & HR Manager Laura Arsenault, Director of Operations Madeline Soto, Director of Social Services Glendaly Reyes, Transportation Supervisor Sandy Brown, Administrative Asst./Payroll Lisa Velez, HBCC Support & Billing Specialist Vertia Givins, HBCC Child Dev. Specialist Andrea Wilder, Receptionist Program Managers Annmarie Bailey, HBCC System Administrator Patricia Diaz, Teen Parent Program Shannon Castillo, School Age Program Gloria Sinclair, Preschool Program Over 46 Years of Service to the Worcester Community! 160 Tacoma Street Worcester, MA 01605 Phone: (508) 852-3792 Fax: (508) 853-1520 Website: www.worcestercomprehensive.org Massachusetts Association for Early Education & Care 2017 Annual Report - WCEC 46th Anniversary Worcester Comprehensive Educaon & Care, Inc. (WCEC, Inc.) is a private non-profit, 501(C) (3) tax exempt organizaon under Chapter 40 of the Massachuses General Laws dedicated to providing high-quality early educaon services in low income neighborhoods. WCEC is li- censed by the Department of Early Educaon and Care and its pro- grams are accredited by the Naonal Associaon for the Educaon of Young Children (NAEYC). Mission Statement: “WCEC, Inc. provides nurturing and smulang educaon and care that is responsive to the enre family, by offering programs and opportuni- es to those most in need.”
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Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Patricia O’Leary, Board Chair

Angel Rosario, Board Vice Chair

Nancy Knight, Treasurer

Claire Breyton, Board Clerk/Secretary

MEMBERS

Dana Gordon, Esq.

Patrick Jones, Esq.

Chris Nelson

Gerald Nugent

John Rodriguez

David Smith

Susan Theriault

Administration

J. Soto, Jr. LSW, Chief Executive Officer

Mary Ellen Regele, Business & HR Manager

Laura Arsenault, Director of Operations

Madeline Soto, Director of Social Services

Glendaly Reyes, Transportation Supervisor

Sandy Brown, Administrative Asst./Payroll

Lisa Velez, HBCC Support & Billing

Specialist

Vertia Givins, HBCC Child Dev. Specialist

Andrea Wilder, Receptionist

Program Managers

Annmarie Bailey, HBCC System Administrator

Patricia Diaz, Teen Parent Program

Shannon Castillo, School Age Program

Gloria Sinclair, Preschool Program

Over 46 Years of Service to the Worcester Community!

160 Tacoma Street Worcester, MA 01605 Phone: (508) 852-3792 Fax: (508) 853-1520

Website: www.worcestercomprehensive.org

Massachusetts Association for Early Education & Care

2017 Annual Report - WCEC 46th Anniversary

Worcester Comprehensive Education & Care, Inc. (WCEC, Inc.) is a private non-profit, 501(C) (3) tax exempt organization under Chapter 40 of the Massachusetts General Laws dedicated to providing high-quality early education services in low income neighborhoods. WCEC is li-censed by the Department of Early Education and Care and its pro-grams are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Mission Statement: “WCEC, Inc. provides nurturing and stimulating education and care that is responsive to the entire family, by offering programs and opportuni-ties to those most in need.”

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A Word from our Chief Executive Officer

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Our community is better because of people like you, and on behalf of

Worcester Comprehensive Education and Care and the children and fami-

lies we serve, I would like to thank you for your commitment and support

to improving the lives of the children and families. Together in Fiscal

Year 2017, we made a difference in the lives of over 400 children and

families affected by low income, abuse and neglect, homelessness, sub-

stance abuse and domestic violence, just to name a few.

Our mission to provide opportunities that enhance and promote the development of chil-

dren and families most in need by delivering programs and opportunities need continues

to be our focus and every day goal. The administration’s 5 year plan to place the organi-

zation in good financial standing not only materialized within the first year, but our abil-

ity to identify threats and opportunities during this time period enabled us to do so in a

stellar manner during the last 4 years. Throughout the next quinquennial period at

WCEC we will remain mission focused and continue to concentrate on the daily enhance-

ment of the quality of all programs and to recruiting, retaining and developing qualified

and dedicated staff, as well as to the sustainable expansion of our services to better serve

more children and families.

I am confident that your continued support and collaboration in helping us remain effec-

tive and efficient will be ever present, and we look forward to working with each of you

as we set out to demarcate our organizational future. Once again, thank you for joining

WCEC in the battle against the status quo of children and families experiencing unnatural

conditions of low income households, abuse and neglect, homelessness, substance abuse

and domestic violence.

