TCR Child Care

What TCR Child Care does

TCR Child Care Corporation (DBA: TCR Child Care Corp, CCC; Talladega Clay Randolph Child Care Corporation) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered at 925 North Street E., Talladega, Alabama. Founded in 1979, it has delivered education and health programs to Alabama children and families for more than 45 years. The organization operates six core programs: Cheaha Regional Head Start (encompassing Head Start, Early Head Start, and prenatal services across 15 child development centers serving more than 700 children and families in six counties), CCC Subsidized Child Care Assistance (financial subsidies across 30 Central, West, and South Alabama counties administered from regional offices in Birmingham, Mobile, Talladega, and Tuscaloosa), Child Care Central Professional Development (free training for center-based and family child-care providers meeting Alabama Performance Standards, with an E-Learning platform at cccelearningtrain.com and resource rooms at four community colleges), Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships (operating through partnership sites including James Rushton Early Learning Center and New Beginnings Child Development Center in Birmingham), Parents as Teachers (Blue Ribbon Affiliate home-visiting program across 15 counties), and Team ONE (case aide staffing for Alabama Department of Human Resources and School Attendance Interventionists for the Talladega County School System). All direct family services — Head Start, Early Head Start, prenatal services, Parents as Teachers, and child care subsidies — are provided at no cost to eligible families meeting federal poverty guidelines.

The organization is funded primarily through federal and state grants. Its principal funding instrument is Grant Number 04CH012582 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), supplemented by contracts with the Alabama Department of Human Resources and other state and local agencies. Technology infrastructure consists of the ChildPlus enrollment management system for intake and case management, the cccelearningtrain.com E-Learning platform for professional development, and a website (tcrchildcarecorporation.org) with online applications. No proprietary AI/ML systems, patents, or commercial technology products are disclosed. Governance is provided by a Board of Directors chaired by Tracey Thomas, with executive leadership consisting of Executive Director Kay Jennings and CFO Angela Thomas, plus program directors for each of the six service lines. The organization is privately held in the legal sense (no equity), has no parent company, and operates entirely within Alabama.

Name

TCR Child Care

Legal name

TCR Child Care Corporation

Website

https://tcrchildcarecorporation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TCR Child Care Corporation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit headquartered in Talladega, Alabama. It delivers federally funded Head Start, Early Head Start, Parents as Teachers, child care subsidies, professional development, and state-agency case aide services to income-eligible families across 30+ Alabama counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education and Family Support Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441), Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Center-Based Toddler Care (18–36 months) (EDACAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ), Service Coordination / Case Management (IDEA Part C) (EDACAFAK)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Head Start programs
• Child care subsidies
• Family support services
• Parent education home visits

Headquarters

HQ city

Talladega

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Federal Head Start Funding: Primary funding from Office of Head Start within Administration for Children and Families, a division of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Grant Number 04CH012582 funds Head Start operations.
2. Government Grants and Subsidies: Federal and state funding for child care subsidies, early intervention programs, and family support services. Contracts with Alabama DHR for case aide services.
3. Child Care Subsidy Administration: Provides financial assistance to low-income families to help offset cost of child care, enabling parents to pursue work or education while ensuring children receive early educational experiences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TCR Child Care Corporation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that delivers federally funded early childhood education, family support, child care subsidy administration, parent education, and case aide services to eligible children and families across Alabama. Its six core programs — Cheaha Regional Head Start, Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships, CCC Subsidized Child Care Assistance, Child Care Central Professional Development, Parents as Teachers, and Team ONE — are provided at no cost to qualifying families and are funded primarily through a federal Head Start grant (Grant Number 04CH012582) and state/local government contracts.

Product overview

TCR Child Care Corporation is a non-profit organization operating as a multi-program service portfolio rather than a single unified product. The organization delivers child care and family support services through six interconnected core programs: Cheaha Regional Head Start (encompassing Head Start, Early Head Start, and prenatal services), Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships, CCC Subsidized Child Care Assistance (with regional offices in Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Talladega, and Mobile), Child Care Central Professional Development, Parents as Teachers, and Team ONE. These programs serve children from birth through school age and their families across Alabama, addressing early childhood education, health and wellness, family self-sufficiency, and child welfare support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Team ONE: Program providing case aide staff to the Alabama Department of Human Resources and school attendance interventionists to Talladega County School System. T.E.A.M. stands for Together Everyone Achieves More.

