Diane Umstead
Location
Bowie, Maryland
Title
Director
Organization
World Bank Children's Center
Languages
English
Current Work:
Program Improvement Manager-public-private partnership between Governor's School Readiness Board and United Way piloting a 5-star quality child care rating system in 50 child care centers; launching social marketing campaign statewide to raise awareness and inspire action from parents, business and community leaders on the importance of early care and education
VP Public Policy and Advocacy of Southern AZ Association for the Education of Young Children
Founder and Co-Chair of the the Early Childhood Partnership of Southern Pima Co. - grassroots collaboration to garner resources and expand services in 2 rural areas of the county (Sahuarita/Green Valley)
Trainer--conduct workshops, seminars, CDA training, etc. for center-based and family child care providers, parents and other educators on a variety of topics.
Previous work:
The Judith P. Hoyer Early Care & Education Center, a Maryland State Dept. of Ed. statewide school readiness collaboration in 21 counties. Early Childhood and Family Services are comprehensive and integrated, striving to remove the barriers that allow young children to enter school ready to learn.
Program Coordinator, Child Care Aware, the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, Washington, DC (1999-2001)Managed national consumer education hotline through a Health and Human Services grant.
Director, World Bank Children's Center, Washington, DC (1991-1999); Corporate child care center serving infants through 5 year olds; Designed 3 new centers working with Spaces
for Children (Torelli-Durrett)
Habitat Educare Center, Americus, GA 1988-1991 Corporate child care center serving infants through school-age. Built center and implemented program from the ground up.
Program Improvement Manager-public-private partnership between Governor's School Readiness Board and United Way piloting a 5-star quality child care rating system in 50 child care centers; launching social marketing campaign statewide to raise awareness and inspire action from parents, business and community leaders on the importance of early care and education
VP Public Policy and Advocacy of Southern AZ Association for the Education of Young Children
Founder and Co-Chair of the the Early Childhood Partnership of Southern Pima Co. - grassroots collaboration to garner resources and expand services in 2 rural areas of the county (Sahuarita/Green Valley)
Trainer--conduct workshops, seminars, CDA training, etc. for center-based and family child care providers, parents and other educators on a variety of topics.
Previous work:
The Judith P. Hoyer Early Care & Education Center, a Maryland State Dept. of Ed. statewide school readiness collaboration in 21 counties. Early Childhood and Family Services are comprehensive and integrated, striving to remove the barriers that allow young children to enter school ready to learn.
Program Coordinator, Child Care Aware, the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, Washington, DC (1999-2001)Managed national consumer education hotline through a Health and Human Services grant.
Director, World Bank Children's Center, Washington, DC (1991-1999); Corporate child care center serving infants through 5 year olds; Designed 3 new centers working with Spaces
for Children (Torelli-Durrett)
Habitat Educare Center, Americus, GA 1988-1991 Corporate child care center serving infants through school-age. Built center and implemented program from the ground up.