Vicki Lynn Stoecklin

Education & Child Development Director White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group

EDUCATION

1988 Graduate Study, Wheelock College, Boston, MA
1985 Graduate Study, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
1981 Master's Degree, Southern Illinois University, Major: Education
1974 Bachelor's Degree, Southern Illinois University, Major: Education

CERTIFICATION

Interdisciplinary Graduate Sequence in Gerontology, 1981
Infant/Toddler Trainer, Far West Laboratories, 1994
Teacher K-8, State of Illinois, 1974-2003
Instructor, National Administrator Credential, National Child Care Association, 2003
Certified Playground Inspector, National Park and Association, 1999
SAFE Certification National Program for Playground Safety, 2005
Master Gardener Certificate, 2000

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Management Training, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 1985
Leadership Development, Center for Creative Leadership, 1995
Community Fellows Leadership Program, University of Missouri, 1995-1997
Missouri Accreditation of Childhood Care and Education Programs, Review Team Member, 2002-2004
Early Childhood Environments Rating Scale (ECERS-R), 2005
Infant-Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-R), 2005

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Kansas City, MO. Education and Child Development Director. Provide technical expertise in the design and production of children's environments including the selection of materials and designing training and curriculum programs to meet the needs of various children's programs. Outdoor play garden design.
National College of Education, National Louis University, Wheeling, IL. Adjunct Faculty, Early Childhood Program, Teach graduate courses in Early Childhood Education and Children’s Environments.
KCMC Child Development Corporation, Kansas City, MO. Director. Start-up, supervision and administration of a Head Start comprehensive child development and family support center, serving 211 children. Project coordination and supervision of construction.
University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS. Part-time Consultant. Technical assistance and consultation to Head Start programs on serving infants and toddlers, collaboration, inter-agency agreements, and serving young children with disabilities.
University of Illinois, Great Lakes Resource Access Project, Champaign, IL. Project Coordinator. Administration of a federal grant for six states to provide training and technical assistance to Head Start programs on the inclusion of children with disabilities. State collaboration and networking. Training for providers on a variety of topics.
University of Illinois, Inclusion Leadership Training Project, Champaign, IL Part-time Trainer. Team trainer to develop a cadre of inclusion leaders who will provide services such as training, consultation and on-site technical assistance to parents, child care resource and referral agencies and child care providers who will be including children with disabilities into community child care settings, either centers or family child care homes. Facilitate collaboration between families and regular and special service providers in the community.
PATCH (People Attentive to Children), Honolulu, HI. Executive Director. Administrative responsibility for a statewide child care resource and referral agency. Budget development and procuring both state and private funds. Public relations and advocacy. Supervision and training of twenty-six staff on four islands.
Department of Children & Family Services, Office of Child Development, Springfield, IL. Statewide Coordinator for Child Care Planning and Development. Planning for statewide child care start-up and expansion. Administration of federal funds for child care services. Providing technical assistance to public schools on child care. Supervision of clerical and planning staff.
Department of Children & Family Services, Office of Child Development, Springfield, IL. Day Care Development Specialist. Administration of federal grants for child care services. Providing consultation of employers and state agencies on child care. Providing technical assistance to school districts on school age child care. Promoting expansion of child care resource and referral.
Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL. Child Development Program. Part-time Faculty. Teaching night classes in child development.
Department of Children & Family Services, Champaign, IL. Day Care Licensing Representative. Monitoring, supervising, and licensing day care home and day care centers.
Parkland Community College, Champaign, IL. Child Development Program. Part-time Faculty. Teaching night classes in child development.
Gerber Children's Center, Savoy, IL. Director. Administration of a profit day care center serving 90 children ages 15 months to 10 years. Supervision and training of staff, budgeting, ordering, curriculum development, bookkeeping, and recruitment and enrollment of children.
University of Illinois, Resource Access Project, Champaign, IL. Educational Specialist. Training Head Start staff in administration of the disability component. Designing materials to match requests for technical assistance and information. Serving as a resource person for programs in Indiana and Illinois.
Madison County Economic Opportunity Commission, Head Start, Godfrey, IL. Education/Disability Coordinator. Coordinating educational component of Head Start program serving 180 children, supervising teaching staff of 26, designing in-service and CDA training, coordinating services for children with disabilities.
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL. Graduate Assistant. Preparation of materials for student teachers, analyzing their methods and helping the teaching of weekly seminars.
Plant Pocket, Inc., Edwardsville, IL. Co-owner and co-operator of plant store. Bethalto
Community District #8, Bethalto, IL. Substitute teacher. Full-time for five schools.

