Women’s Business Development Center Honors Exemplary Child Care Providers and Activists at 12th Annual Child Care Business Expo

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Receiving awards at the 12th Annual Child Care Applause Awards Breakfast, presented by the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC), are (beginning third from left) Jeanne Neifert, owner of All My Children Child Care and a long-time advocate for the rights of children, 2010 Friend of Child Care Award Winner; Martina Rocha, owner of Best Friends Day Care, 2010 Child Care Activist Award Winner; and Camille Gant, owner of Quality Care, Child Development Initiatives, 2010 Unsung Hero Award Winner. Also pictured are (from left) Hedy M. Ratner and Carol Dougal, WBDC Co-Presidents; Emcee Sondra Solarte, Fox 32, Media Sponsor; and Patty Kryscha, Manager of Community Affairs and Grassroots, Southwest Airlines, Breakfast Sponsor.

Held recently at the Chicago Hilton & Towers, the Child Care Business Expo 2010 was an informative, resource-packed one-day conference offering new and established home-based and center-based child care entrepreneurs an energizing and inspiring day of reflection and action for their businesses within the context of the volatile nature of today’s economy.

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