Parent Services and Eligibility Team
Our Highly trained staff of Parent Services Specialists work with thousands of families each year. They help parents find quality child care and determine eligibility for School Readiness child care funding (subsidized) and Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK), and answer questions regarding child care arrangements. Information from our database includes curriculum, location, operating times, and fee schedules. Parent Services Specialists work closely with families to keep them abreast of the latest issues relating to child care, health, social education, and developmental issues.
Services include:
- Consumer education for parents
- Eligibility for school readiness funding assistance
- Eligibility for Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten
- Connecting parents with quality child care resources
- Community services referrals
- Administering child care for the Teen Age Parent Program (TAPP)
- Maintenance of the waiting list for placement
- Emergency placement for protective services
Personnel:
- Ben Seda, Director of Information and Eligibility
- Sharon Pierce, Walton County Coordinator
- Lori Monson, Client Services Specialist
- Ashleigh Roberson, VPK-Parent Services Specialist
- Cecilia Dayton, Parent Services Specialist
- Valerie Wyatt, Parent Services Specialist (Jobs Plus)
- Teisha Chaney, Parent Services Specialist (Crestview)
- Michael Hoover, Parent Services Specialist (Crestview)
- Michelle Garrison, Parent Services Specialist
- Geraldlyn Martinez, Parent Services Specialist
- Cheryl Cenname, Parent Services Specialist
- Larry Busby, Parent Services Specialist (DeFunial Springs)