MEMBERSHIP

National Association for the Education of Young Children
Missouri Association for the Education of Young Children
Council for Exceptional Children, Division of Early Childhood
American Society for Training and Development

BOARD PARTICIPATION

Parkland Community College Child Development Advisory Board
Danville Area Community College Child Development Advisory Board
Illinois Migrant Head Start Education Advisory Committee
Illinois Chapter-Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Berkley Child and Family Center, University of Missouri
Concerned Care, North Kansas City, Missouri
University Associates, University of Missouri
Physical Environment Team Member, National Association for the Education of Young Children Accreditation Project
Advisory Board, Boundless Playgrounds, Bloomfield, CT

PRESENTATIONS

1974 - Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL., In-service training to elementary teachers on the use of the metric system.
1974 - Lewis and Clark Community College, Godfrey, IL., Workshop trainer on the metric system.
1979 - Contracting Corporation of America, Chicago, IL., Educational Consultant for Head Start programs.
1985 - Illinois Statewide Child Care Training Consortium, Carbondale, IL., Trainer to day care staff.
1986-March - Danville Area Community College, Danville, IL., "The Developmental Needs of the Preschool Child".
1987-1989 - Department of Children and Family Services, Springfield, IL., Downstate School Age Conference. Keynote and organizer.
1987-1989 - Department of Children and Family Services, Springfield, IL., Annual Resource and Referral Conference. Keynote and organizer.
1987-Jan - Illinois Head Start Conference, Springfield, IL., "Child Development Associate".
1987-1989 - Department of Children and Family Services, Springfield, IL, .Annual School Administrators Conferences. "Starting Up School-Age Child Care Programs". Keynote and organizer.
1988-April - Department of Children and Family Services, Springfield, IL., School-Age Conference, "Writing for Dollars". Keynote and organizer.
1988-May - Illinois Migrant Head Start Training Conference, Springfield, IL., "Infant/Toddler Development".
1988-May - Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies, Springfield, IL., "Starting Up School-Age Child Care Programs".
1988-June - Wellesley College, Center for School-Age Child Care, Atlanta, GA., "Statewide Networking for Resource and Referral and School-Age Child Care".
1988-August - Southwest Suburban Association for the Education of Young Children, Matteson, IL., "Starting Up School-Age Child Care".
1988-August - Illinois Department of Public Aid, Champaign, IL., "Helping Clients Choose Child Care".
1988-December - Department of Commerce and Community Affairs-Small Business Center, Springfield, IL., "Employer-Supported Child Care".
1989-January - Illinois Central College, Peoria, IL., "Child Care Challenges: Options for Employers". Keynote.
1989-February - Capitol Area Association for the Education of Young Children, Springfield, IL., "Meeting the Developmental Needs of School-Age Children".
1989-February - Department of Children and Family Services, Regional Day Care Meeting, Springfield, IL., "Employer-Supported Child Care", "Quality Care", Developmental Appropriateness".
1989-February - Illinois Association of Lutheran School Principals, Springfield, IL., "Child Care Options for Parochial Schools".
1989-March - Illinois Association of School Boards, Warsaw, IL., "Starting Up School-Age Child Care".
1989-March - Department of Children and Family Services-School-Age Conference, Chicago, IL., "Meeting the Developmental Needs of School-Age Children".
1989-March - Cooperative Extension Service, Springfield and Quincy, IL., "The State's Plan for Resource and Referral". Telenet Training.
1989-April - National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral, Oakbrook, IL., "The Relationship Between R&R and Licensing".
1989-May - Department of Children & Family Services-Downstate School-Age Child Care Conference, Springfield, IL., "Meeting the Developmental Needs of School-Age Children".
1989-May - Illinois Association of School Boards-Ad Hoc Committee on School-Age Child Care, Oakbrook, IL., "The Future of School-Age Child Care in Illinois".
1989-May - DeKalb 4-C, Sycamore, IL., "Child Care: An Urgent Business of the 1990s". Keynote.
1989-June - Illinois Department of Public Health, Collinsville, IL., "Innovations for the Future".
1989-September - National Council of Jewish Women, Highland Park, IL., "How to Run a Successful Child Care Center".
