Early Childhood Provider Council
Children First is supporting the launch of the Early Childhood Provider Council. The Council will also work to ensure that racial equity is embedded in all aspects of quality improvement: the definition of quality, improvement supports, monitoring, and accountability.
The impetus for creating the Council came from a 2020-2021 research project that gathered input from more than 300 local early childhood providers, 16 quality improvement organizations, and the city’s early childhood funders and developed recommendations to strengthen quality improvement efforts in Philadelphia. The creation of an Early Childhood Provider Council is at the heart of the recommendations.
THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROVIDER COUNCIL WILL:
- Create a shared definition of program quality for Philadelphia providers.
- Identify solutions that address the policy and operational systems gaps found in the Philadelphia’s Early Learning Community Speaks Out: An Action Plan for Quality Improvement report.
- Create an organization model that will ensure that the Council remains diverse, representative of all provider types, and becomes self-sustaining over time.
- Give input and guidance into the design and operation of the quality improvement systems contracted by the state and city.
DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE PROVIDERS
- 90% female, 10% male
- Over 90% are providers of color, 80% Black/African American, 6% White, 6% Latino/Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% mixed race, 2% Black/African-American, White/Caucasian, Latino or Hispanic
STAR LEVEL BREAKDOWN OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
STAR 4 | 20 | 40% |
STAR 2 | 10 | 20% |
STAR 3 | 9 | 18% |
STAR 1 | 6 | 12% |
N/A | 3 | 6% |
STAR 2-4 * | 1 | 2% |
START 3-4 * | 1 | 2% |
Grand Total | 50 | 100% |
* multisite program |
PROGRAM TYPE
Center-Based Programs | 66% |
Family-Based Programs | 26% |
Group Family-Based Programs | 6% |
School-Based Programs | 2% |
REPRESENTATION
- All types of funding streams are represented:
- PHL-prek
- Pre-K Counts
- Child Care
- Head Start
- Geographic breakdown (see map below)
PROVIDER COUNCIL ROSTER
First Name | Last Name | Role | Childcare Program/ Organization Name | Zip Code | Program Type | Star Level |
Abiguel | McMillan | Teacher, Director, Owner | Abiguel’s Beloved Family Child Care | 19150 | Family | Star 2 |
Kia | Douglass | Director, Owner | Acclaim Academy | 19144 | Center | Star 4 |
Anna Mae | Guille | Teacher, Director, Owner | Anna Mae Guille FCCH | 19135 | Family | Star 4 |
Diane | Gardner | Director, Owner | Aunt Di’s Child Care Services | 19120 | Family | Star 4 |
Mercedes | Fleet | Teacher, Director, Owner | Bright Little Scholars | 19036 | Group | Star 2 |
Ebony | Baggett | Director, Owner | Bright Minds Bright Beginnings | 19132 | Center | Star 3 |
Sharon | Woodley | Other | Brightside Academy | Multi | Center | Star 3-4 |
Aliya | Johnson-Roberts | Director, Owner | Bustleton Learning Center | 19149 | Center | Star 4 |
Eddy | Sacksith | Program Administrator | Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia | 19148 | Center | Star 4 |
Natrice | Johnson | Teacher, Owner | Candy’s Kids Learning Academy, LLC | 19132 | Family | Star 4 |
Suany | Sufran | Owner | Child time learning daycare | 18104 | Family | Star 2 |
Valerie | Hamilton | Director, Owner | Children of God Educational Services | 19007 | Center | Star 3 |
Samantha | Rodriguez | Director | Children Playhouse Newbold | 19145 | Center | Star 3 |
Sim | Loh | Other | Children Village | 19106 | Center | Star 4 |
Taneema | Fannings | Teacher, Director, Owner | Christ Like Childcare Center | 19140 | Family | Star 1 |
Marlo | King | Director, Owner | Cuddles-N-Care Daycare Center | 19118 | Center | Star 2 |
Thomasina | Lee | Owner | Different Expectations Educational Services | 19140 | Family | Star 3 |
Dana | Hutchins | Director | Divine Light Academic Preschool | 19139 | Group | Star 4 |
Shineal | Hunter | Director | Family Circle Academy | 19120 | Family | Star 2 |
Minnette | Taylor | Director, Owner | G & T Daycare, Montessori Program | 19116 | Family | Star 4 |
Stefanie | Adorno | Director, Owner | Grace Kids Academy | 19124 | Center | Star 3 |
Unis | Bey | Director, Owner | Grays Ferry Early Learning Academy | 19146 | Center | Star 4 |
Anthony | Guildford | Other | Greater Philadelphia YMCA | 19428 | Group | n/a |
Shandai | Moore-Jenkins | Director | Heavenly Hall Day Care Learning Center | 19104 | Center | Star 2 |
Charles | Coe | Owner | Incredible Kids Learning Center, Inc. | 19111 | Center | Star 4 |
shynell | pearsall | Teacher, Director, Owner | Infinity Childcare Center | 19140 | Center | Star 3 |
Aaliyah | Holloway | Teacher | Kiddie Prep Academy | 19139 | Center | Star 4 |
Keshia | Kenner-English | Teacher, Director, Owner | Learning My Way Montessori | 19144 | Center | Star 1 |
Khadijah | Sabir | Other | Lovie Lee’s Stars of Tomorrow | 19126 | Center | Star 4 |
Micah | Wilson | Director | Multicultural Education Station/Horizons | 19149 | Center | Star 1 |
Naeemah | Suluki | Teacher, Director, Owner | Naeemah Suluki | 19050 | Family | Star 3 |
Omari | Baye | Other | People’s Emergency Center | 19144 | Center | n/a |
Aminah | Hawkins | Director, Owner | Scholarly Minds Academy LLC | 19151 | Center | Star 4 |
Tarrell | Davis | Director | Settlement Music School/Kaleidoscope | 19147 | Center | Star 4 |
Sharon | Polk | Teacher, Director, Owner | Sharon’s After school& Summer camp LLC | 19121 | Center | Star 1 |
Barbara | Chavous-Pennock | Owner | Somerset Academy Early Learning Center | 19123 | Center | Star 3 |
Felicia | Powell | Owner | Taylor’s Learning Academy Inc. | 19104 | Center | Star 3 |
Nicole | Regalbuto | Teacher, Director | The Avenue’s Child Care | 19148 | Center | Star 1 |
Regina | Newman | Teacher, Owner | The Hearts Of K’s Academy | 19140 | Family | Star 1 |
Stephanye | Madalion | Other | The School District of Philadelphia / Bright Futures PreK Program | 19130 | School | n/a |
Kym | Ramsey | Owner | The Willow School | 19462 | Center | Star 4 |
Tiffany | Tucker | Teacher, Owner | Tiffany’s Grow And Glow Family Childcare | 19139 | Family | Star 2 |
Leslie | Watkins | Owner | Tre’s Tiny Town Day Care | 19104 | Family | Star 4 |
Angela | Huc | Director, Owner | TYL II Inc. | 19139 | Center | Star 4 |
Joyce | Wescott | Owner | Wescott’s FOV | 19140 | Center | Star 4 |
Chanda | Jones | Teacher, Director, Owner | Westview Early Learning Academy | 19082 | Center | Star 2 |
Stephen | Cotilus | Other | Wonderspring Early Learning | 19072 | Center | Star 2-4 |
Elsa | Stuckman | Teacher | Woodland Academy | 19143 | Center | Star 4 |
Robyn | Younger | Director, Owner | Younger Days Childcare and Youth Development Center, LLC | 19150 | Center | Star 2 |
Angelique | Maury | Director | YSI-Baring House | 19104 | Center | Star 2 |