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West Central Community Action

Child Care Resource and Referral has many offices to serve you. The regional office administers the funds for twenty three counties in southwest Iowa. Area offices serve specific counties.

Regional Office (serving 23 counties):

West Central Community Action

PO Box 709

701 10th Street

Harlan, Iowa 51537

Phone: 712-755-7381 or toll-free at 800-945-9778

Fax: 712-755-7827

Regional Director

Glenna Thompsen

Regional Data Specialist

Linda Heckman

Regional Training Coordinator

Carol Jensen

Regional Child Care Nurse Consultant

Cathy Renz, BSN, M.ED

Regional Home Consultant

Deb Martens

Regional QRS (Quality Rating System) Specialist

Dawn Powers

Regional and Area Office Support

Joan Schechinger

Regional Infant/Toddler Specialist

See Council Bluffs office below

Rachel Lukehart

Area Offices:

Serving Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, and Shelby counties

West Central Community Action

PO Box 709

701 10th Street

Harlan, Iowa 51537

Phone: 712-755-7381 or toll-free at 800-945-9778

Fax: 712-755-7827

Parent Counselor:

Linda Heckman

Provider Services Coordinator:

Toni Stork

Home Consultant:

Harrison, Monona, and Shelby counties

Deb Martens

Serving Cass, Mills and Montgomery counties:

West Central Community Action

304 Chestnut

Atlantic, Iowa 50022

Phone: 712-243-3118 or toll-free at 877-791-6202

Fax: 712-243-3621

Jolene Mitchell, Child Care Development Specialist

Parents contact Linda Heckman at 800-945-9778

 

West Central Community Action

313 Main

Malvern, Iowa 51551

Phone: 712-624-8172 or toll-free at 800-440-7670

Fax: 712-624-8711

Jean Hudson, Home Consultant

Parents contact Linda Heckman at 800-945-9778

Serving Page and Fremont Counties

West Central Community Action

500 1/2 N. Broad

Shenandoah, Iowa 51601

Phone: 712-246-1861 or toll-free at 866-651-3420

Fax: 712-246-1671

Linda Orme, Child Care Development Specialist and Home Consultant

Linda Schaefer, Infant/Toddler Specialist

Parents contact Linda Heckman at 800-945-9778

Serving Harrison, Monona and Shelby Counties

West Central Community Action

806 Iowa Avenue

Onawa, Iowa  51040

Phone: 712-433-4673 or toll free at 866-286-7111

Katie Paulsen, Child Care Development Specialist

Parents contact Linda Heckman at 800-945-9778

Serving Pottawattamie County

West Central Community Action

Omni Business Park

300 W. Broadway, Suite 35

Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503

Phone: 712-322-2621 or toll free at 877-791-6201 (see extensions below)

Candice Trejo, Provider Services Coordinator, extension 20

Elaine Mayberry, Child Care Development Specialist, extension 15

Jeanette Linnenburger, Home Consultant, extension 24

Position currently open, Regional Infant & Toddler Specialist, extension 13

Kati England, Quality Improvement Specialist/Parent Counselor, extension 21.

                               

 

Click here to learn more about the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies.

Click here to learn more about Quality Assurance.

Funding is provided by the Iowa Department of Human Services through the Child Care Development Fund.

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Last updated: 8/20/2008