1989-September - National Black Child Development Institute, Washington, D.C., "Before- and After-School Programs: Designing Ethnically Sensitive Curricula".
1989-October - Fulton County Teacher's Institute, Canton, IL, "How to Set Up a School-Age Child Care Program".
1989-October - Wellesley College Annual Conference of State Administrators, Atlanta, GA., "Welfare Reform/Recruitment of Family Day Care Homes"
1989-November - Joint Conference/Illinois Association of School Boards-Illinois Association of School Administrators, Springfield, IL., "Latchkey Children-What Can You Do To Help?".
1989-December - Radio Show, WDZ, Decatur, IL., "Employer-Supported Child Care".
1990-January - Capitol Area Association for the Education of Young Children, Springfield, IL., "Writing for Dollars".
1990-February - Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, IL., "Appropriate Staff Development".
1990-March - Macoupin County Teacher Institute, Carlinville, IL., "School-Age Child Care: Solving the Latchkey Problem".
1990-March - Decatur County Teacher Institute, Decatur, IL., "School-Age Child Care: Solving the Latchkey Problem".
1991-February - Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, IL., "Guiding Children to Self-Discipline".
1991-March - Illinois Association for School Boards, DuPage County, IL., "School-Age Child Care".
1991-March - American French Foundation, Chicago, IL., "Illinois Working Forum on Child Care".
1991-June - Co-Operative Extension Service Telenet Training System, Champaign, IL., "Writing for Dollars". Telenet Training.
1991-November - National Association for the Education of Young Children, Denver, CO., "Writing for Dollars".
1992-March - Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children, Honolulu, HI., "What Can Child Care Resource and Referral Do For You?".
1992-October - Illinois Head Start Association, Peoria, IL., "Developmentally Appropriate Practice".
1993-January - Department of Human Services, Head Start Division, Chicago, IL., "Behavior Management".
1993-January - Illinois Head Start Association, Springfield, IL., "Working with Families Who Have Children with Disabilities".
1993-February - Great Lakes Resource Access Project, Milwaukee, WI., "Train the Trainer's Conference" - Five-day curriculum.
1993-March - Illinois Resource Access Project Conference, Springfield IL., "Developmentally Appropriate Practice".
1993-March - Department of Human Services, Head Start Division, Chicago, IL., "Working with Families Who Have Children with Disabilities".
1993-March - Illinois Resource Access Project Conference, Springfield, IL., "Working with Families Who Have Children with Disabilities".
1993-April - Midwest Association for the Education of Young Children, Indianapolis, IN., "Working with Families Who Have Children with Disabilities".
1993-April - National Head Start Association, Indianapolis, IN. "Working with Families Who Have Children with Disabilities".
1993-May - Parkland College Young Learners' Conference, Champaign, IL., "Working with Families Who Have Children with Disabilities".
1993-July - People Attentive to Children, Maui Family Child Care Training Project, Maui, HI., "Overview of Disabilities".
1993-August - National Parent Involvement Institute, Washington, D.C., "Working with Families Who Have Children with Disabilities".
1993-October - Illinois Early Childhood Conference, Peoria, IL., "Writing for Dollars".
1993-October - Illinois Early Childhood Conference, Peoria, IL., "Working with Families Who Have Children with Disabilities".
1993-November - Region V Head Start Conference, Cincinnati, OH., "Working with Families Who Have Children with Disabilities" and "Writing for Dollars".
1993-December - Council For Exceptional Children, Division of Early Childhood Education, San Diego, CA., "Writing for Dollars".
1994-January - Illinois Head Start Association Conference, Springfield, IL., "Planning Time and Space", "Writing Disability Plans", and "Writing for Dollars".
1994-February - Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, IL., "Writing for Dollars".
1994-February - Great Lakes Resource Access Project, Matteson, IL., "Train the Trainers Seminar" - Three-day curriculum.
1994-March - Great Lakes Resource Access Project, Matteson, IL., "Train the Trainers Seminar" - Three-day curriculum.
1994-April - National Head Start Association Conference, Louisville, KY., "Writing for Dollars".
1994-November - Department of Human Services, Head Start Parent/Child Centers, Chicago, IL., "Infant/Toddler Development Training Series".
1995-May - Region VII Head Start Conference, Overland Park, MO., "Preparing Head Start Teams and Families for the IFSP/IEP Conference".
