2026-07-09T12:16:28-07:00 2025-09-30 990 2024-10-01 411321820 CHILD CARE CHOICES INC CHIL 3202515081 314 10th Ave S Suite 180 Waite Park MN 56387 Jeremy Schreifels Executive Director 3202515081 2026-07-09 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Milestones Jeremy Schreifels 314 10th Ave S Suite 180 Waite Park MN 56387 9052701 0 X www.milestonesmn.org X 1978 MN Building brighter futures, nurturing growth, and creating pathways to success for the early childhood community in Minnesota through Child Care Aware Region 7W, Early Learning Scholarships, and the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. 6 6 45 7 0 0 14982895 8928848 107132 122861 715 992 0 0 15090742 9052701 11845508 5294907 0 0 2188864 2527398 0 0 9522 938097 1163843 14972469 8986148 118273 66553 1546851 1584297 1022227 993120 524624 591177 Building brighter futures, nurturing growth, and creating pathways to success for the early childhood community. 0 0 5230415 4487942 0 Child Care Choices, Inc.(CCCI) holds a contract with the State of Minnesota to sponsor the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. The program promotes proper nutrition for children in the care of licensed in-home child care providers by reimbursing them for a portion of their food costs for creditable meals. Child care providers keep daily records of attendance and meals served to children in their care. The information is then submitted by claims electronically or on paper to CCCI for processing. The claims are reviewed for accuracy and allowable food served according to USDA regulations, then submitted electronically to the State for final processing. Payment is made to CCCI for the grand total of claims and the payments are disbursed to each individual provider. 2991925 806963 110455 Child Care Choices, Inc. serves as the Child Care Aware, West/Central District site for 22 counties, 7W Regional services for Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright Counties, and Northwest Training Delivery. Through all services provided, Child Care Aware promotes high quality child care that meets the needs of young children and their families. Child Care Aware, West/Central provides Professional Development, Grants, and Parent Aware recruiting to all 22 counties within the District. Region 7W Child Care Aware provides community outreach and support to child care programs and Parent Aware Coaching. Child Care Aware at the Regional and District level, provides resources and tools to help individuals open a child care business. Child Care Aware also has components that offer services to Family, Friend, and Neighbor (legally non-licensed) child caregivers. 447167 0 0 Child Care Choices, Inc. administers the Early Learning Scholarship Program for Region 7W in Minnesota. This program is a State of Minnesota initiative to expand access to high quality early childhood education programs for children ages three to five from low-income families. These scholarships provide financial assistance for eligible families to enroll their children in high quality child care and early education programs participating in Parent Aware. 3005 0 640 Child Care Choices, Inc. hosts a learning event each year to provide child care providers with the opportunity to receive education and training on issues affecting the child care profession. Child care providers receive creditable training hours that can be used to meet state licensing requirements. The learning event offers training on a variety of issues affecting all child care providers. 3005 0 640 8672512 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 252 0 1 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X X Bradley Gustafson 3202515081 314 10th Ave S Suite 180 Waite Park MN 56387 Jeremy Schreifels Executive Director 42 X 29857 0 896 Dichelle Czech Chair 2 X 0 0 0 Signe Miller Vice Chair 2 X 0 0 0 Jesse Bowman Treasurer 2 X 0 0 0 Sara McKeever Secretary 2 X 0 0 0 Heidi Larson Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Nikki Juntunen Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 29857 0 896 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8846109 82739 0 8928848 Training Revenue 611430 90806 90806 0 0 Car Seat Education 611699 31415 31415 0 0 Learning Events 611430 640 640 0 0 0 0 0 0 122861 992 992 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9052701 123853 0 0 0 0 5294907 5294907 0 0 114548 32073 82475 0 2037292 2015240 22052 0 37578 36916 662 0 168105 167730 375 0 169875 159788 10087 0 26100 26100 370717 333647 37070 66704 66704 139728 116233 13973 9522 73140 71290 1850 144279 129851 14428 11852 11852 82601 82601 5888 5299 589 Training and Workshopt 220751 220751 0 0 Other 22083 22083 0 0 8986148 8672512 304114 9522 560089 689401 689737 654979 3171 5079 16401 20762 438899 224823 277453 214076 1546851 1584297 305975 233242 417482 389771 103260 233016 3543 4343 191967 132748 1022227 993120 X 278337 290056 246287 301121 524624 591177 1546851 1584297 66553 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 22467502 14865156 15434995 14982895 8928848 76679396 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22467502 14865156 15434995 14982895 8928848 76679396 0 76679396 369 276 344 715 992 2696 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76682092 428282 0.99996 0.99997 X 0 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143969 62640 81329 0 294930 162183 132747 214076 Capital Lease Liability 132748 132748 X 9052701 0 0 0 0 0 9052701 0 0 0 9052701 8986148 0 0 0 0 0 8986148 0 0 0 8986148 Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2b Fiscal Hosting 1: CCCI serves as the Initiative Foundation Partner Fund Advisor for the Thrive Central Minnesota Endowment. The purpose of the Endowed Fund is to support the healthy social and emotional development of children whose families reside in the following central MN school districts: St Cloud district 742, Sartell-St Stephen District 748, Sauk Rapids-Rice District 47, and the counties of Stearns, Benton, and Sherburne. Fiscal Hosting 2: CCCI serves as the Fiscal Host for dollars received from the purchase of materials developed the Thrive Central Minnesota. