To Friends of Children’s Outreach Project,

Remaining true to our mission and forty-four year legacy, the 2012-2013 fiscal year provided many wonderful accomplishments, new experiences, and a few changes to Children’s Outreach Project (COP). This report highlights our continuous efforts to deliver on our strategic priorities and prepare for the transformational advancements in early childhood education (ECE) on the forefront in Colorado. With our focus on providing high quality programming and services, we welcomed new program leadership and were awarded a 4-Star rating from Qualistar™; the highest available. Our significant outcomes and full service programming, including speech and occupational therapies, as well as family support services, led to full enrollment and our need to increase our teacher staffing to adhere to targeted student/teacher ratios. While welcome aspects for our organization, they bring additional challenges to secure adequate means to serve those in need of our critical support during times of slow economic growth and competitive funding. We could not have achieved our goals without the amazing generosity of our many supportive individuals and organizations, as well as the determined spirit of our teachers and staff. Throughout the year, all of these people helped to fill the needs of those we serve. Both volunteer efforts and a capital grant from Daniels Fund enabled us to undertake an interior renovation project, greatly improving the educational atmosphere of our school. If you haven’t visited us in a while, you will be pleasantly surprised by our new look and feel. Consider this our invitation – we’d love to provide you a tour. The most significant change of this year was the exit of a long-time supporter and most familiar face of COP, Stephanie Baer. After leading our organization for more than 12 years as the Executive Director, she decided it was time for her to dedicate more time to her own children. We dried our eyes, wished her well and embarked on a new and exciting

future for Children’s Outreach Project. Since her departure, we have been expertly advised and led by T. Scott Smith. As the importance of quality ECE in Denver and throughout Colorado rises in priority, we at COP look forward to a bright new future and the continued opportunity to help our community’s young children and their families get a head start. We hope you will join us in fulfilling our mission for years to come.

With gratitude and respect,

Cynthia Batchelder Chair, Board of Trustees

CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Cynthia Batchelder - ChairExempla Lutheran Medical Center(Jefferson County - Golden, CO)

Nicole Johnson - Vice-ChairSamuel Gary Jr. & Associates, Inc.(Jefferson County - Golden, CO)

Jeffrey Kahn, CPA - TreasurerOffice of the State Auditor

(Denver County - Denver, CO)

Lulani Antillon FirstBank Holding Company

(Adams County - Thornton, CO)

Joe Haugton tw telecom

(Douglas County - Highlands Ranch, CO)

Laura PilcherPique Digital Marketing

(Arapahoe County - Englewood, CO)

Karen EllisExperis - Manpower Group

(Denver County - Denver, CO)

CURRENT ADMINISTRATION

T. Scott Smith Executive Director

Danielle Meir Program Director

Elizabeth Harms Business Director

Danielle Dickinson Associate Program Director

Alisha WilliamsDevelopment Associate

Children’s Outreach Project operates a full-day year-round therapeutic early childhood education

program. We are open from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Enrolled children range in age from 2.5 to 6 years.

We continued to serve a majority of low income families in the 2012-13 school year:

- A total of 159 children were served at Children’s Outreach Project over the course of the year.- Thirty-two students received state child care assistance funding and 156 students received some form of tuition subsidy, through funding sources including the Colorado Preschool Program and through our internal tuition scholarships.- A total of $284,287 in funding was used to support our tuition assistance program.

Therapeutic Programming results in the 2012-13 school year are as follows:- 94 children received social-emotional instruction- 43 students received skill-building and cognitive support- 45 students were seen for occupational therapy service- 42 students were seen for speech therapy

Teaching Strategies Gold Outcomes:-Across all evaluated areas, including social-emotional, physical, cognitive and academic development, over 50% of our student testing below state averages at the beginning of the year were meeting or exceeding those standards by the end of the school year.-100% of our 3yr old students and 75% of our 4yr old students testing below state averages for social-emotional development were meeting or exceeding those standards by the end of the school year.