1996-February - Greater Kansas City Chapter, Association for the Education of Young Children, Kansas City, MO., "Designing Infant/Toddler Spaces".
1996-February - KCMC Early Head Start Program, Kansas City, MO., "Infant/Toddler Development".
1996-March - KCMC Early Head Start Program, Kansas City, MO., "Adult Learning Principles".
1996-May - Regional Early Head Start Training, University of Kansas Resource Access Project, Kansas City, KS., "Designing Infant/Toddler Spaces".
1996-May - KCMC Early Head Start Program, Kansas City, MO., "Choosing Child Care".
1996-October - Greater Kansas City Chapter, Association for the Education of Young Children, Kansas City, MO., "Identifying and Referring Children with Disabilities".
1997-March - Greater Kansas City Chapter, Association for the Education of Young Children, Kansas City, MO., "Writing for Dollars".
1997-April - Regional Child Care Conference, Springfield, MO , "Outdoor Play Environments".
1997-April - Region VII Head Start Conference, Kansas City, MO, "Designing and Renovating Head Start Facilities and Outdoor Play Spaces".
1997-June - Early Childhood Institute, Kansas City, MO, "Creating an Outdoor Learning Environment", University of MO.
1997-November - National Association for the Education of Young Children, Anaheim, CA, "Children's Play Gardens: Nature-Based Learning Through Outdoor.
1997-December - Region V Head Start Conference, Milwaukee, WI, "Designing and Renovating Facilities and Outdoor Play Spaces for Head Start".
1998-March - Center for Children's Services, Danville, IL, "Designing and Renovating High Quality Early Childhood Facilities: Inside and Out".
1998-April - National Coalition for Campus Children's Centers 1998 Conference, St. Louis, MO, "Designing New and Renovating Older, Developmentally Appropriate Early Childhood Facilities".
1998-April - National Head Start Conference, Seattle, WA, "Designing New and Renovating Older Early Head Start and Head Start Facilities".
1998-June - University of MO Early Childhood Summer Institute, Kansas City, MO, "Gardening, Nature and Environmental Education with Young Children".
1998-June - Developing Outdoor Play Environments, Illinois State Board of Education/Illinois Resource Center, Oak Brook, IL, "Integrating Gardening, Nature and Outdoor Education into Pre-kindergarten Programs".
1998-October - Council of Educational Facilities Planners International Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, "Design and Renovation of Preschool Spaces".
1999-January - Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, IL, "Design and Renovation of Developmentally Appropriate Indoor and Outdoor Spaces for Infants, Toddlers and Pre-schoolers".
1999-April - National Head Start Association, Minneapolis, MN, "Design and Renovation of Developmentally Appropriate Indoor and Outdoor Spaces of Head Start and Early Head Start".
1999-April - National Coalition for Campus Child Care, San Francisco, CA, "Design and Renovation of Developmentally Appropriate Indoor and Outdoor Spaces for Campus Child Care Programs".
1999-May - The Center for Children's Services, Danville, IL, "Designing and Renovating Outdoor Playgrounds".
1999-June - The International Rights To Play International Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, "Play in the United States".
1999-September - National Head Start Facilities, Nashville, TN, "Indoor Facility Design and Renovation" and "Designing and Renovating Developmentally Appropriate Outdoor Spaces".
1999-October - Environmental Design Institute, National Louis University, Wheeling, IL, "Designing and Renovating Developmentally Appropriate Outdoor Spaces".
2000-January - Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, IL, "Designing and Renovating Indoor and Outdoor Spaces".
2000-March - Midwest Association for the Education of Young Children, St. Louis, MO, "Designing and Renovating Indoor and Outdoor Spaces".
2000-April - National Coalition for Campus Child Care National Conference, Chicago, IL, "Pre-conference Session-All Day - Designing and Renovating Indoor and Outdoor Spaces".
2001-March - "Designing and Renovating Naturalized Outdoor Play Spaces That Meet", ADA And Safety Guidelines, Las Vegas, Nevada.
2001-April -"Designing Outdoor Play Spaces that Use Nature as the Play Element", Mid-west Association for the Education of Young Children, Des Moines, Iowa.
2001-April - "Multi-Cultural Dimensions of a Children's Play & Discovery Center in Arabia", The Child's Right to Play-A Global Approach, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.
2002-May -"Multi-Cultural Dimensions of a Children's Play & Discovery Center in Arabia", The Child's Right to Play-A Global Approach, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.
