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Mamie McKenzie – Program CoordinatorThe Child Care Consulting Program, Tennessee Voices for Children, was established in 1996, with initial and continuing funding support from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. The Program addresses needs associated with serious behavioral, developmental, and environmental barriers to effective learning. Special emphasis is placed on those children at imminent risk of being dismissed from their child care setting.
The Program is staffed by individuals with extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of child development, behavior management, mental health, early childhood instruction, and in the development and delivery of training services.
The primary focus for the Child Care Consulting Program in FY 2003-2004 and FY 2004-2005 is to continue to develop, field test, and disseminate a variety of technical assistance service packages to staff and families associated with child care centers and Head Start programs in the three Grand Regions of Tennessee. Special emphasis will be placed on “train the trainer” activities across communities. Technical assistance packages addressing the mental health needs of young children and their families include:
Promoting Positive Change
Collaborative partnerships for the delivery of these technical assistance services have been formed with a number of agencies including: Regional Intervention Program Expansion Project; East Tennessee Regional Office and West Tennessee Regional Office, Tennessee Voices for Children; member affiliates of the Tennessee Association for the Education of Young Children; and the Early Childhood System of Care networks in Maury and Rutherford counties.
