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EXHIBIT A <br />CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />2021-22 GRANT APPLICATION <br />Agency Name: <br />Childcare Resources of Indian River <br />Address: <br />2300 Fifth Ave, Suite 149, Vero Beach, FL, 32960, US <br />Executive Director: <br />Shannon Bowman <br />Email: <br />shannon@childcareresourceslR.org <br />Phone: <br />(772) 567-3202 x106 <br />Program Director: <br />Tara Beard <br />Email: <br />tara@childcareresourceslR.org <br />Phone: <br />(772) 567-3202 x131 <br />Program(s) Name: <br />1 - Children in Centers; 2 - Community and Family Services <br />Focus Area(s): <br />Early Childhood Development <br />Build Parent Capacity <br />PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: <br />1. The Children in Centers Quality Childcare program will provide subsidized childcare rates for <br />158 children which will reduce the financial burden on parents. Parents pay only a percentage of <br />the total cost of tuition allowing them to continue their education/career, helping the family <br />succeed, while providing the child a high-quality early education they need for future <br />success. Childcare Resources will contract with three National Association for the Education of <br />Young Children (NAEYC) accredited centers: Community Preschool (Central Vero) with 24 <br />program slots, Learning Nest and Tiny Treasures (Sebastian) with 23 program slots. Children <br />attend the childcare centers five days a week, up to 10 hours a day and an average of 225 days <br />per year. Childcare Resources also operates the Childcare Resources School (Central Vero) with <br />111 program slots which is also NAEYC accredited. Students at Childcare Resources receive <br />year-round care, up to 10 hours per day. <br />2. Community and Family Services <br />2a. Professional Development. This community outreach is supported by the organization values <br />and operating principles as part of our strategic plan and encompasses teacher training, coaching, <br />and credentialing as well as center director leadership programming. CCR will host four training <br />workshops with technical assistance and coaching opportunities for all early educators in Indian <br />River County. Additionally, the Conscious Discipline Immersion Program (CDIP) and CCR <br />Credentialing Program for Early Educators (CPEE) are designed to raise the quality of early <br />childhood education locally. All workshops will take place on a Saturday in the county. The <br />workshop series includes: <br />• Workshop 1: Are We REALLY Seeing the Children In Our Care? - Carol Garhart, M.Ed. <br />(10/16/21) <br />