2002-September - "Outdoor Play Environments", Fall Management Institute, National Louis University, Wheeling, IL. Two day training for directors.
2002-October - "Designing and Renovating Outdoor Play Spaces Using Nature As Part of the Play Element", Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children, Springfield, IL.
2002-November - "Designing Outdoor Play Spaces that Use Nature as the Play Element", National Association for the Education of Young Children, New York, New York.
2003-January - "Designing Outdoor Play Spaces that Use Nature as the Play Element", Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, IL.
2003-March - "Designing Innovative Outdoor Play Yards", Child Care Connections, Peoria, IL. Two day training for directors.
2003-March - "Fun and Inexpensive Things to Do Outdoors, Child Care Connections, Peoria, IL.
2003-March - "Designing and Renovating Outdoor Play Spaces to Meet Safety and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), National Child Care Association, Nashville, TN.
2003-March - "Designing New and Renovating Older, Developmentally Appropriate Indoor and Outdoor Spaces for Preschoolers, Infants, and Toddlers",
National Coalition for Campus Child Care Conference, Washington, D.C.
2003-April - "Designing Outdoor Play Spaces Using Nature as the Play Element", Mid-west Association for the Education of Young Children, Peoria, IL.
2003-June - Early Childhood Facilities Design Institute, 2-day training, Forum for Early Childhood Organization and White Hutchinson, Kansas City, MO.
2003-November - "The Role of Culture in Child Care Center Design: Best Practices", National Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, IL.
2003-November - "Designing and Renovating Head Start Facilities", Region V Head Start Association Annual Conference, Chicago. IL.
2004-January - Early Childhood Facilities Design Institute, 2-day training, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Kansas City, MO.
2004-April - "Designing Outdoor Play Spaces that Use Nature as the Play Element", Mid-West Association for the Education of Young Children, Overland Park, KS.
2004-June - Two Day Course, Early Childhood Facilities Design Institute, White HutchinsonLeisure & Learning Group, Kansas City, MO.
2004-July - Two Day Course, Child Care Business Institute, White Hutchinson Leisure &Learning Group, Kansas City, MO.
2004-July - "So You Want To Open a Child Care Center", National Association for Family Child Care Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO.
2004-Sept - "Returning to Nature; Creating Interesting Outdoor Spaces for Young Children", Annual Head Start and Early Head Start American Indian and Alaska Native Program Branch National Conference, Washington, D.C.
2004-Oct - "Creating Indoor and Outdoor Learning Environments", Pre-Conference Day, Crucial Early Years Institute, St. Louis, MO.
2005-Jan - Two Day Course, Early Childhood Facilities Design Institute, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Kansas City, MO.
2005-Feb - Two Day Course, Child Care Business Institute, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Kansas City, MO.
2005-May - "Returning to Nature: Designing Outdoor Environments to Meet the Needs of Young Children Globally", World Forum on Early Care and Education, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA.
2005-June - Two Day Course, Early Childhood Facilities Design Institute, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Kansas City, MO.
2006-March - "Child Care Business Institute", Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children, Columbus, OH.
2006-March - "Renovating Indoor and Outdoor Spaces for Infants, Toddlers and Preschool, National Coalition for Campus Child Care Centers, Denver, CO.
2006-April - "Creating Environments for the 21st Century", Regina Child Care Director's Association, Regina, CANADA.
2006-April - "Renovating Outdoor Spaces Using Nature as the Play Elements", Canadian Association for the Education of Young Children, Winnipeg, CANADA.
2006-April - "Child Care Business Institute", National Association of Child Care Professionals Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
2006-June - Two Day Course, Early Childhood Facilities Design Institute, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Kansas City, MO.
2006-October - "What Every Child Care Regulator Needs to Know about Child Care Facility Design", National Association of Licensing Regulator Administrator's Annual Conference, Oklahoma City, OK.
