Member Showcase

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Karen Schneider has raised eleven children and she carries that love of children into her own home child care.

SOUTH WINDSOR, Connecticut – After ten years as a property manager, Amanda Klingman decided to become a home child care provider.

AUSTIN, Texas – Finding an organic and chemical-free child care environment for their son proved to be a difficult challenge for Adrian and Ruby Abascal.

ATLANTA, Georgia – After immigrating to the United States from Colombia, Maria Claudia Ortega realized she could still have her dream of taking care of children through her own home child care.

DURHAM, North Carolina – In 1990, Donna King, along with other parents and teachers, envisioned a space where children come first and would not only enrich the lives of the children, but also the parents and teachers.

HAZLETON, Pennsylvania – In Caridad Hernandez’s home child care, every child is a part of her family and treated with love and affection.

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia – When Alicia Quiroga decided to stay home with her first child, she did not realize it would turn into a lifelong career.

NEW BERN, North Carolina – As the third oldest of ten siblings, Connie Rodgers has always taken care of other children.

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – Difficult life circumstances led Ramona Hursey to work in a child care center.

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia – When Monica Jackson befriended a nanny, she had no idea her career life was going to forever change.