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Day One Early Learning Community Inc

EIN 83-4360367 · Poughkeepsie, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood70 out of 100GovernanceStrong90 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

TO CREATE A MODEL TEACHING AND EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY WHERE FAMILIES, EDUCATORS AND FUTURE TEACHERS COLLABORATE TO NURTURE EVERY CHILDS POTENTIAL, FROM DAY ONE.

Income
$3.7 million
Spending
$2.8 million
Spent on programs
68%
Reserves
3.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 60%
Employees
28
Highest pay
$118,159, chief early

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

Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 50% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 25% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 117% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    68% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    0 of 10

    Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, 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 (1)
  1. $1.9 million spent. TEACHER APPRENTICE PROGRAM (TAP): THE TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (TAP) IS AN INTENSIVE, FULL TIME ELEVEN WEEK APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS INTERESTED IN TEACHING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOMS. IN ORDER TO BUILD HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, WE KNOW THAT TEACHERS BENEFIT FROM HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES WITH MENTOR TEACHERS AND SUSTAINED TIME TO ENGAGE IN LEARNING ABOUT BEST PRACTICES AS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER. DURING THE ELEVEN WEEK APPRENTICESHIP PERIOD, A GROUP OF UP TO TWELVE TEACHERS WILL BE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. EACH APPRENTICE TEACHER IS PLACED IN A MODEL EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTING SIDE BY SIDE WITH A MENTOR TEACHER FOR FIVE HOURS EACH MORNING. EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS INCLUDE CENTERS, FAMILY AND GROUP FAMILY CARE, AND NURSERY SCHOOLS. IN THE AFTERNOON, THE APPRENTICE TEACHERS GATHER FOR A COLLABORATIVE SEMINAR. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO PLACE 200 DAY ONE TEACHERS IN POUGHKEEPSIE AND DUTCHESS COUNTY OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. DAY ONE INITIATED ITS EXCHANGE TEACHER PROGRAM IN MARCH 2022. WE HAVE ONE FULL-TIME AND ONE PART-TIME EXCHANGE TEACHER. IN ORDER FOR CURRENTLY EMPLOYED TEACHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN DAY ONE TAP FOR ELEVEN WEEKS, DAY ONE EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY HIRES MASTER TEACHERS AS EXCHANGE TEACHERS AND COACHES. THE EXCHANGE TEACHER SPENDS ELEVEN WEEKS IN THE APPRENTICESHIP TEACHER'S HOME CLASSROOM; THEIR ROLE IS TO PROVIDE COACHING, MENTORING AND SUPPORT IN THE MORNING AND STABLE COVERAGE FOR THE AFTERNOON SO THAT AN APPRENTICE TEACHER CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE TEACHING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM SEMINARS EACH AFTERNOON. THE COST OF AN EXCHANGE TEACHER IS COVERED BY DAY ONE EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY; THUS AN ADDITIONAL COST BURDEN IS NOT PLACED ON THE APPRENTICE TEACHER'S HOME CLASSROOM DURING HIS/HER LEAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN DAILY SEMINARS. TEACHERS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE ELEVEN WEEK APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MONTHLY STIPEND AS LONG AS CERTAIN CRITERIA CONTINUE TO BE MET (E.G. DEMONSTRATION OF ONGOING BEST PRACTICES IN THE CLASSROOM; CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT IN AN EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME, CENTER OR SCHOOL WITHIN DUTCHESS OR ULSTER COUNTY; CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN ONGOING SUPERVISION MENTORSHIP.) TEACHER APPRENTICE PROGRAM (TAP): THE TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (TAP) IS AN INTENSIVE, FULL TIME ELEVEN WEEK APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS INTERESTED IN TEACHING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOMS. IN ORDER TO BUILD HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, WE KNOW THAT TEACHERS BENEFIT FROM HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES WITH MENTOR TEACHERS AND SUSTAINED TIME TO ENGAGE IN LEARNING ABOUT BEST PRACTICES AS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER. DURING THE ELEVEN WEEK APPRENTICESHIP PERIOD, A GROUP OF UP TO TWELVE TEACHERS WILL BE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. EACH APPRENTICE TEACHER IS PLACED IN A MODEL EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTING SIDE BY SIDE WITH A MENTOR TEACHER FOR FIVE HOURS EACH MORNING. EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS INCLUDE CENTERS, FAMILY AND GROUP FAMILY CARE, AND NURSERY SCHOOLS. IN THE AFTERNOON, THE APPRENTICE TEACHERS GATHER FOR A COLLABORATIVE SEMINAR. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO PLACE 200 DAY ONE TEACHERS IN POUGHKEEPSIE AND DUTCHESS COUNTY OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. DAY ONE INITIATED ITS EXCHANGE TEACHER PROGRAM IN MARCH 2022. WE HAVE ONE FULL-TIME AND ONE PART-TIME EXCHANGE TEACHER. IN ORDER FOR CURRENTLY EMPLOYED TEACHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN DAY ONE TAP FOR ELEVEN WEEKS, DAY ONE EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY HIRES MASTER TEACHERS AS EXCHANGE TEACHERS AND COACHES. THE EXCHANGE TEACHER SPENDS ELEVEN WEEKS IN THE APPRENTICESHIP TEACHER'S HOME CLASSROOM; THEIR ROLE IS TO PROVIDE COACHING, MENTORING AND SUPPORT IN THE MORNING AND STABLE COVERAGE FOR THE AFTERNOON SO THAT AN APPRENTICE TEACHER CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE TEACHING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM SEMINARS EACH AFTERNOON. THE COST OF AN EXCHANGE TEACHER IS COVERED BY DAY ONE EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY; THUS AN ADDITIONAL COST BURDEN IS NOT PLACED ON THE APPRENTICE TEACHER'S HOME CLASSROOM DURING HIS/HER LEAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN DAILY SEMINARS. TEACHERS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE ELEVEN WEEK APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MONTHLY STIPEND AS LONG AS CERTAIN CRITERIA CONTINUE TO BE MET (E.G. DEMONSTRATION OF ONGOING BEST PRACTICES IN THE CLASSROOM; CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT IN AN EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME, CENTER OR SCHOOL WITHIN DUTCHESS OR ULSTER COUNTY; CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN ONGOING SUPERVISION MENTORSHIP.)

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

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2020.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 7, 2026.

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