J. Soto Jr. LSW

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Teen Parent Program

Teen Parent Program:

Ages 4 Weeks to 2 Years. 9 Months

is Offered at: Burncoat and South High School

The Teen Care Program provides nationally accredit-ed early education and care to children and special-ized support services to teen parents designed to meet the developmental needs of both the child and the teen parent. Through collaborations with partnering community

organizations, like UNUM, Worcester Public Schools,

Edward Kennedy Health Center at Burncoat High

School, Family Health and Social Services Health

Center, MSPCC and the Alliance for Young Families,

teen parents receive training in child growth and

development, public speaking, job interview tech-

niques, stress management, and budgeting, to name

a few. They do this while maintaining a full high

school academic workload. The school onsite pro-

gram is designed to provide opportunities for teen

parents to interact with their children, learn more

from highly trained staff about parenting and child

development, and complete their education in a

high school environment. Collaboration with the

Greater Worcester Community Foundation enables

WCEC to provide a summer program geared to pro-

vide continuity of services and support to the teen

parents in an effort to curb the teen parent high

school dropout rates. WCEC has been successful in

ensuring that participating teen parents return to

resume their high school education every fall.

Teaching children

about the natural

world should be

treated as one of the

most important

events in their lives.

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When you

nurture a child,

it shows them

love and

acceptance,

which helps them

grow and

develop.

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Out of School Time Program: Ages 5 Years to 13 Years Is offered at: The Great Brook Valley Site Worcester Comprehensive’s out of school time program is designed to meet the developmental, and social and emotional needs of all children ages 5 through 13. The program operates from Monday through Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on school days, and 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on non-school days. Through a specialized curriculum prepared to engage every child, the program provides age appropri-

ate developmental activities that promote healthy social practices, as well as enhances the child’s deci-

sion-making and problem solving skills. During the summer months we provide children with life alter-

ing experiences through visits to local art and science museums, state parks and zoos and other out-

door experiences that foster the children’s creativity and self-expression.

School Age Program

Sailing at Regatta Point

Puppet Show

Martial Arts

Fire Safety

Literacy

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Cooking with children is not just about ingredients, recipes, and cooking.

It’s also about harnessing imagination, empowerment and creativity.

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Preschool Programs:

Ages 2 Years. 9 Months to 5 Years

are Offered at: Great Brook Valley Center

Preschool Programs

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Every Day our team of professional and ex-

perienced teachers, program director, di-

rector of social services and support staff

assist the children and families in every as-

pect of the child’s life in order to safeguard

that every child has the opportunity to de-

velop to his or her fullest potential.

It is our goal to ensure that every child in

our care learns to master new skills that

promote confidence and independence

while experiencing a growing social aware-

ness in an enriched, safe and nurturing

setting with carefully planned activities that

promote healthy physical, emotional, cogni-

tive and social development.

All children in our care receive a daily nutri-

tious breakfast, lunch and snacks that pro-

mote healthy eating habits. As do all pro-

grams of WCEC, the Center recognizes the

parent as the primary educator of the child

therefore, in a continuous effort to foster

family engagement, WCEC encourages par-

ent participation in their child’s learning ex-

periences through daily communication,

parent/teacher conferences, scheduled and

non-scheduled classroom visits, as well as

other times designated throughout the year

when parents come to enjoy a dinner with

the children.

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Home Based Child Care:

Ages 4 Weeks to 13 Years

Home based education programs deliver early education and care services to children ages 4 weeks to 13 years of age in state approved and licensed homes. These programs are designed to provide and ensure that each child receives a safe and nurturing environment that offers am-ple opportunities geared to assist the child devel-op physically, emotionally, socially, cognitively, and are conducive to promote critical thinking and school readiness. Our educators work very closely with our in-house child development specialist to ensure every child is on target with age appropriate milestones, and to address any concerns that may be present by making referrals to available community resources such as early intervention services or public school assessment. Parent involvement and education are integral parts of the program, therefore opportunities, information regarding child development and best practices are provided to the family to help build strong connections between the parent, child and educator, We currently have 32 different Home Based Pro-

grams located throughout the City of Worcester

serving over 140 children.

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Home Based Child Care

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AbbVie Bioresearch Center

Alex Corrales, WHA Exec. Director

Amazon Smile

Andy’s Attic/South High School

Angel Rosario (Board Member)

Benevity

Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable

Foundation

BSCCFP, Inc.

Burncoat High Food Pantry

Burncoat High School - William Foley

Cathleen Burke

Center for Childcare Careers

CFC-Action for Boston Community

Development

Child Care Resources

Claire Breyton (Board Member)

Community Healthlink

Dana Gordon, Esq. (Board Member)

David Smith (Board Member)

Dept. Children & Families

Dept. Early Education & Care

Dept. of Transitional Assistance

Diane Reich

Domitek, Libis Bueno

Edward Kennedy Health Center at

Burncoat H.S.

Edward Street Child Services - Eve

Gilmore, Joann Borinski

Family Health and Social Services

Health Center at South High School

Family Health Center

Family Services of Central Mass.

Florence House T.L.P.

Gerald Nugent (Board Member)

Golden Group Construction Corp

Gordon Trust Family

Greater Worcester Community Founda-

tion

Isabel K. Arms Fund

John Gardiner

John Rodriguez (Board Member)

Judith A. Miller, Esq.

