Organizations Filed Purposes:
The ECRC promotes the healthy development of young children by strengthening families, improving the quality of early learning experiences, increasing school and community readiness, and informing public policy. This is done through a variety of parent education programs, family and children's programming, and professional development for people working with children.
The Early Childhood Resource Center (ECRC) is a ministry of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine. ECRC works to improve the quality of early education and care through comprehensive programming, resource and support services for families and early childhood professionals.
The Early Childhood Resource Center is dedicated to improving the quality of childcare in Stark and surrounding counties. This is accomplished by providing training and networking opportunities as well as an extensive resource library to its members. The members consist of families with young children, child care staff, and community agencies serving families with young children. In 2019 ECRC provided 2,140 hours of professional development training and 12,823 members participated in ECRC's workshops. Child Development Associate (CDA) classes were provided to childcare workers who were working to attain CDA credentials and over 200 childcare workers completed the CDA classes. Members can use a production lab at no cost to provide educational, age appropriate materials and activities for preschool children. In 2019, there were 2,554 visits to the production lab. ECRC also provides accreditation and support services for home day care providers who wish to enroll in the Step Up to Quality rating system. In 2019 ECRC offered over 150 family programs that focused on literacy, math, music, social studies, and science.
The Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids (SPARK) program is a home-visitation model that focuses on kindergarten readiness. ECRC works with children, families, schools, and the community to ensure that their children succeed in school. SPARK engages participating families in structured lesson plans and activities aligned with Ohio's Early Learning and Development Standard, administers developmental assessments and screenings, and initiates referrals to needed community resources. SPARK and schools work collaboratively to ensure that children experience smooth transitions into school. In 2019 over 2,387 children participated in the SPARK program.
The ECRC service as a Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agency for six counties in Northeast Ohio. As a CCR&R agency, ECRC serves as a regional hub for Mahoning, Medina, Stark, Portage, Summit and Warren counties. The ECRC provides professional development and technical assistance to local child care, early learning, and out of school time programs. In addition, ECRC provides support to providers, parents and the community, working with 764 child care providers.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Kirstin Toth | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Luckring | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Sr Catherine Walsh | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Robert H Stewart Iii | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Chrissy Rice | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Robin Mingo-Miles | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Fulmer | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Bradley Belden | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Deuble | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Kendle | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Craig | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Jeremiah Rippel | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Taylor Schauer | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Howard | Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Hasselman | Executive Director | 40 | $0 |
| Joni Close | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Rogers | Assistant Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
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