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Child Care Bureau — National Leadership Forum
Expanding Child Care To Underserved Populations: Meeting The Needs Of Rural Communities
February 23, 2000

On February 23, 2000, the Child Care Bureau convened a National Leadership Forum on Expanding Child Care To Underserved Populations: Meeting The Needs Of Rural Communities. Leaders and recognized experts in the field came together at this meeting to share information, develop recommendations and serve as a catalyst for sustained action towards identified goals.

Video clips of each speaker participating in the one-day forum are available below.

To view the archives of the videotaped proceedings, you will need to have a RealPlayer plug-in installed on your computer. There are both free (RealPlayer) and inexpensive sale (RealPlayer Plus) versions of this player. To download the player, visit the RealNetworks Web site, choose a player, and follow the directions for downloading.

SESSIONS/SPEAKERS:

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS: Building an Infrastructure for Quality Child Care

Charlotte Brantley, Associate Commissioner, Child Care Bureau
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Patricia Montoya, Commissioner on Children, Youth and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Moniquin Huggins, Acting Deputy Associate Commissioner, Child Care Bureau,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Yasmina Vinci, Executive Director
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
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KEYNOTE: Voices from the Rural Community

Jodi Miller, Parent
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Kathleen Johnson, Family Child Care Provider
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Robert Boelman, Mayor of Aplington, Iowa
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PANEL AND DISCUSSION: National, State, Tribal & Community Initiatives

Nancy Guy (moderator), Program Manager, Research and Policy Unit, Division of Child Development, North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
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 Libby Doggett, Director, Heads Up! Reading
National Head Start Association
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Frank Spillers, Executive Director
Positively Iowa
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Bridget Tobey, Manager
Cherokee Nation Child Care Resource Center
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Gail Wilson, Executive Director
Colorado Office of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
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Wayne Myers, Director of the Office of Rural Health Policy
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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DIALOGUE: NEXT STEPS

Moniquin Huggins (moderator), Acting Deputy Associate Commissioner, Child Care Bureau,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Karen DeRosier, Executive Director
Florida State Rural Development Council
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Gerry Roll, Executive Director
Hazard Perry County Community Ministries
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Garry Kemp, Assistant Administrator
Benefit, Employment & Support Services Division
Hawaii Department of Human Services
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CLOSING REMARKS

Charlotte Brantley, Associate Commissioner, Child Care Bureau
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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The document is for informational purposes only. No official endorsement of any practice, publication, program, or individual by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Administration for Children and Families, the Child Care Bureau, or the National Child Care Information Center is intended or is to be inferred. For additional information on this or related topics, please contact the National Child Care Information Center at (800) 616-2242 or info@nccic.org.

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