Coalition Members
Stronger Together
Child Care Can is building a statewide coalition because strengthening Nebraska requires many voices working toward a common goal. Together, coalition members work to shape public policy, mobilize communities, and champion practical solutions that strengthen Nebraska’s child care system and better support children, families, and child care providers.
L-R: Marti Beard, Elizabeth Lopez Everett, and Rachel Sissel
Campaign Manager
Elizabeth Everett
Steering Committee Members
Jennifer Baumann, The Playschool
Marti Beard, Early Futures Partnership
Mike Bird, Connected Roots Care Center
Anne Brandt, Lincoln Littles
Quentin Brown, Educare of Lincoln
Lameakia Collier, Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative
Josh Cramer, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
Nici Johnson, Educational Service Unit 13
Heather Loughman, Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties
Robert Patterson, Kids Can Community Center
Ken Smith, Nebraska Appleseed
Lina Traslaviña Stover, Heartland Workers Center
Hunter Traynor, Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Coalition Members
ABC123 Child Care
Alliance Public Schools
Angie’s Busy Bees Child Care, LLC
Basket Full of Blessings
Behaven Kids
Belmont Community Center
Benjamin Academy Daycare
BlessEng’s Child Care
Boone County Development Agency
Branch Ranch Child Care
Brighten Our Future Early Learning Center
Bubbles & Blocks
Building Blocks Learning Center
Canopy South
Carla McGrath’s Learning Playhouse
Center for Rural Affairs
Central District Health Department
Chadron State College
Chadron State College Child Development Center
Children’s Angel Child Care
Christ Lutheran Child Care
City of Omaha Mayor’s Office (Mayor John W. Ewing, Jr.*)
Collective for Youth
Columbus Area Child Care
Columbus Area United Way
Community Action of Lancaster and Saunders Counties
Community Kids Center
Completely KIDS
Connected Roots Care Center
Core Talent
Cozad Community Schools
Creative Minds Early Learning Center
Development Council for Buffalo County
Diana’s Learning Center, LC
Diapers 2 Diplomas Learning Center, LLC
Early Futures Partnership
ECD Measure
Eden Child Care Center
Educare Lincoln
Educare Omaha
Empowering Kids Academy
ESU 10
ESU 13
Gallup
Gering Communities for Kids
Gothenburg Impact Center
Grand Island Chamber of Commerce
Grand Island Economic Development Corporation
Grand Island Teaching Tree, LLC
Grand Island YMCA
Greater Omaha Chamber
Hastings Family YMCA
Heartland Workers Center
Heritage Bank
Holdrege Area Early Childhood Partnership
I Be Black Girl
JRS Consulting, LLC
Kangaroo Court Learning Center
Kearney Family YMCA
Kelly’s Kids North East Child Care Center
Kids Can Community Center
Kids R Kids Southern Hills
Kids R Us
Ladybug Crossing Early Learning Center
Learn with Deborah
Lighthouse Academy Child Development Center
Lil Angels Playhouse
Lincoln Area Child Care
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Community Foundation
Lincoln Littles
Little Gerkin’s Child Care
Los Solesitos Child Care Center
Love Learn Leap Together
Lozier Foundation
Magical Adventures Discovery Center
Meristem Consulting
Milford Childhood Learning Center
Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
Nebraska AEYC
Nebraska Appleseed
Nebraska Association of School Boards
Nebraska Black Women United
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools (CYFS)
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Nebraska Children’s Home Society
Nebraska City Area Economic Development Corporation
Nebraska Commission on Latino-Americans
Nebraska Department of Labor
Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative
Nebraska Early Learning Connection
Nebraska Indian Community College
Nebraska State Education Association
Nebraska Thrives (Allen Fredrickson*, Mike Cassling*)
Nelson Mandela Early Childhood Development Center
New Horizon Academy
Noah’s Ark Daycare Center
Norfolk Family Coalition
Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA
North Platte Public Schools District
Nurture Early, LLC
Omaha Education Association
Omaha Thrives
Omaha Women’s Fund
Our Village Collective
Palmer Child Care
Pam’s Child Care
Panhandle Area Child Care Services
Panhandle Area Development District
Panhandle Partnership, Inc.
PC Little Learners, Inc.
Pierce Porter Facilitation
Platte Institute
Provider’s Network, Inc.
Shamrock Office Solutions
Sherman County Economic Development, Inc.
Signature Performance
Sixpence Child Care Partnerships
Southeast Nebraska Development District
St. John’s Lutheran DayCare
Strong Starts Schuyler Early Childhood Partnership
Sunflowers & Dragonflies Child Care, LLC
Taylor’s Tiny Friends
Tecumseh Tomorrows
The Children’s Room Early Childhood Center
The Playschool
The Well
The WildFlower Alchemy
Trucks N Tiaras Academy of Discovery and Enrichment
Trusted Community Development Association
United Way of South Central Nebraska
Upside Down Child Care
Urban Abbey
Voices for Children in Nebraska
Wayne America, Inc.
Willard Community Center
Women’s Foundation of Lincoln & Lancaster County
YMCA of Greater Omaha
York County Community Coalition
York County Development Corporation
York Public Schools – Sixpence
YWCA Lincoln
YWCA of Grand Island
*Individual Child Care Can Champions will be listed this fall.
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