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Child Care Resource & Referral of Central Iowa
Region 4
Counties Served: Boone, Dallas, Hardin, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Story, Warren

Regional Office: Orchard Place Child Guidance Center
808 5th Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: 515-246-3560
800-722-7619
Fax: 515-246-3570
CCR&R Services
Counties Served
Staff
Title
Phone
Email
Regional Office All Counties in Region 4 Cathy Wheatcraft Regional Director 515-246-3566 cwheatcraft@orchardplace.org
Data All Counties in Region 4 Christi McKeag Regional Data Manager
Provider Services Specialist
515-246-3590 cmckeag@orchardplace.org
Provider Services Polk County Christi McKeag Provider Services Specialist 515-246-3590 cmkeag@orchardplace.org
Parent Services All Counties in Region 4 Laura Weiler Regional Parent Services
Coordinator
515-246-3563 lweiler@orchardplace.org
Provider Services Polk County Mandy Edwards Provider Services Assistant 515-246-3596 aedwards@orchardplace.org
Latino Parent and Provider Services All Counties in Region 4 María González Latino Parent/Provider Service Specialist 515-246-3565 mgonzalez@orchardplace.org
Quality Rating System All Counties in Region 4 Emily Brott Quality Rating System Specialist 515-246-3592 ebrott@orchardplace.org
Training All Counties in Region 4 Carol Rainforth Regional Training Coordinator 515-246-3561 crainforth@orchardplace.org
Infant Toddler Consultation: Child Care Centers All Counties in Region 4 Jennifer Schreck Regional Infant Toddler Specialist 515-246-3558 jschreck@orchardplace.org
Infant Toddler Consultation: Child Care Homes All Counties in Region 4 Nancy Taylor Infant Toddler Specialist 515-246-3507 ntaylor@orchardplace.org
Health Consultation All Counties in Region 4 Karen Doughan Regional Child Care Nurse Consultant 515-246-3567 kdoughan@orchardplace.org
ChildNet Certification Polk County Jessie Mireles Regional Child Care Home Consultant 515-246-3572 jmireles@orchardplace.org
Child Care Home Consultation Polk County Jeannie Rist Child Care Home Consultant 515-246-3562 jrist@orchardplace.org
Child Development
Home Consultation: Accreditation
Polk County Nicole Neubauer Child Care Home Consultant 515-246-3559 nneubauer@orchardplace.org
Center Consultation Polk County Kristie Vasey Child Care Center Consultant 515-246-3551 kvasey@orchardplace.org
Center Consultation Preschool Curriculum Polk, Warren, Dallas
Counties
Leann Andre Preschool Curriculum Specialist 515-309-5733 landre@orchardplace.org

Area Offices: Center for Child Care Resources-Story County
100 University Village
Ames, IA 50010

Center for Child Care Resources-Boone County Office/Family Empowerment Center
724 8th St
Boone, IA 50036

Center for Child care Resources-Hardin County Office
503 1/2 Washington Avenue
Iowa Falls, IA 50126

