Montessori American Indian Childcare Center Incorporated

IT IS THE VISION OF THE MONTESSORI AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDCARE CENTER (MAICC) TO BE THE "PREMIER MODEL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY". THE MISSION OF MAICC IS TO ADDRESS THE EARLY CHILDHOOD NEEDS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GAP OF AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDREN THROUGH REVITILIZING LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. MAICC IS THE ONLY AMERICAN INDIAN DIRECTED AND MANAGED PRESCHOOL FOR NATIVE CHILDREN IN ST. PAUL. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES GROUNDED IN CULTURE AND INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE ARE ABSENT IN MAINSTREAM EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS FOR AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDREN. AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDREN HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC EARLY LEARNING AND MANY FAMILIES LACK THE FINANCIAL STABILITY TO ACCESS QUALITY EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. MAICC FILLS THAT GAP.

THE MONTESSORI AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDCARE CENTER PROVIDES DIRECT CARE FOR CHILDREN AGES 3-6 YEARS OLD AS A RULE THREE LICENSED CHILDCARE CENTER IN THE STATE OF MN. AS A LICENSED CHILDCARE CENTER, THE MONTESSORI AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDCARE CENTER CHARGES A MONTHLY TUITION FOR THEIR SERVICES. TUITION IS RECEIVED IN THE FORMS OF 1) DIRECT PAYMENTS FROM PARENTS, AND 2) PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF LOW-INCOME CHILDREN THROUGH PUBLIC TUITION ASSISTANCE SCHOLARSHIPS NAMELY COUNTY CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CCAP) AND STATE PATHWAY I SCHOLARSHIPS. THERE WERE 5 FAMILIES WHO MADE DIRECT PAYMENTS. THERE WERE THREE FAMILIES AWARDED PATHWAY I SCHOLARSHIPS. THERE WERE 2 FAMILIES SUPPORTED BY CCAP. REVENUE GENERATED FROM TUITION WAS APPROXIMATELY $31,502. MAICC IS AN APPROVED PROVIDER OF THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) AND GENERATES REVENUE FROM THIS PROGRAM. REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE CACFP PROGRAM WAS APPROXIMATELY $7,710.THE MONTESSORI AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDCARE CENTER IS ALSO CONTRACTED BY THE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS OF RAMSEY & WASHINGTON COUNTIES (CAPRW) TO PROVIDE HEAD START SERVICES. THIS CONTRACT AMOUNT IS $5,100 PER CHILD ANNUALLY. MAICC SERVED A TOTAL OF SEVENTEEN (17) CHILDREN IN 2023. REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE CONTRACT WAS APPROXIMATELY $46,750.MAICC IS AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY AND A STABLE HOME SETTING. IT RECEIVES VARIOUS TYPES OF GRANTS TO FUND THE GAP NOT GENERATED THROUGH TUITION AND CONTRACT REVENUE. GRANTS FUND DIRECT CARE, SUPPORT SERVICES TO PARENTS AND FAMILIES AND GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES. THIS WAS THE THIRD YEAR OF A STATE GRANT AWARDED BY THE MN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OFFICE OF HEALTH EQUITY. THE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROVIDES OUTREACH AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILIES EXPANDING SERVICES TO INCLUDE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FROM PRENATAL TO THREE FOR WORKSHOPS, PLAYGROUPS AND A LENDING LIBRARY OF MATERIALS. THE INCOME GENERATED IN 2023 WAS APPROXIMATELY $83,192.00.A NEW CONTRACT WITH RAMSEY COUNTY TO PROVIDE PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AT LARGE ALLOWED MAICC TO EXPAND SERVICES AS PARTNER OF THE EAST METRO AMERICAN INDIAN MOBILITY HUB. INCOME GENERATED FOR 2023 WAS $59,375.MAICC ALSO RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS. A TOTAL OF 9 GENERAL OPERATING GRANTS WAS RECEIVED IN 2023. THE INCOME GENERATED IN 2023 WAS APPROXIMATELY $280,680.IN 2023, A TOTAL OF 24 CHILDREN, AGES 3 TO 6, WERE PROVIDED WITH CARE AND EARLY LEARNING. THIS REPRESENTS ELEVEN (11) NEWLY ENROLLED CHILDREN AND THIRTEEN (13) CHILDREN WHO CONTINUED SERVICE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THESE CHILDREN REPRESENT NINETEEN (19) FAMILIES SERVED AND SUPPORTED. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR MAICC ARE ALLOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: PERSONNEL (75%), BUILDING & SPACE (8%), OPERATING EXPENSES (8%), PROGRAMMING (8%) COMPRISED OF ACTIVITY/PROGRAM COSTS (0.6%), CLASSROOM SUPPLIES (.05%), FOOD (1.6%) TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES (1.9%) AND PARENT SUPPORTS (0.7%) AND FAMILY STABILIZATION (1.9%).