2012 Teacher Awards Recipients
The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation
Proudly Announces the 2012 Recipients of the
Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's TYLENOL® National Child Care Teacher Awards
First Name |
Last Name |
Center Name |
City |
St |
Award-Winning Project |
| Gloria | Adams | Edward C. Mazique Parent Child Center, Inc. | Washington | DC | "Enhancing Our Physical Development" |
| Josephine | Ahmadein | Employee's Center for Young Children | Rahway | NJ | "Supporting the Concept of Island of Caregiving in Shoeless Area" |
| Andrea | Almsted | Calvary Childcare Center | Golden Valley | MN | "Life's Little Experiments" |
| Michelle | Amen | Parent and Child Center-PaC² | Hastings | NE | "Discovering the World of Science Through Hands-On Learning" |
| Tasha | Amole | Spring Valley YMCA Early Learning Center | Royersford | PA | "Brain Development for Infants" |
| Jesseca | Aqui* | Perry Nursery School | Ann Arbor | MI | "Little Chefs" |
| Terria | Ashby | Bella's Playhouse Day Care Home | Ulysses | KS | "Music's Magical Journey" |
| Lorna | Barbour | Childspace | Philadelphia | PA | "We Love to Read Listening Center" |
| Amy | Barshinger* | York Jewish Community Center | York | PA | "Science as Discovery: Exploration for Our Youngest Learners" |
| Kristen | Berkheimer | The Goddard School | Denville | NJ | "100 Healthy Snacks" |
| Mita | Bhattacharya | The Hamony Schools | Princeton | NJ | Natural Science Center |
| Vanessa | Cicchelli* | Mt. Kisco Child Care Center | Mt. Kisco | NY | "Music Enhances Learning" |
| Amber | D'Amico | Educational Playcare | Farmington | CT | "Sensory Overload" |
| Karen | Diescher | SUNY Cortland Child Care Center | Cortland | NY | "Scientific Exploration" |
| Heather | Dishman | Apple Tree Children's Center | Norwalk | IA | "Do Re Mi Discover Music With Me" |
| Joanne | du Bois Sweedyk* | Joanne's Tot Stop | Grand Rapids | MI | "Natural Outdoor Environment for Learning and Exploration" |
| Kathryn | Ferguson | Offutt Child Development Center II | Offutt AFB | NE | "Pocket Activity Mat for Infants" |
| Caryn | Finkelstein | University of Michigan: Dearborn Early Childhood Education Center | Dearborn | MI | "Windows to Nature" |
| Valerie | Hapke | Scribbles Center for Learning | Bloomington | IL | "Exploring the World Around Them Through Science" |
| James | Helenski | Apple Tree Children's Center | Hamden | CT | "Weather or Not, Here We Play" |
| Rachel | Hurd | Kids Discovery | Gulf Breeze | FL | "Cozy Corner" |
| Megan | Jarrett* | Tender Care Learning Center | New Kensington | PA | "Music-A Universal Language" |
| Laura | Jensen | Grand Care Children's Center | Johnson City | NY | "Strengthening Young Toddler Connections" |
| Rosie | Jones-Clarke | Little Emmanuele's Christian School & Nursery | Bridgeport | CT | "Everything Grows" |
| Janice | Killen | Tender Care Learning Center | Pittsburgh | PA | "Active Learning" |
| Kristy | Kitching* | York Day Nursery, Inc. | York | PA | "Children's Culinary Cart" |
| Natasha | Kitt | Kehillah Federation Early Learning Center | Wallingford | PA | "Child Science Library" |
| Kathryn | Knight | The Goddard School | Exton | PA | "Don't Forget Me..Inclusion at Three" |
| Karma | Lewis | Cottonwood Enrichment Center | Tucson | AZ | "Sounds in Nature: Exploring Music and Movement in a Nature Explore Classroom" |
| Kira | Marcy | Montgomery Early Learning Center-Norristown | Norristown | PA | "Where Does Our Food Come From?" |
| Gabriela | Martinez | Mini Blessings, Inc. | Suwanee | GA | "Literacy Center with Multicultural Focus" |
| Janiya | McCray* | Lassin Early Learning Center | Philadelphia | PA | "Creating a Sensory Smart Preschool Classroom" |
| Michelle | Medin | Mount Olivet Child Learning Center | Plymouth | MN | "Beyond the Classroom" |
| Nicole | Moriarty | Educational Playcare | Windsor | CT | "Sensational Senses" |
| Karen | Panik | Karen's Kidz | Box Elder | SD | "Stimulation Center" |
| Wendy | Patterson | Wendy's Teddy Bear Day Care | Vancouver | WA | "Sense-ational Garden" |
| Eddie | Portz* | Kids Korner Accredited Family Child Care Home | Wichita | KS | "Extending the Child's Learning to Home Through a Parent Activity Resource Suitcase" |
| Nicole | Puskas | Buffalo State College Child Care Center | Buffalo | NY | "Incubator Project-Hatching Chicks" |
| Amber | Rankin | Bluegrass Academy Childcare Center | Louisville | KY | "Life Lab Science Center" |
| Amy | Riddlebarger | Wright Field South Child Development Center | Wright Patterson AFB | OH | "Oodles and Doodles of Movement" |
| Jessica | Saggese | Paley-Federation Early Learning Services | Philadelphia | PA | "The Please Touch Project" |
| Kari | Sanders | Scribble Dibble Day Care LLC | Colfax | WI | "Quiet Area Made Baby Friendly" |
| Kelly | Seidel | Montgomery Early Learning Center | Pottstown | PA | "Project Smile" |
| Shelley | Simpson | NKU Early Childhood Center | Highland Heights | KY | "Exploring Outdoors" |
| Michelle | Smith | Apple Tree Children's Center | Middletown | CT | "Classroom Library" |
| Serena | Spearman | Little Angels | Philadelphia | PA | "5 -4-3-2-1-Let's Read" |
| Laura | Stadtfeld* | Laurie's Inn | Casper | WY | "Year Round Healthy Growing" |
| Cathy | Stemple | Calvary Baptist Childrens Learning Center | Norristown | PA | "Music, Movement & Rhythm" |
| Dawn | Stonehocker | Dawn's Daycare and Educational Program | Earlham | IA | "How Does Our Garden Grow?" |
| Denise | Swindon | County North Children's Center, Inc. | Liverpool | NY | "Sensory Garden" |
| Jessica | Tickle* | Rainbow Mountain Children's School | Asheville | NC | "Creative Dramatic Play" |
| Cynthia | Wickens | The Children's Center at Morrisville State College, Inc. | Morrisville | NY | "Little Einsteins" |
*The top ten scorers of the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's TYLENOL® National Child Care Teacher Awards and are eligible to apply for the Helene Marks Award and to be named the National Child Care Teacher of the Year.