Judith Polito

Kiwanis Foundation of Worcester

Knights of Columbus Monsignor Neary

Council

Kristen Smith

MADCA

Main South CDC

Mass. Alliance on Teen Pregnancy

Mass. Edco - Paula Riggerio

Mass. Education & Career Opp. -

Donna Connolly

Michael Sloan

Michele & Tom Gordon

MSPCC

Nancy Knight (Board Member)

National & Worcester Area Association

for the Education of Young Children

(NAEYC/WAAEYC)

Nina Mazloff

Olive I. & Anthony A. Borgatti Jr. Fund

Orlando Baxter

Patricia O’Leary (Board Member)

Patricia Sloan

Patrick Jones, Esq. (Board Member) &

Kimberly Stone

Pernet Early Intervention

South Bay Early Intervention

South High Food Pantry

South High School - Dian Lynch

St. Joan of Arc

St. Mary’s Church

Standup For Kids Worcester

Strategies for Children Early Education

for All

Sue Schlotterbeck

Surveillance Technology Group

Susan Theriault (Board Member)

Thom Early Intervention Services

UMass Extension - Nutrition Education

Program

United Way of MA Bay at Merrimack

Valley

UNUM - Michelle Healy

Worcester 5210

Worcester Community Action Council -

YouthWorks - Bob Morrison

Yvonne Olivencia

Worcester District Court - Lois

Ciuffredo

Worcester Housing Authority

Worcester Public Schools: Burncoat

High School - Meg Brunelle, South

High School - Lois Haley

You Inc., Teen Living Program

Thank You to All of Our Donors, Volunteers, and Community Friends:

For over 46 years, donations like yours have supported Worcester Comprehensive’s mission to provide quality-life changing early education and care experiences to

disadvantaged children and families. If you want to help Worcester Comprehensive transform children’s lives please consider us with your next

donation. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated.

TO DONATE: Please send a check to WCEC, Inc., 160 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 or

visit our website at www.worcestercomprehensive.org and pay with PayPal.

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Despite the challenging financial climate especially affecting the nonprofit sector for the last few years, Worcester Compre-hensive Education and Care continues to meet the demands of the field and the needs of the children and families it serves in an effective and effi-cient manner continuing to provide high quality ser-vices to the Worcester Community. The leadership and staff have met these challenges strategically ensuring the provision of high quality services and programming to children and families from all walks of life, who may be affected by abuse and neglect, homelessness, substance abuse, do-mestic violence and poverty. Only when we act collaboratively can we make a

difference. On behalf of the Board of Directors and

dedicated staff at Worcester Comprehensive we

thank all of you who continue to support our com-

mitment to serve Worcester’s children and families.

A Word from the Board Chair Financial Statement FY 2017

Transportation Worcester Comprehensive Education and Care provides transportation throughout the City of Worcester to over 100 children

to and from the child’s home and respective program on a daily basis. All vehicles meet or exceed all Massachusetts Registry

of Motor Vehicles’ regulations, and like our educators, all drivers go through a thorough investigation comprised of a national

database fingerprint, Criminal Offense Record Information (CORI), Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI), and Department

of Children and Families’ background checks.

The transportation component is equipped with safe state certified vans and drivers who are on the road picking up children

as early as 6:30 a.m. and dropping off as late as 6:00 p.m.

WCEC is always looking to expand its transportation services and invites those with a 7D license interested in becoming part of

the WCEC Team to give us a call.

Operating

Unrestricted

Revenue and Other Support:

Contract Revenue 2,998,397

Grant Revenue 12,211

Fund Raising 13,488

Program Service Fees 327,320

Gifts, Donations, and Contributions 897

Donated Equipment, Goods and Services -

Miscellaneous 52,041

Total Revenue and Other Support 3,404,354

Program Services

Child Care Services

2,675,233

Supporting Services

General & Administrative

511,212

Total Functional Expenses 3,186,445

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 217,909

Net Assets—Beginning of Year 862,087

Net Assets—End of Year 1,079,997

Functional Expenses:

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Stamp

WCEC, Inc.

160 Tacoma Street

Worcester, MA 01605

Donate with PayPal

Donations accepted at: www.worcestercomprehensive.org

We Now Accept Visa & MasterCard

Van Drivers - Full Time: If you don’t have a 7D license we can help you obtain one.

Home Based Child Care Providers: WCEC is looking for independent Home Based Child Care Providers. This is a great opportunity to work from home! We can assist you through the process of obtaining your State license. Call for details.

Toddler and Preschool Teachers - Full Time: Our center based programs are looking for Toddler and Preschool Teachers. Requirements: EEC Teacher qualified and looking forward to further education.

Home Based Child Care Home Visitor - Full Time: To work as a member of our team assisting providers in our Worcester Home Based Child Care System. Requirements: EEC Lead Teacher qualified.

School-Age Group Leader: Requirements: 9 Months experience working with School Age children.

Benefits: Vacation, Sick time, 401K, Long Term Disability, and Health and Dental insurance. Excellent team focused working environment.

Please Call: 508-852-3792 Ext. 109


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