Child Care Council of Westchester Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Child Care Council of Westchester, Inc. is one of the largest child care resource and referral agencies in the state of New York. A nonprofit, 501(c)(3) agency, the Council plays a unique role within the county, delivering a variety of unique services including: linking parents to child care via information and referrals and help obtaining financial assistance; expanding the supply of quality child care programs and providers through technical assistance, training, monitoring of regulatory compliance and start-up help; support to the workplace through on-site seminars, guidance on dependent care issues; Policy and public education to raise awareness of the benefits and value of a strong early care and education system.
- Income
- $13.6 million
- Spending
- $13.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 93%
- Employees
- 59
- Volunteers
- 40
- Highest pay
- $160,044, executive director - through 11/10/24
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 37% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2523 of 23 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $6.1 million spent. Provider Services Department Accomplishments 7/1/24 - 6/30/25. Registration Services: The Registration Department offers three main services to Child Care Providers: Processing Initial Family Day Care (FDC) & School Age Child Care (SACC) Applications, Processing FDC & SACC Renewal Applications and performing inspections of FDC/SACC Program. During the period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025: We served 23 initial FDC applicants (9 - FDC Approved and 14 - FDC Withdrawn), and 26 SACC applicants (19 - SACC approved and 7 -SACC Withdrawn). The challenge with initial applications has been applicant follow through. Many applicants applied and found that they could not meet OCFS guidelines in the required time or the purposed program site did not meet regulatory requirements. The Registration Department renewed 26 active FDC & SACC Programs. We assisted them in the process of renewing their registrations (5-FDC and 21-SACC). The Registration Department performed 864 inspections of FDC/SACC Program (230-FDC and 634-SACC). All inspections were conducted and closed within the approved timeframes. The greatest challenge with inspecting child care programs during this period was the increased frequency of the required inspections beginning in January of 2024, requiring each program to be inspected quarterly. Legally Exempt Services: The Legally Exempt Department offers two main services to legally exempt child care providers. The department is contracted to process initial applications, renewal applications and conduct annual inspections. During the period starting July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025: We processed 511 legally exempt provider applications. We accomplished our goals due to the work efficiency in the department. The challenge with processing the initial enrollment applications has been the timeframes and high turnover among providers. The challenge with processing the renewal enrollment applications has been the delay in providers submitting their renewal material on time and changes that need to be made to the enrollment. The Legally Exempt Department performed 71 inspections. Child and Adult Care Food Program: The Child and Adult Care Food Program helps providers pay for meals and snacks served to children up to age 13 enrolled in their child care programs. As the sponsor of the contract, we are responsible for determining if meals served meet nutritional requirements, conducting monitoring visits, and providing training to participating providers. During the period from July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 CACFP staff processed 3308 menus, reimbursing providers for the healthy meals and snacks served to children. The CACFP staff conducted 781 food-monitoring visits and added 65 new providers to the program.
- $2.1 million spent. Training and technical assistance to improve child care quality *3775 early care and education professionals attended 235 Council workshops * 42 students were enrolled in the Council's eCDA program (on-line CDA). * In October 2024, 8 early childhood professionals enrolled in the Council's 2024-25 Infant Toddler/ Family Child Care CDA program. In June 2025, 8 students completed the class *In January 2025, 14 early childhood professionals began the Council's 2025 Spanish CDA program. As of June 2025 the course was ongoing with all 14 students remaining in the class.* In October 2024, a school age conference was held for 112 participants * In November 2024, a virtual early childhood conference was held for 88 participants* 24 child care center classrooms and family child care programs received intensive scale based technical assistance; All of those programs received a quality improvement grant. These grants focused on literacy, language and the cognitive and social emotional development of the children. * In early 2025, 19 programs, including eight center-based classrooms from six child care centers and thirteen group family providers, participated in our Early Literacy Book Bag program funded by the Sexauer Family Foundation. The project was created to promote early literacy for low-income families. This year, families were each provided a home library of 7-8 age-appropriate books and a book bag. The families received training and were also given literature on reading at home with young children. Programs participated in a training and technical assistance project, received an assortment of diverse books and language enhancing materials for their programs.* From July 2024 to June 2025, Mental Health Consultants worked with caregivers in 41 center-based and family childcare programs. The specialists worked on improving the capacity for the caregivers to meet the social and emotional needs of young children. Three support groups for early childhood professionals met virtually and in- person throughout the year, giving support and encouragement to the valuable caregivers. The Council's two Business Development Specialists worked closely with child care providers throughout the year to help them meet New York State grant requirements. Their support included assistance with expense reports and audit preparation for the Deserts, Stabilization, and Workforce Retention grants. From July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, they completed 813 instances of basic technical assistance and provided 95 hours of intensive technical assistance (defined as in-person support lasting at least one hour). In addition, they offered 20 business and computer training courses to 92 providers, helping strengthen their operations and overall capacity.
- $3.7 million spent. Between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025, the Council awarded 791 children with the Westchester Works scholarship and 3 children with the Kathy Halas Legacy Fund scholarships. All scholarship awards were distributed directly to the regulated programs where the children were enrolled in child care.
- $447,740 spent. Between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025 the Council's Family and Employer Services Department provided child care referrals and resources to guide in finding child care providers for 1,982 families with 2,447 children. Under their Subsidy Support Services information and assistance through the public child care assistance program assistance was provided to 1,702 families and over 132 child care providers.
- $191,815 spent. Health Services - Medication administration training and healthcare consulting services. MAT: Between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025 there were 22 Independent Study MAT classes totaling 103 participants and 21 individual 3rd Renewal Skills Demonstrations held. There was 1 Emergency Medication Training Course held totaling 5 participants. HCC Agreements: During that same time period 19 new programs signed a two-year contract with the health care consultant service and 34 programs renewed a two-year contract with the health care consultant service for a total of 95 active programs on the service as of June 30, 2025. Seven programs became inactive during that timeframe. The Council's Health Care Consulting Services increased the breadth of our services by hiring a part time RN in July 2024.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1985.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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