2006-November - "Creating Environments that Sustain Children, Staff and Parents: What Does the Green Building Movement Mean for Children?", National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
2007-March - "Returning to Nature: Creating Interesting Outdoor Spaces for Young Children", National Coalition of Campus Child Care Centers Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO.
2007-March - Pre-Conference Session - "Creating Interesting and Safe Naturalized Outdoor Environments", Spotlight on Quality Early Education Conference, Spartanburg, SC
2007-March - "Returning to Nature: Creating Interesting Outdoor Spaces", Spotlight on Quality Early Education Conference, Spartanburg, SC.
2007-April - "Returning to Nature: Creating Interesting Outdoor Spaces", National Association of Child Care Professionals Annual Conference, Boston, MA
2007-June - "Institute on Creating Sustainable Environments for Young Children", Nebraska City, NE
2008-February - "Creating Interesting Naturalized Outdoor Spaces", Region IV Head Start Conference, Atlanta, GA.
2008-April - "Returning to Nature: Creating Interesting Outdoor Spaces for Young Children", Denver Association for the Education of Young Children, Denver, CO.
2008-June - "Institute on Creating Sustainable Environments for Young Children", Two Day Institute, Nebraska City, NE.
2008-July - "Creating Sustainable Environments for Young Children", Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children, Lincoln, NE.
2008-October - "Creating Green Environments for Young Children", Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children, Manhattan, KS.
2008-November - "Creating Sustainable Environments for Young Children", National Association for the Education of Young Children, Dallas, TX.
2009-February - “Creating Healthy Environments for Children”, Mid-West Association for the Education of Young Children Conference, Kansas City, MO.
2009-March - “Creating Sustainable Environments for Young Children Both Indoors and Outdoors”, Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
2009-April - “Creating Child Care Center Design for the 21st Century”, National Association of Child Care Professionals Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
2009-April - “Returning to Nature: Creating High Quality Outdoor Spaces, National Association of Child Care Professionals Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
2009-May - “Green Goes with Everything: Creating Healthy Environments for Children, Manitoba Child Care Association Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Canada, Two day training
2009-May - “Creating Healthier Environments for Children, Staff and Parents”, Region VII Head Start Association Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO.
2009-June - “Institute on Creating Sustainable Environments for Young Children”, Two day training and pre-conference day, Kansas City, MO.
2009-July - “Outdoor Play Spaces”, Christian Early Childhood Association Conference of Greater Kansas City, Leawood, KS.
2009-July - “Creating Healthy Environments for Young Children”, Christian Early Childhood Association Conference of Greater Kansas City, Leawood , KS.
2009-July - “Green Goes with Everything” Creating Healthier Environments for Young Children, Pre-Conference Day-Three hour session, 49th Annual Early Childhood Conference, Johnson city, TN.
2009-July - “Returning to Nature: Creating Naturalized Outdoor Spaces”, 49th Annual Early Childhood Conference, Johnson City, TN.
2009-August - “Outdoor Spaces”, Greater Kansas City Christian Early Education Conference, Lenexa, KS
2009-Dec - “Green Goes with Everything, Creating Healthier Spaces for Young Children”, Arkansas Human Development Head Start Program, Hot Springs, AR.
2009-Dec - “Green Goes with Everything, Creating Healthier Spaces for Young Children”, United Way Wyandotte County Start Smart Program, Kansas City, MO.
2010-Jan - “Returning to Nature: Designing and Renovating Outdoor Play Areas Using Nature as the Play Element”, Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, IL.
2010-May - “Green Goes with Everything”, Pre-Conference National Head Start Association Annual Conference, Dallas, TX.
2010-May - “Returning to Nature: Creating Naturalized Outdoor Play Spaces”, National Head Start Association, Dallas, TX.
2010-May - “Naturalized Outdoor Spaces for Canada’s Children”, Saskatoon Child Care Association/Families First, Saskatoon, Canada.
2010-May - “The Educator’s Role in Natural Outdoor Spaces”, Saskatoon Child Care Association/Families First, Saskatoon, Canada.
2010-Jun - “Institute on Creating Sustainable Environments for Young Children”, Two day training and pre-conference day, Kansas City, MO.

