Child Care Aware of Kentucky Regional Administrator selected for 2021 Exchange Leadership Initiative

Hans Peterson, Regional Administrator of the Jefferson region of Child Care Aware (CCA) of Kentucky has been selected to participate in the 2021 Exchange Leadership Initiative. According to ChildCareExchange.com, the Exchange Leadership Initiative has been making leadership more visible in the field of early care and education to provide vision, stability, and direction.

Peterson will participate in a class of 53 members to examine and understand early care and education principles and practices, address diversity and equity, and engage in lifelong learning to develop strengths and skills to make a difference for children, families, and their communities.

This work complements the goals of Child Care Aware of Kentucky to improve child care quality by offering training and technical assistance to child care providers and connecting the community-at-large to resources and educational materials which support quality child care.

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