KLRU Salutes Central Texas Child Care Providers
2009 Central Texas
Child Care Provider of the Year
Lisa Weidknecht
Lisa Weidknecht, is a nationally accredited childcare professional. She has been in the business over 20 years. She provides home-based childcare for 18-month to 5-year old children. She enjoys working with a mixed age group because they learn so much from one another. More...
Other Central Texas Featured Child Care Providers
Sue Brunner has run a home-based child care program for infants in her Georgetown, Texas home for 15 years. She decided to focus on newborn to 18-month-old children because she found there was a great need for infant care. More...
Jean Hutson is her real name but everyone calls her "Nana." Nana moved from California to be with an Austin law firm. After a number of years, health problems necessitated she stay at home so her daughter asked her to care for her grandchild. More...
Connie Pecina began offering child care in her home 17 years ago when her own children were small. She wanted to stay at home with her children, so Connie and her husband decided to open their home for infants and toddlers. Her environment is developmentally appropriate, warm and nurturing. More...
It's another day of exploration and learning for these children in the care of Nicole Perez. Nicole strives to make every activity an educational one for the six children in her care. More...
Caris Reed opened her own in-home child care in 2006. Caris has an assistant that helps her with nine children, ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Her home is set up in learning centers and she has a consistent routine for the children in her care. More...
2008 Central Texas
Child Care Provider of the Year
Melissa Huber
It’s another day of exploration and learning for these children in the care of Melissa Huber. Melissa strives to make every activity an education one. She models shared reading strategies with her children and while doing so, she incorporated math, science and Spanish effortlessly into the lesson. Melissa Huber has been a licensed in-home childcare provider for 12 years, starting when her daughter was 2 years old. More...
2007 Central Texas
Child Care Provider of the Year
Margaret Saldana
View photos from our recent events:
Child Care Luncheon - Four Seasons Hotel - 02.23.08
Awards Celebration - Texas State Capital - 05.02.08
For more information about and for child care providers, watch Los Ninos en Su Casa and A Place of Our Own weekdays on KLRU. Contact
Mary Alice Appleman
Assistant Director for Educational Services
email: maappleman@klru.org
direct: 512.475.9051
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