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The Organization follows FASB Topic 740, Uncertainty in Income Taxes. The Organization is recognized by the IRS as a not-for-profit organization under IRS code section 501(c)3. Due to the not-for-profit nature and provision of the Organization, all income and expenses attributable to the mission of the Organization are tax deductible to donors as allowed by IRS regulation. However, the Organization is required to pay state and federal taxes on unrelated business income. If the Organization were to engage in any activities that resulted in unrelated business income, a tax would be assessed on that activity. The Organization is open and subject to examination generally for three years after the filing date. 1 USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program 694 4487942 0 Parent Aware Grants 408 816425 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Line number 1: USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. Child care providers keep daily records of attendance and meals served to children in their care, the information is then submitted to CCCI on claims electronically or on scanned menu reporting forms. The claims are reviewed for accuracy and allowable food served according to USDA regulations, then submitted to the State for final processing. Payment is made to CCCI for the grand total of claims and the payments are disbursed to each individual provider. CCCI is required to make periodic unannounced visits to providers' homes to verify that their records are up to date, that food served qualifies for reimbursement, and that children are present. CCCI also contacts parents of children periodically to verify that their children were in child care with the provider in the program. Line number 2: Parent Aware Grants. Funds are granted to child care providers who achieve "Star-Ratings" through Parent Aware. These child care providers then work with CCCI staff to develop a plan on how to improve their services using the granted funds. Once the plan is approved, receipts are submitted and reviewed for reimbursement. Schedule I, Part III Schedule I, Part III - Line number 1: USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Child Care Choices, Inc. (CCCI) is a sponsor of the USDA CACFP. CCCI enrolls child care providers into the CACFP who have proof of license on file with Minnesota Department of Human Services. CCCI is required to make periodic unannounced visits to providers' homes to verify that their records are up to date, that food served qualifies for reimbursement, and that children are present. CCCI also contacts parents of children periodically to verify that their children were in child care with the provider in the program. If any providers records are incomplete, or if a child cannot be verified to have been in the provider's care, then CCCI is required to reduce the amount paid on a current meal claim or recover the amount from a previous meal claim. Most monitoring was conducted electronically using online records and Zoom meetings. Line number 2: Parent Aware Grants. CCCI is the administrator for the West/Central District for Child Care Aware services in Minnesota. The district covers 22 counties in Southwestern Minnesota. Parent Aware grants are awarded to child care providers in the district. The funds from these grants are used to purchase supplies and materials, and to make improvements to child care programs to enhance the services provided to children in their care. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft of the Form 990 and the schedules is distributed to Board members and the Executive Director. The form is submitted to the IRS after any comments or suggested changes have been addressed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All Board members and employees complete the Conflict of Interest Policy Annual Statement each year. Board members abstain from voting on any issues in which they may have a conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Board of Directors performs an independent annual evaluation of the Executive Director's performance. Consideration is given to availability of funding and budget constraints in regard to compensation. The proposed compensation package is then submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education which has the final authority to approve compensation for all employees paid in full or in part with funding through the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. ED evaluation was most recently completed in September 2025 for compensation adjustments to begin October 1. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All governing documents, financial statements, and conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request.