Serves all East Counties.
EAST
WELCOME TO THE EAST CCR&R
Providing Child Care Resources, Referral Services, and Quality Coaches for Tennessee’s Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Sevier, and Union counties.
Please let us know how we can assist you! Feel free to call us at (865) 974-7750, and if you can’t reach us by phone, send an email to eastccrr@utk.edu.
Connect with your local TN CCR&R team with the training calendar linked at the button below.
Both in person and Zoom trainings are accessible at this regional training calendar.
Quality coaches help child care professionals build knowledge and skills, so they can better educate young children.
They inform families about what to look for in a child care program and how to identify quality, so they can make the best choice for their children. See below to contact a quality coach near you!
East CCR&R provides free training and technical assistance to child care educators across the state to improve the quality of child care for all children.
Technical Assistance
Quality Coaches can assist child care programs to create safe, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate environments for children and provide guidance strategies on behavior management.
Training Workshops
Classes on a variety of topics are scheduled in the evenings, afternoons, and Saturdays. The workshops provide professional development hours. Parents are also invited to attend. Due to the large volume of registrants for each class, there is a registration limit of 5 attendees PER child care agencies per class.
UT Conference Center
600 Henley Street Suite 224, Knoxville, TN 37996-4126
East CCR&R has a PARENT REFERRAL LINE and can provide resources to parents seeking child care with licensed child care agencies in the desired area.
MEET THE STAFF
East and Upper East Assistant Coordinator
Robin Pullen
Serves Sullivan & Washington (37615) Counties counties/zip codes.
Early Childhood Quality Coach
Ariel Singleton
Serves East Counties.
Early Childhood Quality Coach
Donna Williams Carver
Serves Blount, Loudon, Knox (37902, 37909, 37924 and 37921), & Monroe Counties.
Early Childhood Quality Coach
Jennifer Huffaker
Serves Jefferson and Knox (37806, 37914, 37922, 37923, 37931, 37932) Counties.
Early Childhood Quality Coach
Kim Thornhill
Serves Claiborne, Cocke, Hamblen, Union, and Knox (37721, 37918, 37938) Counties.
Early Childhood Quality Coach
Michael Lantz
Serves Sevier and Knox (37917, 37919, 37920, 37998, and 37871) Counties.
Early Childhood Quality Coach
Rhonda Del Carmen
Serves Anderson, Campbell, Grainger, Loudon and Knox (37849, 37912, 37915, and 37934) Counties.
Family Engagement Quality Coach
Bethany Parker
Serves East counties.
Family Engagement Quality Coach
Lauren Farmer
Serves East counties.
Health & Well-being Quality Coach
Betty Campbell
Serves East Counties.
Inclusion Quality Coach
Lizaida Negron
Serves East Counties.
Inclusion Quality Coach
Tracey Standridge
Serves East Counties.
Infant & Toddler Quality Coach
Melissa Hobbs
Serves East Counties: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Sevier, & Union Counties.
Infant & Toddler Quality Coach
Tonya Ray
Serves East Counties: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Sevier, & Union Counties.
Small Business Support Specialist
Travis Burnett
Serves East Counties.
Coaching Specialist
Kerri Whitt
Serves East, Upper East, and Southeast regions.