Dr. Olenick was appointed as President & Chief Executive Officer of the Child Care Resource Center in 2003, overseeing all programs and projects that serve over 30,000 children and families each month in the agency's 2,500 square mile service area. Prior to his position with CCRC, Dr. Olenick served as Chief of Emancipation Services for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and served as Senior Vice President of the Community College Foundation. Michael obtained a B.A. from the University of Illinois, a master?s degree from the Erikson Institute and received his Ph.D. from UCLA after completing his dissertation on "The Relationship Between Child Care Quality and Selected Social Policy Variables." Dr. Olenick has also taught child care policy at the university level and served as a public policy instructor for the California Association for the Education of Young Children Leadership Program. He is married and has twin sons and a daughter.
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Child care continues to be a vital component of our community's economic health. Children, parents, and child care businesses depend on CCRC for access to quality education, developmental, and financial support. For 35 years, CCRC has proven that investing in early childhood education has a great return- both for the financial well being of the community and for the health and well being of children and families.
CCRC leverages a diverse array of county, state, and federal contracts, private and foundation grant funding, corporate sponsorships, individual donations and the work of volunteers to provide high quality programs and services. We work strategically to meet emerging needs and have recently begun investing in social business ventures. CCRC would like to recognize its contractors and thank the growing number of community partners and donors that support our mission through their investments of time, enthusiasm, creativity, and philanthropic giving.
Child care has long kept California’s economy moving and must continue to serve as a foundation for our state’s economic recovery. Licensed child care contributes close to $5.5 billion to the state’s economy and provides a stable source of care enabling working parents to earn at least $13 billion each year. Those earnings, in turn, create more than $40 billion in total direct, indirect, and induced personal income, almost $5 billion in tax revenues, and support an estimated 1.1 million jobs.
Child Care is a force that:
· Created jobs
· Enables parents to work
· Enables local businesses to thrive
CCRC strives to stay efficient, effective, and a leader in the non profit sector.
Thank you for helping CCRC encourage, support, and educate the 25,000 children and families we serve each month.