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
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
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
- Early Childhood Program, National College of Education, National Louis
University, Wheeling, IL
Adjunct Faculty.
Teach courses in Early Childhood Education .
- 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
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.
- 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-April - ";Renovating Outdoor Spaces Using
Nature, National Association for 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-October - Moderator,
Connecting the World's Children with Nature, Working Forum on Nature
Education for Young Children, Nebraska City, NE.
- 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
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
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
AREAS OF SPECIAL
INTEREST
- Infant/Toddler Development
- Public Policy
- Inclusion of Children with Disabilities
- 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, 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. (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.
- Stoecklin, V. (1997). The Nine-and-Under Niche, FEC Management
Magazine, IAFEC.
- Stoecklin, V. (1997). Understanding the Design Process for Outdoor
Play & Learning Environments, 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 Issue2.
- Stoecklin, V (1998). Designing For All Children. whitehutchinson.com/children/articles/designforall.shtml.
- Stoecklin, V (2000). Creating Playgrounds Children Love. whitehutchinson.com/children/articles/playgrndkidslove.shtml
- Stoecklin, V (2001). Developmentally Appropriate Gardening for
Young Children. 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, 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, Issue 42.
REFERENCES
Dr. Robert Rockwell
Department of Curriculum and
Instruction
Box 1172
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, IL 62026
(618)692-3082
Dr. Chris Todd
University of Illinois
Bevier Hall, Room 174D
905 South Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
(217)333-4136
Dr. Merle B. Karnes
Professor Emeritus/Special Education
5026 Harvest Lane
Bloomington, IN 47404
(812)876-8363
Brazilian Thurman
DeKalb County 4-C Resource and
Referral
155 North Third Street, Suite
300
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815)758-8149
Dr. Susan Nall
Department of Curriculum and
Instruction
Box 1172
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, IL 62026
(618)692-3082
Dr. Al Castle
Executive Assistant to the President
Hawaii Pacific University
1188 Front Street, Suite 333
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808)544-0298
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