Buehler Receives National Child Care Teacher Award
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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation announced Jennifer Buehler, preschool teacher at Koscuisko County Early Head Start/Head Start, was selected to receive the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's TYLENOL® National Child Care Teacher Award.Buehler - one of 52 exemplary early care and education teachers nationwide - was chosen for her commitment to maintaining high quality child care practices and dedication to the children she teaches. She will receive her $1,000 award April 9 at a special ceremony in King of Prussia, Pa., located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
This year, child care teachers from 36 states participated in the program. As part of the application process, applicants designed an enhancement project that illustrated the educational, social and emotional benefits for the children in their care. With her award-winning project, "Toddler Technology - The World Through My Eyes," Buehlerwill issued a disposable camera to each of her students. The children will learn to how to take photographs, write captions for their photos and create their own picture book.
A committee of 49 early childhood educators and experts from the United States reviewed and scored each application. When the scoring was complete, the top 52 applicants, representing 21 states, were named recipients of the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's TYLENOL® National Child Care Teacher Award. Each recipient will receive a $1,000 award: $500 to implement their proposed project and $500 to acknowledge their dedication to their chosen profession. They also will receive a signature Silver Rose stickpin, courtesy of Bernie Robbins Fine Jewelry.
As one of the top 10 scorers, Buehler is eligible to answer an additional essay question to qualify for the Foundation's Helene Marks Award as National Child Care Teacher of the Year. The Teacher of the Year recipient - announced at the luncheon held the day of the awards ceremony - receives an additional $1,000 award and a $500 shopping spree, courtesy of Bloomingdale's in the King of Prussia Mall.
From the inception of the Teacher Awards program in 1994, the TLLCCF has presented 485 awards totaling more than $455,000 to early care and education providers for their dedication and excellence in providing quality child care.
Stated TLLCCF Executive Director Allan Miller, "Early care and education teachers do more than just watch children when their parents are at work. They are helping to prepare them to enter school ready to learn; they are laying the foundation for the children to be successful in school.
"Our focus is to improve the quality of programs that care for and educate children from birth through age 5 and enlist and enlighten others to do the same. The Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's TYLENOL® National Child Care Teacher Awards allows us the opportunity to personally thank those who are dedicated to teaching our children - our future. By recognizing this group of exemplary child care teachers we are, in fact, honoring all in the field for their valuable contributions to society."
For more information about the Foundation or the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's TYLENOL® National Child Care Teacher Awards, visit www.childcareabc.org or www.tllccf.org or call 610-992-1140.