COMMITTEES-MODERATOR

1988-89 - Illinois Department of Children and Family Services - Governor's Task Force on Day Care
1989 - Illinois Department of Public Aid - Illinois Forum on Welfare Reform, Child Care Working Group
1989 - Illinois Department of Children and Family Services - Illinois Public/Private Child Care Council
1991 - The French-American Foundation - Working Forum on Early Childhood Care and Education
1994 - Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children - Building Bridges Commission
2003 - Physical Environment Accreditation Team Member, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC
2006 - Connecting the World’s Children with Nature, Working Forum on Nature Education
2008 - Connecting the World’s Children with Nature, Working Forum on Nature Education

COURSES TAUGHT

Program Planning for the Young Child
Child Growth and Development
Children With Special Needs
The Young Child and Language
School-Age Child Care
Train the Trainer
Early Childhood Facilities Design Institute
Early Childhood Environments: Design and Facilities Management
Child Care Business Institute
Institute on Creating Sustainable Design for Young Children

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Infant/Toddler Development
Public Policy
Inclusion of Children with Disabilities
Universal Design for Children
School-Age Child Care
Environmental Design for Children
Intergenerational Programs

HONORS

1970 - Recipient of Illinois State Teacher's Scholarship.
1978 - Selected to serve on the Illinois Child Development Associate Task Force.
1981 - Elected to Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Society.
1989 - First Place - Annual Media Awards Competition - National Council on Family Relations.

MEDIA MATERIALS DEVELOPED AND EDITED

"School-Age Child Care: Technical Assistance Papers," Numbers 1-7. ERIC 299 018.
"School-Age Child Care: Technical Assistance Papers," Kentucky, Numbers 1-8.
"School-Age Child Care: Meeting Developmental Needs" - Video - University of Illinois Film Center, X00096.
"School-Age Child Care: Caring Enough" - Video - University of Illinois Film Center, X00095.

