BLOOMINGTON, Ind — Monroe Smart Start recognized early childhood educators, providers and partners at its 5th annual Early Childhood Excellence Awards on Thursday, April 27 at WTIU.
Awards are given to early childhood educators that demonstrate high-quality care, collaboration, and a commitment to both addressing school readiness and improving the quality of early childhood education in Monroe County.
2018 Early Childhood Excellent Educator Award recipients:
| 2018 Excellent Educators | Early Childhood Site |
| Laura Baker | SCCAP Walnut Woods Head Start |
| Alissa Chapman | Compass Early Learning Center – Downtown |
| Kimberly Davis | SCCAP Lindbergh Center Head Start |
| TC Farrell | Indiana University Campus Children’s Center |
| Carol Grubb | Penny Lane West |
| Holly Hammock | Templeton Elementary Preschool / Ready Set Grow |
| Connie Nelson Laird | St. Mark’s Nursery School & Kindergarten |
| Lydia Lawrence | Arlington Heights Title I Preschool |
| Libby Lowry | Penny Lane East |
| Andrea Lynch | Hoosier Hills Childcare Center |
| Marycarole Matlock | SCCAP Early Head Start at Jack’s Defeat Creek |
| Alaina Nace-Meyer | Campus View Child Care Center |
| Katy New | Bloomington Developmental Learning Center |
| Nick Puett | Levato’s Little Ones |
| Michelle Rodrigues | Compass North Early Learning Center |
| Katie Smith | Kid Angles: The Early Education School |
| Juli Taylor | Children’s Village Child Development and Education |
| Staci Walter | Hoosier Courts Nursery School |