LaFarris Risby, CFLE - Executive Director
I have over 20 years of experience in Early Childhood Education and Family Support. As a member of the National Council on Family Relations I am committed to providing and promoting quality early childhood education, and family well-being.
As a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) and nationally certified Trainer, Representative and Advisor for the Advanced Professional Child Development Associate (CDA) certification, I personally oversee and deliver the training and staff development activities for my staff, including their CDA certification, and have facilitated a wide variety of early childhood, health, parenting and family related programs in collaboration with various organizations in the community, including local school district USD 475 and Head Start... read my personal message
Credentials:
Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education
Bachelor of Science in Human Services
Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE)
Child Development Associate (CDA) – Infants & Toddlers
CDA Representative, Advisor and Trainer
Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities (KCCTO) Trainer
First Aid and CPR, Instructor
Healthy Childcare Kansas, Instructor
Basic Parenting, Instructor
Responsive Discipline, Instructor
Love and Logic, Instructor
Certified Home Visitor and Instructor (Kansas & Nebraska)
Preventive Disease Transmission, Instructor
Healthy Family of America, Instructor
AIDS/HIV, Instructor