PUBLICATIONS

Stoecklin, Vicki (2009) Creating Healthy Infant and Toddler Spaces, Child Care Bridges, Manitoba Child Care Association, Winnipeg, Canada, Winter 2010.
Stoeckin, Vicki (2009) Creating Environments That Sustain Children, Staff and Our Planet, Kansas Child Going Green, Summer 2009, Vol. 8, Issue 3.
Stoecklin, Vicki (2009) Gardening with Children, My Summers at Beanstalk Children’s Garden,
Child Care Information Exchange, March/April 2009.
Stoecklin, V, and White, R (2009), Nurturing Children’s Biophilia: Developmentally Appropriate Environmental Education for Young Children, Collage Magazine, 2009, www.communityplaythings.com/resources/articles/index.html
Stoecklin, V. (2007), Creating Environments and Buildings That Support Children with All Abilities, Design for All India, September 2007.
Stoecklin, V. (2008), Moving Beyond the ADA: Designing For All Children in Schools, Pre-K and Early Childhood Programs, School Planning & Management Magazine. 2008.
Stoecklin, Vicki (2005), Creating Environments That Sustain Children, Staff and Our Planet,
Child Care Information Exchange , July/August 2005.
Stoecklin, V.(2005), Creating Outdoor Spaces Kids Love, Professional Connections, National Association of Child Care Professionals, Volume 8, Issue42.
Stoecklin, (2000). Designing For All Children, American Institute of Architects, On-Line AIA/Access Board Accessibility Course.
Stoecklin, V (2000). Creating Playgrounds Children Love. www.whitehutchinson.com/children/articles/playgrndkidslove.shtml (www.whitehutchinson.com/ children/ articles/ playgrndkidslove.shtml)
Stoecklin, V (2001). Developmentally Appropriate Gardening for Young Children. www.whitehutchinson.com/children/articles/gardening.shtml (www.whitehutchinson.com/ children/ articles/ gardening.shtml)
Stoecklin, V. (2001). The Role of Culture in Designing Child Care Facilities. Child Care Information Exchange, May/June 2001 #139.
Stoecklin, V., ed. (1990). Day Care for All Children, Nancy Gaumer, (et al), Springfield, IL: Office of Child Development, Department of Children and Family Services.
Stoecklin, V. (1997). The Nine-and-Under Niche, FEC Management Magazine, IAFEC.
Stoecklin, V. (1997). Understanding the Design Process for Outdoor Play & Learning Environments, www.whitehutchinson.com/children/articles/understanding.shtml (www.whitehutchinson.com/ children/ articles/ understanding.shtml) .
Stoecklin, V., et al (1998). Designing Quality Facilities, Newsbreak Region IV, Head Start, Chapel Hill, NC.
Stoecklin, V (1998). Children’s Outdoor Play and Learning Environments: Returning to Nature, Early Childhood News, Volume 10 Issue 2.
Stoecklin, V. (1991). Report on Child Day Care, Springfield, IL: Office of Child Development, Department of Children and Family Services.
Stoecklin, V. (1994). Advocating for Young Children with Disabilities, Quarterly Resource, Vol. 8, No. 3, Champaign, IL: Great Lakes Resource Access Project, University of Illinois, Department of Special Education.
Stoecklin, V. (1994). Inclusion Solution: Staff Training Game to Explore the Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Illinois, Champaign, IL: Great Lakes Resource Access Project, University of Illinois, Department of Special Education.
Stoecklin, V., et al (1994). Leadership Training to Support Day Care for All Children, Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Department of Special Education.

REFERENCES

Dr. Robert Rockwell, Professor Emeritus
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Southern Illinois University
(618)235-5184

Dr. Chris Todd
University of Illinois
Bevier Hall, Room 174D
905 South Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
(217)333-4136

Brazilian Thurman
DeKalb County 4-C Resource and Referral
155 North Third Street, Suite 300
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815)758-8149

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