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Collective Management
Sheila Balboni
Executive Director
Community Partners, Inc.
Presentation to Region I Child Care Conference
Wednesday, September 29th
For information, contact:
sbalboni@thecommunitygroupinc
The Community Group, Inc.
The Community Group, Inc. is made up of
Community Day Care, Inc.-1969
Child Care Circuit-1982
Community Day Charter Public School-1995
Community Partners Incorporated-2003
The Community
Group, Inc.
Child Care Circuit
Parent, Provider
Resource Program
Community
Day Charter
Public School
Business Office
Community
Day Care, Inc.
Child Care
Circuit
Child Care Programs
Resource & Referral
Community Partners, Inc.
Consultation & Best Practices
Business Office Functions
Financial Management
Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable
Billing
Fee Collection
Petty Cash
Budgeting
Monthly Financial Statements
Payroll
Reports
Grant Monies Management
Audits
Business Office Functions
Information Technology
Network Administration
Technical Support
Hardware and Software Purchasing and
Installation
Web Site Management
Systems Design
Human Resources
Staff Recruiting
Orientation
Personnel Practices
Business Office Functions
Development/Fundraising
Grant Writing: Government, Private
Foundations, Corporations and Individuals
Professional Development
Career Counseling
Credentialing
Advocacy for NonEnglish speakers
Data Analysis
Analyst Provides a Variety of Reports to
Managers; Customer Satisfaction Levels,
Spending Trends, Public School Standardized
Test Analysis etc.
Business Office Functions
Marketing
Promotional Materials
Advertising
Branding
Outreach
Benefit Administration
Child Care
Health
Disability
Pension
Life Insurance
Benefit to Agency-Administrative Savings
Campus Learning Center- A Program of The Community
Group, Inc.
Enrollment: 50 Pre-schoolers During the Day and
25 in the Evening
Based at the Local Community College
Employer Supported through Rent Subsidy
Fully Enrolled and Financially
Solvent
Accredited by the NAEYC
Center Accommodates Student
Schedules; Open 7:00 am-9:00 pm
Benefit to Agency-Administrative Savings
Combined Administrative Overhead for Day and Evening
Program at Campus Learning Center with Collective
Management Model: $55,729
Comparative Services Costed out on Part-Time Basis
Bookkeeping/Accounting
Fundraising
Fee Collection/Intake
Clerical
Audit
Insurance if Stand Alone
(Differential)
IT (Required by State Funding)
Human Resources/Benefit Admin.
$20,800
$10,000
$12,480
$ 8,000
$ 5,000
$ 8,000
Total
$71,780
Cost Savings
$16,051
$ 2,500
$ 5,000
Benefit to Agency-Administrative Savings
Operations Manual
Covers All Policies and
Procedures for Programs
and Business Office
Time Saving
Licensing Prototype
Sampling of Topics
By-Laws
Human Resources: Hiring, Evaluation,
Personnel Policies and Staff Policies
Agency Policies and Procedures
State Licensing Templates/Policies
Benefit to Agency-Administrative Savings
Bulk Purchasing
Fuel
Children’s Supplies
Office Supplies/Cleaning Supplies
Transportation
Food
Public Reporting Requirements
Cost Control
Easier Cost Projection
Accountability
Benefits to Agency-Financial
Cash Stability
Accumulation of Working Capital
Renewal and Asset Maintenance Account
Avoidance of Debt
Tight Business Office Fee
Collection System
Marketing Counseling and Support
Services to Ensure Enrollment
Team Approach amongst Child
Care Sites to Place Children
Benefits to Agency-Staff Professional Support
Peer Support
Cross Program Training
Leadership Skill Building
Access to Consultants with
Shared Cost
Fundraising and Professional Development
Flexibility in Funding Streams
Raising Building Funds for Mixed use
Buildings
Large Impact Numbers to Please Funders
Benefits to Agency-Quality Services
Improved Models
Laboratory Concept- Best Practice
Dissemination through Training Division
Education as a Focus for Line
Managers
Shared Services- Substitutes,
Psychological, Social Workers,
Educational Consultants
NAEYC, NSACCA and MCAS
Management
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Learn from Successful Businesses,
Educational Organizations etc.
Keep an Eye on the Changing
Environment
Fee for Service is Good; Not Only
Publicly Funded but Private
Customers not Clients
Many Locations Allows for Customer Choice and
Diversity
Management
Responsive and Communicative
Decisions are Not Top Down
Shared Principles which Inform
Agency Culture
Set Clear Standards and Goals;
Management by Objective
High Expectations with Support
and Encouragement
Accountability for Each Division, Must Break
Even
Planning and Thoughtful Considerations in
Times of Change
Work Hard
Community Partners Incorporated
Enhancing Educational Quality Through
Innovative Training Models and Resources
Sheila Balboni
Executive Director
[email protected]
190 Hampshire Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 682-6628
www.communitypartnersinc.org