Last year at Children’s Outreach Project, of the 159 unduplicated children served:- 81% of the children were from low-income families- 48% of our students came from single parent households. - Our student body was comprised of 59% Latino, 32% Caucasian, 1% African American, 1% Native American and 7% other ethnicities, including Vietnamese.

Highlights:- Achieved a 4-star Qualistar™ rating. Qualistar™ evaluates the center’s effectiveness in five areas. COP currently has the highest possible rating.- We increased our occupational therapy hours from ten hours to fifteen

hours per week in response to the ever-changing needs and trends of our student population.- Children’s Outreach Project began a partnership with Community Reach

to host a mental health consultant to provide additional mental health supports to our children and families.

2013 Program Outcomes & Highlights

Our Mission Our History

When Children’s Outreach Project was founded in 1970, it began as a unique, early childhood, special education project. The school was initiated by the University of Colorado Medical Center’s JFK Child Development Center to fill a gap in services for high-quality child care for children with special needs. Originally the school was used as a day placement facility for abused, neglected, and at-risk children. In the 1980’s a strong demand for integrated, high-quality early childhood education (ECE) necessitated a program expansion, and Children’s Outreach Project became an independent nonprofit organization. In 1986 the organization secured deeded land and constructed the current dome-shaped building at 8000 Pecos Street. While the facility has undergone expansion and continual maintenance, the program is still housed in the same building today. In 2007, Children’s Outreach Project became the first four-star Qualistar™ rated child care facility in Adams County. We consistently maintain the highest possible rating from Qualistar™ and make it a priority of our organization every year as we continue to progress.

Today, the school continues to provide therapeutic educational programming and reaches out to parents with children of all abilities by offering quality care and support. For 44 years, Children’s Outreach Project has lived by its pledge to nurture and guide students toward a productive and positive future. Our roots are deep. Families can sense the commitment of the teachers, aides and therapists, and our dedicated teaching staff has been with us long term with little turnover.

Children’s Outreach Project’s mission is to offer an affordable, quality early childhood education to typical, accelerated, and developmentally delayed children in the metro Denver area. Our school’s goals are:

To provide high-quality early childhood education utilizing evidence-based programming across all classrooms.

To provide therapeutic services including occupational, speech and language, skill building and mental/social/emotional therapy for any child in need at no additional charge.

To guide all students socially and academically in preparation for school and healthy adult life

Tell me and I forget.Teach me and I rememberInvolve me and I learn

Benjamin Franklin

Tuition Scholarship ProgramChildren’s Outreach Project accepts government childcare subsidies through programs such as the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP) and the Colorado Preschool Program (CPP), but these subsidies do not cover the actual cost of programming. Therefore, additional funds are raised through grants, donations, and a variety of fundraising efforts in order to serve the neediest of families.

Therapeutic ProgrammingWe offer a variety of therapeutic services including weekly speech and language and occupational therapy both in individual and small group sessions as appropriate for the children we serve.

Parent Education ServicesWe host various educational seminars and workshops for interested parents based on relevant childhood education and developmental topics emerging in the current school climate.

Kids Connect Literacy Program Twice a month, Denver Junior League volunteers provide families with a nutritious dinner followed by interactive, play-based activities designed to encourage parents to read to their children at home.

Food/Nutrition ProgramOur school provides children with a healthy breakfast, lunch and snacks each day. This is an additional element of our commitment to help children learn healthy habits that will carry them successfully throughout their lives.

Our ProgramsWHY QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MATTERS IN ADAMS

COUNTY

Research has long shown that investments in quality early childhood programs positively impact children’s educational, health, and behavioral development. These investments benefit children as they arrive at school ready to learn, and provides skills that support high school graduation, reduce involvement in the criminal justice system, and promote success in the future workforce. A five-state study conducted on the efficacy of state-funded preschool programs found that children entering kindergarten who attended these programs had 31 percent higher vocabulary scores and 44 percent higher early math scores than children who did not participate in a preschool program1. Along with increasing school readiness, analysts consider child care assistance to be a key ingredient of any successful strategy to help families leave or avoid welfare, continue working, and move towards self-sufficiency.

