King of Prussia, PA, April 25, 2016– The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation (TLLCCF) is proud to announce that Lynn Nichelini at the Santa Margarita Chilren’s Center in San Rafael, CA received the 2016 Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children’s TYLENOL® National Child Care Teacher Award. This exemplary early care and education teacher was selected from a pool of applicants nationwide. Nichelini received an award of $1,000 on April 16, 2016 in Philadelphia.
There are a total of 49 National Child Care Teacher Award recipients for 2016. The recipients of the Terri Lynne Lokoff National Child Care Teacher Awards designed an enhancement project that illustrates the educational, social and emotional benefits for the children in their care. Nichelini’s award-winning project that she will implement with a grant from the awards program is “Photographic Journey”.
A committee of national early childhood educators and experts reviewed and scored the applications. Each recipient receives a $1,000 award: $500 to implement their proposed project and $500 to acknowledge their dedication.
From the inception of the Teacher Awards program in 1994 the TLLCCF, with the inclusion of the 2016 recipients, will have presented 892 awards totaling more than $850,000 to early care and education teachers and providers for their dedication and excellence.
TLLCCF Executive Director Jamie Lokoff stated, “The field of early childhood education has made great strides as being an essential first step in the formal education of a young child. Child care teachers are being recognized for the important role they play in providing learning opportunities for as young as 6 weeks of age to five years old. The teachers, particularly those honored as our national award winners, are professionals. Their curriculum-based lesson plans are designed to further children’s natural creativity and stimulate curiosity to explore. Teachers play a vital role in the development of children. They introduce children to reading and writing, expanded vocabulary, creative arts, science, and social studies. They use games, music, artwork, films, books, computers, and other tools to teach concepts and skills.” Continued Lokoff, “My sister Terri, for whom the organization is named, would applaud the winners for their commitment and enthusiasm as dedicated child care teachers. Just like Terri knew, the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation knows that a child’s first learning experience helps set him or her on a path to a successful school career. The Foundation is proud to honor child care teachers for their professionalism.”
Children’s TYLENOL® has been the title sponsor the National Child Care Teacher Awards for sixteen consecutive years. Children’s ZYERTEC® is an official sponsor of the event. Both brands are a part of McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc.
About The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation
The TLLCCF has been working for 29 years to make America better by improving early care and education. The Foundation has dedicated its resources to improving the quality of child care for children and supporting and elevating the status of child care teachers and providers. TLLCCF is a nonprofit, nonsectarian 501(c)(3) organization established in 1987 by Kay and Fred Lokoff to honor the memory of their daughter Terri Lynne Lokoff, a devoted child care teacher who died tragically in an automobile accident. The Foundation continues the work of Terri Lynne and those who work in the field of early care and education to ensure that every child has an opportunity to attend a high-quality child care program. For additional information about the Foundation or the National Child Care Teacher Awards™, please visit www.TLLCCF.org or call 610.992.1140.
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