H.A.P.P.Y. HOMES
H.A.P.P.Y. Homes
(Trumbull County Ohio’s Helping Association for Professional  Providers of Young children)
Our mission statement:
H.A.P.P.Y. Homes, a 501(c)3 non-profit family childcare provider membership organization,
strives to provide resources and support for the on-going professionalism of our members
in order to ensure that all children have a developmentally appropriate childcare environment.
Jennifer Ziegler
of Ziegler's Daycare has received her
Star 1 rating for Step Up to Quality for
the second year!
Congratulations to MaryBeth Bush!
She has received recognition of her excellence in working
with young children.  
View her profile online at WVIZ A Place of Our Own
MaryBeth Bush
WHAT OUR PROVIDERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT H.A.P.P.Y. HOMES:

  • "H.A.P.P.Y. Homes monthly meetings keep me informed with up-to-date
    information pertaining to childcare and the needs of our community."
  • "A great networking outlet,-email access as well as phone and website
    information posted."
  • "H.A.P.P.Y. Homes has been a great inspiration for me to go to college and
    better my career.  They shared information about the TEACH grant which is
    making college possible."
  • "H.A.P.P.Y. Homes offers moral support, mentoring, and encouragement to
    each other and offer trainings in many areas of childcare and Early
    Childhood Education."
  • "H.A.P.P.Y. Homes is an organization whose goal is to improve the quality of
    daycare through on-going trainings, discussion groups, and working with
    Columbus to help providers have a stronger voice in the changes that are
    now happening in the childcare field."
  • "H.A.P.P.Y. Homes is any easy and inexpensive way to get in-service hours,
    extra trainings, up-to-date resources. THANK YOU!"
PROVIDER OF THE MONTH
Provider of the Month
September 2009
Kelly Cellars
Provider of the Month
October 2009
Sue Warner
Provider of the Month
November 2009
LaVerne (Maddie) Shannon
Provider of the Month
September 2009
Kelly Cellars
Provider of the Month
January 2010
Betty Strawderman
Provider of the Month
December 2009
Norma Williams
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Provider of Month
February 2010
Tina Sams
Provider of Month
Renee Penick
March 2010
Provider of Month
April 2010
Kathleen Helmuth