The Terri Lynne Lokoff / Children's TYLENOL®
National Child Care Teacher Awards™

2006 Winners' Bios and Project Descriptions

2006 Winners

Alabama

Paula Turco
Adventure School
Tucson, Arizona
Early Literacy

California

Rosa Magana
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Child Development Center
San Diego, California
Space House

Candida Tapia
Aquatic Park School
Berkeley, California
Outside Art Gazebo

Pam Zvonec-Bonneville
Fullerton College Child Development Center
Fullerton, California
Cooking with Kids

Colorado

Marilyn Dean
Marilyn's Kids Childcare & Preschool
Littleton , Colorado
Center Enhancements

Linda St.John
Renaissance Children's Center
Lakewood, Colorado
Sharing the Joy of Music with Babies

Connecticut

Sharon Moss
Hospital of St. Raphael's Childcare Center
New Haven, Connecticut
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Look's What's in Our Classroom

Tammy Tronina
Northwest CT YMCA Childcare Center
Torrington, Connecticut
Cooperative Play Enhancement- Block Area

Florida

Annette Anderson
Annette Anderson Large Family Child Care Home
Immokalee, Florida
The Project Playground

Dawn Garrigus
Garrigus Family Child Care and Child Development
Jacksonville, Florida
Listen! Listen! Explore!

Amanda Mudd
The Mudd Family Day Care
Milton, Florida
Sensing the World Around Us

Indiana

Shelia Allison
Kids Kampus Child Care Center
Huntington, Indiana
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds

Tonya Bays
Kinder Kampus Early Childhood Services
Corydon, Indiana
Kindergarten, Here We Come Club

Rebecca J. Claycamp
Little Hands Learning Center
Seymour, Indiana
Cultural Diversity Awareness

Maryland

Joann Willis
Easton Day Care Center, Inc.
Easton, Maryland
Multicultural Ed for Pre-K

Minnesota

Jill Adolfson
University of Minnesota Child Care Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Picture Me

Danielle Charlson
First Steps Daycare
Moorhead, Minnesota
Outdoor Playscape

Sara Core
Kinderberry Hill
Roseville, Minnesota
Bringing Nature to the Classroom

Sheryl Warner
Loving to Learn Family Child Care
Minneapolis , Minnesota
Art Studio

Missouri

Erica Rankin
Lakeview Learning Center
Branson West, Missouri
Portable Cooking Station

Angie Lee Ray
Randall Child and Family Learning Center
Independence , Missouri
Listening Center

Kelly Reed
The Goddard School of Oakville
St. Louis, Missouri
Multicultural Enrichment

New York

Trudy Lackner
The Children's Corner Group
Poughkeepsie, New York
Bike Path

North Carolina

Leah Fowler
Chapel Hill Daycare Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Exploring, Experimenting, Discovering- Oh My!

Rosa Velez
Leanring Together, Inc.
Releigh , North Carolina
Stores and More

Ohio

Brandy Renforth
Tiny Fingerprints
Poland, Ohio
Reaching New Heights

Oregon

Loretta Akins
Knowledge Beginnings
Hillsboro, Oregon
Dramatic Play Prop Boxes

Pennsylvania

Anglea H Bayer
Anglea's Child Development
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Brilliant P.A.G.E.R.

Sharon Bennett
Salford Child Care Center
Harleysville, Pennsylvania
Imagination House

Jeanette Bennett-Lee
Parent Infant Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Music/Listening Center

Lori Corrigan
Education Laboratory Center-ELC
Reading, Pennsylvania
Through the Eyes of a Child

Dianne Coyle
Day Care Centers, Inc.
Ardsley , Pennsylvania
Motor Babies

Mary Rose Dolce
Crispus Attucks Early Learning Center
York, Pennsylvania

Tammy Helman
Tender Care Learning Center
New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Shine a Light on Science

Kay Jereld
Children's Learning Center at Penn College
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Using Video to Promote Social and Congnative Development in Toddlers

Kate Johnston
Montgomery Early Learning Center
Narberth, Pennsylvania
Storybook Theater

Atiya Khan
Paley Early Learning Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Teaching About the Five Senses Thru the Medium of Science Sensory

Licia Knight
Green Byrne Child Care Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Play and Grow Lending Library

Eleanor Mauras
Mongomery Early Learning Center
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Minds in Motion

Keri McCullough
Lifesteps
Beaver, Pennsylvania
What's Inside of Me?

Lori Shirley
Grand Beginning Children's Center- East
Indiana , Pennsylvania
Reading is Fun

Gerilynne Snyder
Vright Horizon's West Point Child Learning Center
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Playground Enhancement

Serena Spearman
Little Angels
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Exploration in Science

Christine Stewart
Tender Care Learning Center
Wexford, Pennsylvania
Science in Progress

Youngjin Um
Jewish Community Center Child Care
York, Pennsylvania
Fostering Multiculturalism in Classroom

Kathy Weyandt
Pottstown Family YMCA Child Care Development Center
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Exploring Our Surroundings by Using Our Five Senses

South Carolina

Julie Denton
Shaw AFB Child Development
Sumter Shaw, South Carolina
Exposure, Acceptance & Understanding

Virginia

Edda Duff
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Child Day Care
Harrisonburg, Virginia

Washington

Marlene Armstrong
Mustard Child Care Center
Bellevue, Washington
A Garden for All Seasons

Roberta Wright
The Wright Child Care
Tacoma, Washington
Developing Language Through Play