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East

Providing child care resources, referral services, and quality coaches for the following counties:

  • Anderson
  • Blount
  • Campbell
  • Claiborne
  • Cocke
  • Grainger
  • Hamblen
  • Jefferson
  • Knox
  • Loudon
  • Monroe
  • Sevier
  • Union

Providing free training & technical assistance to child care educators

The East Child Care Resource & Referral is committed to improving the quality of life for children through support and training of child care professionals and collaboration with families, community, professional organizations, services, and resources. Our staff offers child care professionals in the East area the following services:

TN-CCPT workshops

These workshops typically offer two hours of training that have been approved by the Tennessee DHS.

On-site Consultations

Our Quality Coaches can arrange to come to your child care facility if you are having any issues or concerns for which you would like their help.

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East Coaches

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East

Coordinator

Have a question or need to connect with a coach? Reach out to our regional coordinator and they’ll connect you with the right resources.

Heather Lamb

hsander2

utk.edu

East

Assistant Coordinator

Have a question or need to connect with a coach? Reach out to our assistant coordinator and they’ll connect you with the right resources.

Kim Thornhill

kthornh1

utk.edu

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Person

Kerri Whitt

Coach Support Specialist-East TN

Serves East Tennessee.

Kerri_Whitt

signalcenters.org

East

Upper East

Person

Rachel Converse

Developmental Support Coach

Serves East Counties

Rachel_Converse

signalcenters.org

Developmental Support

East

Person

Tracey Standridge

Developmental Support Coach

Serves East Counties

Tracey_Standridge

signalcenters.org

Developmental Support

East

Person

Ariel Singleton

Early Childhood Quality Coach

Serves Sevier, Knox-37871, 37902, 37909, 37919, 37923, 37934, 37998

asingl13

utk.edu

Early Childhood Quality Coaches

East

Person

Beth Gaby

Early Childhood Quality Coach

Serves East & Upper East: Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Jefferson, Washington, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, and Zip codes 37604, 37861; 37690, KCDC

pgaby1

utk.edu

Early Childhood Quality Coaches

Upper East

East

Person

Jennifer Huffaker

Early Childhood Quality Coach

Serves Loudon, Monroe, Knox-37922, 37931, 37932, DCHS-(Monroe, Blount, Cocke, Sevier)

jhuffak1

utk.edu

Early Childhood Quality Coaches

East

Person

Rhonda Del Carmen

Early Childhood Quality Coach

Serves Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Knox-37806, 37912, 37921, 37924, Clinch-Powell HS, Knoxville Learning Academy

rdelcarm

utk.edu

Early Childhood Quality Coaches

East

Person

Ashton Babb

Early Childhood Quality Coach

Serves Union, 37721, 37849, 37918,37938; DCHS-(Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Union); AJCC (37919); Little Learning Lab (Anderson)

ababb

utk.edu

Early Childhood Quality Coaches

East

Person

Yeannelle Thome

Early Language & Literacy Coach

Serves Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, and Upper East counties

yeannelle_thome

signalcenters.org

Early Language & Literacy

Upper East

East

Person

Amy Metcalfe

Early Language & Literacy Coach

Serves East Counties

amy_metcalfe

signalcenters.org

Early Language & Literacy

East

Person

Brandi Mezime

East Emergency Preparedness Specialist

Central, Upper Cumberland, Southeast, East, and Upper East Regions

brandi_mezime

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Emergency Preparedness

Upper Cumberland

Central

Upper East

East

Southeast

Person

Sarah Vinson

Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

Sarah_Vinson

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Emergency Preparedness

East

Mid Cumberland

Person

Melissa Hobbs

Family & Group Quality Coach

Serves East Counties

Melissa_Hobbs

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Family & Group Child Care

East

Person

Jessica Turner

Family & Group Quality Coach

Serves East/Upper East Counties.

jessica_turner

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Family & Group Child Care

East

Upper East

Person

Amy Wilson

Family Engagement Quality Coach

Serves Cocke, Hamblen, and Upper East counties

Amy_Wilson

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Family Engagement

Upper East

East

Person

Lauren Farmer

Family Engagement Quality Coach

Serves East counties.

Lauren_Farmer

signalcenters.org

Family Engagement

East

Person

Lacey Devine

Health, Safety, & Supervision Coach

Serves East Region: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Loudon, Monroe, and Knox county zip codes: 37902, 37909, 37919, 37920, 37921, 37922, 37923, 37931, 37932, 37934

Lacey_Devine

signalcenters.org

Health, Safety, & Supervision

East

Person

Syeta Young

Health, Safety, & Supervision Coach

Serves East Region: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Loudon, Monroe, and Knox County zip codes: 37902, 37909, 37919, 37920, 37921, 37922, 37923, 37931, 37932, 37934

Syeta_Young

signalcenters.org

Health, Safety, & Supervision

East

Person

Brooke Moody

Infant & Toddler Quality Coach

Serves East & Upper East Counties: Carler, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicol, Washington, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen & Jefferson.

Brooke_Moody

signalcenters.org

Infant & Toddler

Upper East

East

Person

Nikki Owens

Infant & Toddler Quality Coach

Serves Southeast & East Counties: Hamilton, Bradley, Meigs, McMinn, Loudon, Monroe, and Zip codes 37922, 37923, 37932.

Nikki_Owens

signalcenters.org

Infant & Toddler

Southeast

East

Person

Tonya Ray

Infant & Toddler Quality Coach

East Counties: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Sevier, & Union

tonya_ray

signalcenters.org

Infant & Toddler

East

Person

Michael Lantz

Outdoor Learning Specialist

Serves Statewide.

mlantz

utk.edu

Early Childhood Quality Coaches

Central

Mid Cumberland

Shelby

South Central

Southeast

Person

Leslie Perry

Quality Response & Improvement Coach

Upper East TN

Leslie_Perry

signalcenters.org

Quality Response & Improvement

Upper East

East

Person

Stacey Lazos

Quality Response & Improvement Coach

Lower East TN

Stacey_Lazos

signalcenters.org

Quality Response & Improvement

East

Person

Nicole O'Neal

Small Business Support Specialist

Serves Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen counties, and Upper East counties

Nicole_ONeal

signalcenters.org

Small Business Support

Upper East

East

Person

Travis Burnett

Small Business Support Specialist

Serves East Counties.

Travis_Burnett

signalcenters.org

Small Business Support

East

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