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Governor's Award Recipients

2007

Child Care Centers
1st Place
Montessori Learning Center
The Children's Center

2nd Place
Elsmere Presbysterian Child Care Center
Bayhealth/Kent General Hospital Child Care & Early Learning Center
Delaware Technical & Community College Early Childhood Development Center, Terry Campus

Teacher from a Center or Preschool
1st Place
Lisa Wilson-Riblett (Wilmington Montessori School)
Barbara Clayton (University of Delaware Early Learning Center)

2nd Place
Tara Somers (Parent and Children Together at Tech - PACTT)
Laurie DeZao (The Academy at St. Polycarp)

Family Child Care Providers
1st Place
Jen Cortes, Bear
Donna Breitenbach, Clayton

2nd Place
Brigitte Shellenberger, Wilmington
Terry Rogers, Ocean View

2006

Child Care Centers

1st Place
Bayhealth Kent General Hospital Child Care and Early Learning Center
Delaware Technical & Community College Child Development Center, Wilmington Campus

2nd Place
University of Delaware Early Learning Center

Teacher from a Center or Preschool

1st Place
Melody Bradley (Phillip C. Showell Elementary School, Selbyville)
Valerie Murray (Tender Loving Kare II, Middletown)

2nd Place
Maria Hammond (Three Bears Nursery School, Georgetown)
Patty King (East Side Charter School, Wilmington)

Family Child Care

1st Place
Sheri Gebbia, Hockessin
Violet Waters, Seaford

2nd Place
Wanda Bunting, Selbyville
Eileen Gartman, Millsboro

2005

Child Care Centers

New Castle County
1st Place - Children First Preschool
2nd Place - Bright Horizons at JP Morgan Chase

Kent County
1st Place - Preschool Diagnostic Development Nursery
2nd Place - Corporate Kids Learning Center

Sussex County
1st Place - Parents and Children Together at Tech (PACTT)
2nd Place - Three Bears Nursery

Teacher from a Center or Preschool

New Castle County
1st Place - Marilyn Tokarsky (Montessori Center for Learning)
2nd Place - Jill Kennedy (St. David's Episcopal Day School)

Kent County
1st Place - Patricia Darlington (W. Reilly Brown Elementary School Pre-K)
2nd Place - Heather Gladish (Early Choices)

Sussex County
1st Place - Charity King (S.P.L.A.S.H. Bayshore Dayschool)
2nd Place - Sharon Ellsworth (Lil' Red Hen Nursery and Preschool)

Family Child Care

New Castle County
1st Place - Bette Calvey
2nd Place - Joan Parker

Kent County
1st Place - Jeanitha Strother
2nd Place - Jean Sleights-Bleiler

Sussex County
1st Place - Martina Williams
2nd Place - Tory Matthews

2004

Child Care Centers

New Castle County
1st Place - Ursuline Extended Day Program
2nd Place - Lessons Learned

Kent County
1st Place - Polytech Little Panthers Preschool

Sussex County
1st Place - Child Craft Company
2nd Place - S.P.L.A.S.H. Bayshore Day School

Teachers from a center or preschool

New Castle County
1st Place - Tara Sutton (University of Delaware Laboratory Preschool)
2nd Place(Tie) - Laura Morris (University of Delaware Laboratory Preschool), Brenda Yoder (Concord Preschool & Child Care)

Kent County
1st Place - Susan McColgan (St. John's Lutheran Preschool)
2nd Place - Maria Cruz (Corporate Kids Learning Center)

Sussex County
1st Place - Maria Hammond (Three Bears Nursery)

Family Child Care

New Castle County
1st Place - Shirley Lee
2nd Place - Sharon Williams

Kent County
1st Place - Laura Holmes

Sussex County
1st Place - Karen Bell
2nd Place - Linda Morrow

2003

Child Care Centers

New Castle County
1st Place - Holly Oak
2nd Place - The Montessori Center for Learning

Kent County
1st Place - Kreative Kids, Inc.
2nd Place - The Children's Secret Garden

Sussex County
1st Place - Telamon Early Childhood Center, Primeros Pasitos
2nd Place - Three Bears Nursery

Teachers from a center or preschool

New Castle County
1st Place - Anna Traudt (Children's First Preschool)
2nd Place - Beverly Petrillo (Milestones)