Phone: 515-294-8833
800-437-8599
Fax: 515-294-1049

Phone: 515-432-6034 ext. 6
800-437-8599


Phone: 641-648-4201
800-437-8599

CCR&R Services
Counties Served
Staff
Title
Phone
Email
Director Boone, Hardin, Story Jerri Baumeister Director 515-294-8835 jbaumeis@iastate.edu
Parent Services Boone, Hardin, Story Keri Guy Parent Referral Counselor 515-294-8828 kguy@iastate.edu
Child Care Home Consultation Boone, Hardin, Story Dawn Ling Child Care Home Consultant 515-294-8839 dling@iastate.edu
Infant Care Network Story Dawn Ling Infant Care Network Coordinator 515-294-8839 dling@iastate.edu
Training Child Care Home Consultation Story Janelle Stribe Provider Services Coordinator 515-294-7167 jmstribe@iastate.edu
Training Center Consultation Story Deborah Wineinger Provider Services Coordinator 515-294-8858 dwineing@iastate.edu
Provider Services Hardin Elizabeth Lemp Provider Services Coordinator 641-648-4201 elizabethlemp@qwestoffice.net
Provider Services Boone Open Provider Services Coordinator 515-432-6034 ext. 6  
Area Office: Dallas County ISU Cooperative Extension
CCR&R of Dallas County
28059 Fairground Road
Adel, IA 50003-4406
Phone: 515-993-3813
800-722-7619
Fax: 515-993-4281
CCR&R Services
Counties Served
Staff
Title
Phone
Email
Provider Services Dallas Laura Weiler Regional Parent Services Coordinator 515-246-3563 lweiler@orchardplace.org
Child Care Home Consultation Dallas Myra Willms Provider Services Coordinator 515-993-3813 mwillms@iastate.edu
Parent Services Dallas Carolyn Meyer Child Care Home Consultant 515-993-3813 carolynm@iastate.edu

Area Offices: Warren County ISU Cooperative Extension
CCR&R of Warren County
909 East 2nd Avenue, Ste. E
Indianola, IA 50125

CCR&R of Madison County
106 West Green Street
Winterset, IA 50273

Phone: 515-961-5067
800-722-7619
Fax: 515-961-6017

Phone: 515-462-9542
800-722-7619

CCR&R Services
Counties Served
Staff
Title
Phone
Email
Parent Services Warren, Madison Laura Weiler Regional Parent Services
Coordinator
515-246-3563 lweiler@orchardplace.org
Provider Services Warren, Madison Val Cameron Provider Services Coordinator 515-961-5067 valc@iastate.edu
Child Care Home Consultation Parent Services Warren, Madison Connie Jackson Child Care Home Consultant 515-961-5067 jacksonc@iastate.edu
Area Offices: CCR&R of Marion County
Crossroads of Pella
712 Union St
Pella, IA 50219
Phone: 515-993-3813
888-322-6299
Fax: 641-628-3181
CCR&R Services
Counties Served
Staff
Title
Phone
Email
Parent Services Marion Laura Weiler Regional Parent Services
Coordinator
515-246-3563 lweiler@orchardplace.org
Provider Services Marion Jody Mansueto Provider Services Specialist 641-628-1212 jfmansueto@iowatelecom.net
Provider Services Marion Amy Zuck Provider Services Coordinator Care Home Consultant 641-628-1212 zuckamym@iowatelecom.net
Child Care Home Consultation Provider Services Marion Amy Zuck Provider Services Coordinator Care Home Consultant 641-628-1212 zuckamym@iowatelecom.net
Area Office: Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc
CCR&R of Marshall County
1001 South 18th Ave
Marshalltown, IA 50158
Phone: 641-752-7162
Fax: 641-752-9724
CCR&R Services
Counties Served
Staff
Title
Phone
Email
Parent Services Marshall Ruth Hurd Parent Provider Specialist 641-752-7162 ext. 161 rhurd@micaonline.org
Provider Services Marshall Karen Frohwein CCR&R Coordinator 641-752-7162 ext.105 karen.frohwein@micaonline.org
Training Marshall Anne Steingreaber Training Coordinator 641-752-7162 ext. 177 anne.steingreaber@micaonline.org
Region 4 Area Office: Jasper County ISU Cooperative Extension
CCR&R of Jasper County
550 North 2nd Avenue W
Newton, IA 50208
Phone: 641-792-6433
800-711-7081
Fax: 641-791-0769
CCR&R Services
Counties Served
Staff
Title
Phone
Email
Child Care Home Consultation Parent Services Jasper Marcia Vrankin Child Care Home Consultant Parent Referral Counselor 641-792-5437 vrankin@iastate.edu
Provider Services Jasper Denice Fischer CCR&R Coordinator 641-792-6433 fischerd@iastate.edu
 
 

 

   

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