* In 2014, according to the Children’s Campaign Kids Count in Colorado Report, 22%, or 1 in 5 children in Adams County are living in poverty.

* Children in poverty are one-third more likely to experience learning disabilities and developmental delays.2

* Generally speaking, the prevalence of children with developmental disabilities has increased by more than 17% in the last 15 years.

* The special needs students at Children’s Outreach Project typically have a wide range of medical or developmental diagnoses, including disorders such as: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Trichotillomania, chromosomal disorders, and moderate sensory integration difficulties, moderate to severe speech and language delays, or moderate to severe social-emotional delays.

* Colorado ranks 45th in the country for the affordability of child care.3 * “Ensuring working parents have access to safe, high-quality, and affordable

child care that promotes their child’s school readiness is one of the best strategies for breaking the cycle of poverty.”4

* It is estimated that every dollar invested in early childhood education programming saves the taxpayer approximately $7 on remedial services and criminal justice system costs long-term.

1 Torres, Zahira ”Preschool in Colorado” The Sunday Denver Post, August 4, 2013. Pages 1A/6A

2 htttp://www.claytonearlylearning.org

3 Child Care Aware 2013

4 http://www.coloradokids.org/issues/earlychildhood/

FOURTH ANNUAL

Concerts for Kids Community Day April 27, 2013The Concerts For Kids’ Community Day brings hundreds of volunteers together one day a year. Concerts For Kids provides all necessary materials to complete projects such as landscaping, painting, building new fences, and even roofing.In 2013, the Concerts For Kids Beneficiary Day volunteers:* Painted hallways* Conducted a spring clean-up of the school grounds

2012-2013 EVENTS

Strikes for TykesNovember 3, 2012Organized by the Denver Bar Association’s Community Action Network. The successful event was held at Elitch Lanes. All sponsorships and ticket sales from the event benefitted Children’s Outreach Project.Sonsors:

ET InvestmentsBaldwin Morgan & Rider, P.C.

Kilpatrick, Townsend, & Stockton LLP

Litvak, Litvak, Mehrtens & Epstein, P.C.

Litigation Solution, Inc.Lowe, Fell, & Skogg

Our Breakfast Theme:

Junior League Volunteers

COMMUNITY BREAKFAST

We Thank our Keynote SpeakerJamie Van Leeuwen

Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Governor John Hickenlooper

Functional Expenses year ending june 30, 2013

Statement of Financial PositionJune 30, 2013

Revenues, Gains, and Other Support year ending june 30, 2013

94,470

Bluestone MarketingChick-Fil-A Federal HeightsDarden RestaurantsDaVita, Inc. DoubleTree Denver- WestminsterKing Soopers- Federal HeightsPASCORocky’s Auto

SafewaySoulplantation & Sweet TomatoesSpecialty EnterprisesStarbucksVision Audio Inc. Wal-Mart Neighborhood MarketWestern Union

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

CORPORATE DONORS

FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT DONORS

Adams County Head StartBal Swan Children’s Center Colorado Department of EducationColorado Preschool ProgramAdams County School Districts: 12, 14, 27J, & 50Community Reach CenterCommunity Shares of ColoradoDenver Preschool Program

Early Learning VenturesEarly Childhood Partnership of Adams CountyJunior League of DenverMetro VolunteersMile High United WayPIMA InstituteQualistar™ Early Learning

A former parent Travis, shares his story about their experience with Children’s Outreach Project:

“We first decided to send Angela and Emily to COP for the performance rating and extended hours for before and after care. After meeting with the teachers and staff it quickly became clear that COP was no ordinary school. Both Angela and Emily did have some behavioral issues prior to attending COP. However, they are now both doing excellent in their new schools. This is something that was very important to me as I personally was never given the guidance I needed as a child to correct my behavior and interaction processing with other students, causing me a great deal of struggle as I went through school.

