CENTRO MATER CHILD CARE SERVICES INC

CENTRO MATER CHILD CARE SERVICES, INC. IS PART OF CATHOLIC HEALTH SERVICES AND SERVES CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN MIAMI DADE COUNTY. ALL FIVE CENTRO MATER CENTERS REMAIN ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD (NAEYC). CENTRO MATER EAST AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS MAINTAINED THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FROM THE COUNCIL OF ACCREDITATION. PRESENTLY, CENTRO MATER EAST'S AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IS THE ONLY ONE IN SOUTH FLORIDA WITH THIS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION. CENTRO MATER IS LOOKING INTO ACCREDITING ITS REMAINING TWO OTHER AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN THE HIALEAH AREA, PROCESS HAS BEGUN.CENTRO MATER CHILDCARE SERVICES SERVES A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 1,360 CHILDREN AND OVER 2,060 UNDUPLICATED CHILDREN DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR 2023-24. CENTRO MATER EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM HAS A FUNDED ENROLLMENT OF 88 CHILDREN AND SERVED 102. AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM YEAR, OVER 98% OF THE CHILDREN WERE UP TO DATE WITH ALL POSSIBLE IMMUNIZATIONS, 99% HAD ACCESS TO MEDICAL, 100% TO DENTAL SERVICES AND 99% WERE ENROLLED IN HEALTH INSURANCE. CENTRO MATER HEAD START PROGRAM HAS A FUNDED ENROLLMENT OF 526 CHILDREN AND WE SERVED 594. AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM YEAR, 99% OF CHILDREN WERE UP TO DATE WITH ALL POSSIBLE IMMUNIZATIONS AND OVER 96% WERE UP TO DATE ON SCHEDULE OF PREVENTATIVE AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PER THE STATE'S EPSDT SCHEDULE. AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM YEAR, ALL CHILDREN HAD ACCESS TO AN ONGOING SOURCE OF CONTINUOUS HEALTH CARE AND 99% WERE ENROLLED IN HEALTH INSURANCE. THE AGENCY EXCEEDED THE REFERRAL PROCESS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF SERVING AT LEAST 10% OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITY FOR EARLY HEAD START. CENTRO MATER'S AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM SERVED OVER 434 CHILDREN DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S TRUST GRANT. DURING THE SUMMER, WE SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED IN-PERSON SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 702 CHILDREN ENROLLED IN CHILDREN'S TRUST SUMMER PROGRAM.CENTRO MATER RECEIVED THE RECOGNITION AS ONE OF "MIAMI FAVORITES" GIVEN BY THE MIAMI HERALD. CENTRO MATER EAST'S BASEBALL TEAM COMPLETED ITS BASEBALL SEASON SPONSORED BY THE MIAMI MARLINSCENTRO MATER CONTINUES TO COLLABORATE WITH FUTBOL CON CORAZON TO SUPPORT AND ENRICH CHILDREN'S SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SOCCER.