Kent County
1st Place - LaKiesha Bryant (Corporate Kids Learning Center)
2nd Place - Marion Favors (Care A Lot)

Sussex County
1st Place - Dawn Verosko (DTCC Child Development Center)
2nd Place - Nancy Wyckoff (Beach Babies)

Family Child Care

New Castle County
1st Place - Crystal Baum
2nd Place - Kathryn Schaal

Kent County
1st Place - Amy Wells
2nd Place - Paula LaRue

Sussex County
1st Place - Tanya Ricketts
2nd Place - Donna Savini

2002

Child Care Centers

New Castle County
1st Place - Montessori Learning Center
2nd Place (Tie) - Lane Day School, Rosehill Head Start
Honorable Mention - Xavier's School for Young Children

Kent County
1st Place - Rainbow Learning Center
2nd Place - Wonder Years Kids Club, Inc.
Honorable Mention - Kingdom Kids Day Care

Sussex County
1st Place - Lil Red Hen
2nd Place - Cozy Critters Child Care & Preschool
Honorable Mention - Beach Babies Child Care Inc.

Teachers from a center or preschool

New Castle County
1st Place - Karen Johnson (Children's First Preschool)
2nd Place - Maria Cortes (Lessons Learned Day Care)
Honorable Mention - Heather Nardozzi (The Goddard School)

Kent County
1st Place - Linda Ingersoll-Wooleyhand (The Little School)
2nd Place - Susan Smith (Sanford S. Murphey Day Care)
Honorable Mention - Sandy Willis (Sanford S. Murphey Day Care)

Sussex County
1st Place - Gail Berkman (DTCC Child Development Center)
2nd Place - Myles Brown (DTCC Child Development Center)
Honorable Mention - Marta Chavez (Telamon Corporation Early Head Start)

Family Child Care

New Castle County
1st Place - Lukkana Ruck
2nd Place - Annie Jones
Honorable Mention - Regina Redden-Ringgold, April Samuels

Kent County
1st Place - Donna Breitenbach
2nd Place - Violet Alexander
Honorable Mention - Jeanitha Strother

Sussex County
1st Place - Lynn Gorch
2nd Place - Lisa Stoeckel

2001

Child Care Centers

New Castle County
1st Place - Children First Preschool
                 St. Michael's School and Nursery
                 University of Delaware Laboratory Preschool
2nd Place - Bright Horizons
                 Christina Early Childhood Assistance Program
                 Educational Enrichment Center

Kent County
1st Place - BayHealth Medical Center Day Care
Sanford S. Murphey Day Care

Sussex County
1st Place - DTCC Child Development Center
2nd Place - Little Angels

Teachers from a center or preschool

New Castle County
1st Place - Linda Champagne
                 Dr. Linda Whitehead
                 Patricia Williams
2nd Place - Gale Dutton
                 Cheryl Gerhardt
                 Maria Silva

Kent County
1st Place - Judy Linn
Honorable Mention - Michelle Toothman

Sussex County
1st Place - Lora Collins
Honorable Mention - Kym Jefferson

Family Child Care

New Castle County
1st Place - Dana Lewis
                 Deanna Longwell
                 Estelle Turner
2nd Place - Nancy Martin
                 Janet Taylor
Honorable Mention - Julie Bucci

Kent County
1st Place - Ann Hunter

Sussex County
1st Place - Cliffonia Gaines

2000

1st Place
Eileen Blouse
Joyce Boczon
Denise Brazell
Bright Horizons
Dover Air Force Base
Joann Dowd
Pat Normington
Project V.I.L.L.A.G.E.
Leonia Robinson

2nd Place
Kathryn Euchus
Linda Freeman
Great New Beginnings
Hockessin Day Care
Kidz, Inc.
Loving Care Nursery
Rita Taylor
Cynthia Zaremba

3rd Place
Melissa Bennett
Kim Butler
Heidi Pattone Darnell
Love-N-Learn Nursery
Carol Simpers
Kathy Strab

1999

1st Place
Mary Atkins
Annetta Gibbs
Heike Parodi
Cheryl Phillips
Sharon Strohm
Linda Tindle

2nd Place
Pamela Jean Cammock
Mary Ann Evers
Lisa Gonzon
Arleen Hurlock
Judy Spencer
Cassandra Woodard

3rd Place
Alejandra Clavijo
Isabelle Williams