Products and services

• Cheaha Regional Head Start Free early childhood education program for income-eligible families that includes Head Start (ages 3-5), Early Head Start (6 weeks to 3 years), and prenatal services, operating 15 child development centers serving more than 700 children and families across Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, and Talladega counties.
• Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships Combines child care and Early Head Start services for children 6 weeks to 3 years through partnership sites, offering low child-to-teacher ratios, developmental screenings, provision of diapers and formula, home visits, and family support workers for eligible families in Birmingham (Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall counties).
• CCC Subsidized Child Care Assistance Financial assistance program providing subsidies to low-income families to offset the cost of child care, enabling parents to pursue work or education while ensuring children receive early educational experiences. Delivered through regional offices in Birmingham, Mobile, Talladega, and Tuscaloosa, serving families in 30 counties throughout Central, West, and South Alabama.
• Child Care Central Professional Development Free training, development, and resources program for center-based and family child care providers in Alabama meeting Alabama Performance Standards, including training sessions, resource rooms at partner community colleges, and the annual Measure of Tomorrow Conference; covers Region 1 (Huntsville area) and Region 8 (Talladega area).
• Parents as Teachers No-cost evidence-based in-home parent education program supporting parents as their child's first teacher, available from pregnancy through kindergarten entry. TCR is a Parents as Teachers Blue Ribbon affiliate (highest quality tier) serving families in 15 Alabama counties with personal visits, group connections, developmental screenings, and community resource connections.
• Team ONE Program providing Case Aide Staff to the Alabama Department of Human Resources (Family Services, Family Self-Sufficiency, and Adult Protective Service Case Aides) and School Attendance Interventionists to the Talladega County School System, helping protect children from abuse and neglect, support TANF recipients in employment, aid vulnerable adults, and improve school attendance across multiple Alabama regions.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 700 children and families served through Head Start annually across 15 child development centers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alabama Department of Human ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTEAM ONE provides case aide staff to help protect children and vulnerable adults from abuse and neglect and families overcome barriers. Family Services Case Aides, Family Self-Sufficiency Case Aides, and Adult Protective Service Case Aides support DHR operations across multiple Alabama regions.
• Talladega County Board of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTEAM ONE provides School Attendance Interventionists who work with Talladega County School System to promote regular school attendance, identify underlying causes of absenteeism, and implement strategies to improve attendance rates.
• Parents as Teachers National CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTCR is a Parents as Teachers Blue Ribbon affiliate, indicating highest level of program quality and adherence to PAT model. Serves families from pregnancy until child enters kindergarten through evidence-based in-home parent education program.
• Athens State UniversityminorOthersResource room stocked with supplies including bulletin board materials, activity boxes, and die cuts located on campus to support early childhood educators in the region.
• Gadsden State Community CollegeminorOthersResource rooms available at both Anniston and Gadsden locations providing training materials and resources for early childhood educators.
• Northwest Shoals Community CollegeminorOthersResource room on campus providing training supplies and materials for early childhood educators in the region.
• Wallace State Community CollegeminorOthersResource room on campus providing training supplies and materials for early childhood educators in the region.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Largest U.S. provider of employer-sponsored child care and early education — a much larger, commercial incumbent in the broader child-care services category TCR operates in, though targeting a different (employer/working-parent) customer.
• Easterseals: National non-profit delivering early childhood, disability, and family support services including Head Start-style programs — overlaps with TCR's early intervention, case aide, and developmental screening offerings at a multi-state scale.
• KinderCare Learning Centers: National for-profit child care and early education provider offering center-based programs for infants through school age — adjacent category peer with similar center-based delivery model but commercial/working-family positioning.
• Save the Children US: National non-profit that operates Head Start programs in multiple states alongside broader child welfare and early childhood work — overlapping federal Head Start grant mechanism and family-services delivery model at greater scale.

Regional players

• Childcare Network: Southeast-focused for-profit child care provider with centers across multiple Southern states including Alabama — geographically overlapping competitor in the early childhood center-based market, though operating under a commercial rather than grant-funded model.

Direct peers

• Community Action Agency of Huntsville/Madison/Etowah Counties: Alabama-based Head Start and Early Head Start grantee operating multiple child development centers and family services across northern Alabama — a direct operational peer in the same state and federal funding stream.
• Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity (JCCEO): Head Start/Early Head Start grantee serving Jefferson County, Alabama with center-based early childhood programs and family support services — directly comparable Head Start portfolio.
• Montgomery County Community Action Agency: Alabama Head Start grantee providing early childhood education, family services, and community programs — comparable federal-grant-funded service mix and operating model to TCR.

Others

• Community Action Partnership: National umbrella network of Community Action Agencies that deliver Head Start, weatherization, and family services — enables and supports similar grantees like TCR through training, advocacy, and shared infrastructure.
• United Way of Central Alabama: Regional funder/convener of child and family services in Alabama — adjacent ecosystem participant that often co-funds or refers families to programs like TCR's Head Start and Parents as Teachers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TCR-Child-Care-Corp-1039869102735942
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tcr-child-care-corp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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