“Angela is now in the accelerated learning program at her new school for first grade. As we are approaching the end of the school year, Angela is [being evaluated] at a 3rd grade level or higher for most subjects. Emily is also doing well in her full-day Kindergarten class, placing in the top 20% for all of her academic marks. I would highly recommend COP to any parent who wants to give their child the best chance for success later in life. Children’s Outreach Project is by far the best school I have ever had the privilege to work with. If I were to describe COP in a word, that word would be AWESOME!”

Adams County Community Service Block GrantAdams County Mill Levy FundingCity of ThorntonCity of WestminsterDaniels FundDwyer Family FoundationHarry W. Vicksman & Louise L. Vicksman TrustHelen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation

Mile High United WayRose Community FoundationSocial Venture PartnersTemple Hoyne Buell FoundationThe Denver Active 20-30 Children’s FoundationThe Sam S. Bloom FoundationVirginia W. Hill FoundationWestminster Legacy Foundation

2012-2013 DONOR HONOR ROLL

Hussein Adil

Lulani Antillon

Julia Baer

Kate and Michael Baer

Stephanie Baer

Diana Baker

Harry & Nita Batchelder

Meghan Bell

Buffie Berger

Ari Blum & Melanie Gilbert

Leonor and Marc Blum

Zachary Bornemeier

John Bosley & Belinda Butler-Veytia

Kate & Paul Bradley

Jennifer Brockman

Elise Brown

Shane Burgan

Karen Caldwell

James Carr

Richard and Mary Casey

Debra Chavez

Jennifer and Matt Cohen

Scott Conner

Robert V Coppolillo

Stephen Cuss

Annie Davies

Allison Dorbandt - Feldman

Jamshid Ebadi

David Eiland

Theodore Espiritu

Nicole Farrell

Aaron Feldman

Scott Fitzgerald

Linda B. Fort

Caitlin Garton

Nelli Wilson Garton

Robert Garton

Cindy & Pat Gilg

Mary Jo Gross

Harold and Carla Gum

Vince Hancock

Shannon Hanratty

Harry & Sherry Hanson

Pamela Harris

Dave Hasstedt

Richard & Patricia Hickey

Alyssa Hultman

Greg Hurst

Emily Jackson

Alexis Jarvis

Jenny Johnson

LaKeitha Johnson

Kate Kalstein

Ajay Kappoor & Gina Febbraro

Melissa Kelly

Melanie Kelsea

Elizabeth Kirkpatrick

Paul Kronk

Mary Kvamme

Anastasia Lantz Glennie

Andrew Lee

Laura Lee

Lichin Lim

Kelly Little

Jane & Gary Loo

June Maginnis

David & Theresa Mariea

Paul Markov

Ann McIntyre

Dan & Sally Micek

2012-2013 DONOR HONOR ROLL

Daniel & Suzanne Michaud

Sarah Millard

Jen Moore

Lauren Moughon

Anne Loo & Brad Nyberg

Deb Obermeyer

Mollie O’Brien

Sue Okerson

Jeff O’Neil

Linda Parrino

Lester Pence

Art & Bunny Potts

Christopher and Kathryn Potts

Kate & Mike Ricaurte

Margaret Rinaldi

Dennis Roy

Jeanne Ryan

John Scholefield

Sarah & Josh Seedig

Karen Spaulding

Koel Thomae

Cynthia Batchelder Thomas

Sheila Thompson

Sheila Todd

Brian Tully

Christina Underwood

Tino Villasenor

Darrell Watson

Diane Welling

Richard West

Sharon Whitehair

David Wicks

Helen Worden

Charles and Joan Wright

Please accept our apologies if we have misspelled or omitted any names. Please contact the development office at 303-429-0653 with any corrections.

Special thanks to all of our amazing volunteers!

Children’s Outreach Project8000 Pecos St., Denver, CO 80221Phone 303-429-0653 Fax 303-429-7346www.childrensoutreachproject.orgPublished once per year by Children’s Outreach Project