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West

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

  • Benton
  • Caroll
  • Chester
  • Crockett
  • Decatur
  • Dyer
  • Fayette
  • Gibson
  • Hardeman
  • Hardin
  • Haywood
  • Henderson
  • Henry
  • Lake
  • Lauderdale
  • Madison
  • McNairy
  • Obion
  • Tipton
  • Weakley

Providing free training & technical assistance to child care professionals

The West 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 West 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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West Coaches

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West

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.

Katherine Cothern

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West

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.

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Quanisha McClain

CDA & Accreditation Coach

Serves West Grand Division

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CDA & Accreditation

Shelby County

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Briana Woods

Coach Support Specialist-West TN

Serves West Tennessee.

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Ashley Tomlin

Developmental Support Coach

Serves West Counties

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Developmental Support

West

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Brittany Foster

Developmental Support Coach

Serves West Counties

Brittany_Foster

signalcenters.org

Developmental Support

West

Person

Tarina Laxton

Early Childhood Quality Coach

Serves Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, & Tipton Counties.

Tarina.Laxton

wth.org

Early Childhood Quality Coaches

West

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Brittany Chahine

Early Childhood Quality Coach

Benton, Carroll, Henry, and Madison

Brittany.Galloway

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Early Childhood Quality Coaches

West

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Hayley Wilkerson

Early Childhood Quality Coach

Crockett, Gibson, Madison, Obion, and Weakley Counties

Hayley.wilkerson

wth.org

Early Childhood Quality Coaches

West

Person

Becky Tubbs

Early Childhood Quality Coach

Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Hardin, Hardeman, McNairy

rebecca.tubbs

wth.org

Early Childhood Quality Coaches

West

Person

Candice Bates

Early Language & Literacy Coach

Serves West Counties

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Early Language & Literacy

West

Person

Ashley Richardson

Early Language & Literacy Coach

Serves West Counties

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Early Language & Literacy

West

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Terri-Essence Craft

Emergency Preparedness Coach

Serves Statewide

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Emergency Preparedness

Central

East

Mid Cumberland

Shelby County

South Central

Person

Meagen Huff

Family Engagement Coach

Serves West counties.

Meagen_Huff

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Family Engagement

West

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Karen Vega-Romero

Family Engagement Quality Coach

Serves West counties.

Karen_Vegaromero

signalcenters.org

Family Engagement

West

Person

Deonza Woods

Family & Group Quality Coach

Serves West Counties

Deonza_Woods

signalcenters.org

Family & Group Child Care

West

Person

Temeka Thomas

Health, Safety, & Supervision Coach

Serves Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion, & Weakley Counties

Temeka_Thomas

signalcenters.org

Health, Safety, & Supervision

West

Person

Alex Sharp

Infant & Toddler Quality Coach

Serves West Counties: Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion, & Weakley Counties.

Alex_Sharp

signalcenters.org

Infant & Toddler

West

Person

Emily Malec

Infant & Toddler Quality Coach

Serves West Counties: Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywoood, Henderson, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, & Tipton Counties.

emily_malec

signalcenters.org

Infant & Toddler

West

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Michael Lantz

Outdoor Learning Specialist

Serves Statewide.

mlantz

utk.edu

Early Childhood Quality Coaches

Central

Mid Cumberland

Shelby County

South Central

Southeast

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Shana Mehr

Quality Response & Improvement Coach

West TN

Shana_Mehr

signalcenters.org

Quality Response & Improvement

West

Shelby County

Person

Tia Simmons

Quality Response & Improvement Coach

Lower West TN

Tia_Simmons

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Quality Response & Improvement

Shelby County

West

Person

Elizabeth Bryant

Small Business Support Specialist

Serves West Counties.

Elizabeth_Bryant

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Small Business Support

West

Person

Tammy Brewer

Small Business Support Specialist

Serves West Counties.

Tammy_Brewer

signalcenters.org

Small Business Support

West

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