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Shannon Rudisill is the Associate Director of the Child Care Bureau. She previously served as Director of the Division of Technical Assistance in the Child Care Bureau. In addition, she was Special Assistant to ACF Assistant Secretary Olivia Golden and worked extensively on the Clinton Administration’s child care initiative.

J. Scott Cotter is the President and CEO of Child Development Schools, Inc. (“CDS”), an early care and preschool education company with 163 locations in eight southern states. Dr. Mildred Warner is a Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University where her work focuses primarily on economic development and new community development models for addressing human services.

Game changing competitive grant promises new funding for birth to five programs. It will come with new standards and responsibilities. Dr. Ruth Friedman, Senior Education Policy Advisor with the House Committee on Education and Labor brings us the details.

Geraldine Henchy is the Director of Nutrition Policy and Early Childhood Nutrition at the Food Research and Action Center. The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care for children and elderly adults by making care more affordable for many low-income families.