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Upper Cumberland

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

Cannon
Clay
Cumberland
Dekalb
Fentress
Jackson
Macon
Morgan
Overton
Pickett
Putnam
Roane
Scott
Smith
Trousdale
Van Buren
Warren
White

Providing free training & technical assistance to child care educators

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

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Upper Cumberland

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.

Angie Givens

Upper Cumberland

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.

Sandra Duncan

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Angelika Cason

Coaching Support Specialist

Serves Upper & Mid Cumberland and Central & South Central Regions.

Susan Scappaticci

Coaching Support Specialist

Serves Central Counties.

Angela Alley

Early Childhood Quality Coach

Serves Putnam, Clay, Jackson, Overton, and Smith

Drew Bouldin

Early Childhood Quality Coach

Serves Cannon, Dekalb, Macon, Van Buren, Warren, White, and Putnam

Jessica Waldron

Early Language & Literacy Coach

Serves Upper Cumberland Counties.

Hunter Schmidt

Emergency Preparedness Specialist

Central, Mid-Cumberland, And Upper Cumberland Regions

Sarah Mapes

Family & Group Quality Coach

Serves Upper Cumberland Counties.

Aleaha Maynard

Family & Group Quality Coach

Serves Upper Cumberland Counties.

April Bryant

Family Engagement Quality Coach

Serves Upper Cumberland Counties.

Betty Campbell

Health, Safety, & Supervision Coach

Serves Upper East Counties.

Tamarisk Heckmann

Inclusion Quality Coach

Serves Upper Cumberland Counties

Nadja Smith

Infant & Toddler Quality Coach

Serves Upper Cumberland Region

Michael Lantz

Outdoor Learning Specialist

Serves Statewide.

Emily Watts

Training & Registration Manager

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