Serves Blount, Loudon, Monroe and Knox (37902, 37909, 37921) 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. Please call us at 865-9747750 or our toll-free number at 877-584-0596. If you can’t reach us by phone, send an email to eastccrr@utk.edu.
Due to Covid-19 precautions, our trainings are still being conducted via online Zoom meeting only. Connect with your local TN CCR&R team with the training calendar linked at the button below.
When we are able to meet again in person, local trainings will be accessible from this link.
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
Early Childhood Quality Coach
Donna Williams Carver
Early Childhood Quality Coach
Heather Lamb
Serves Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Sevier and Union Counties.
Early Childhood Quality Coach
Jennifer Huffaker
Serves Knox county in zip codes 37914, 37915, 37922, 37923, 37924, 37931, 37932 and 37934.
Early Childhood Quality Coach
Kim Thornhill
Early Childhood Quality Coach
Michael Lantz
Serves Blount, Jefferson, Sevier and Knox Counties in zip codes 37721, 37917, 37920, 37919 and 37998.
Early Childhood Quality Coach
Rhonda Del Carmen
Serves Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Union and Knox counties in zip codes 37849, 37938, 37912 and 37918.
Health & Well-being Quality Coach
Ariel Singleton
Serves Blount, Anderson, Loudon, Monroe and Knox counties in zip codes: 37932, 37934, 37931, 37923, 37921, 37922, 37909 and 37917
Family Engagement Quality Coach- LEAD
Bethany Parker
Serves Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Scott, and Union Counties
Family Engagement Quality Coach
Lauren Farmer
Serves East counties.
Infant & Toddler Quality Coach
Awaiting New Hire
Serves Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Scott, and Union Counties.
Infant & Toddler Quality Coach
Melissa Hobbs
Serves Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Scott, and Union counties.
Infant & Toddler Quality Coach
Nikki Owens
Serves Anderson, Bradley, Blount, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea, Roane, and Sevier counties.
Small Business Support Specialist
Travis Burnett
Serves Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Knox, Jefferson, Loudon, Monroe, Sevier, and Union counties.