CeCe Courter- Executive Director
CLC & CLC South
CeCe has been the Executive Director at Children’s Learning Center since October, 2018. In 2000, CeCe accepted her first position as Director at a childcare and has been directing in Early Childhood Education Programs ever since.
CeCe received her Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education in 2004 from Washburn University. In 2011, she completed her Masters in Education Curriculum and Instruction emphasizing in Education Tech. from Washburn University.
In January of 2023, she completed her National Director Credential and a pilot program in Early Childhood Developmental Disability through Kansas LEND. Previously, she taught online child development classes for Washburn and Highland students in addition to Directing.
CeCe has two children— Katie and Taggert who are both young adults. She also has a Therapy Dog named PJ who works with the children at CLC.
Tara Moore - Program Director
CLC
Tara has been employed at CLC since May, 2018. Initially, she started as a Teacher in the Toddler Classroom. When the position of Program Director became available, she was promoted.
Tara received her Bachelors of Science from Iowa State University in 2017. Her degree is in Child, Adult and Family Services with emphases in Children, Youth and Family & Adulthood. She has been working in the Early Childhood Education field since 2015. In early 2024, Tara completed her National Director’s Credential. She started a Masters program at KU studying Early Childhood Unified starting in August of 2024.
Tara and her husband, Nate, moved from Ames, Iowa to Lawrence in May, 2018. Their two children are enrolled in the Preschool and Toddler classes at CLC.
Carolyn Victor- Assistant Director
CLC
Ms. Carolyn has been employed at CLC since August 2021. When she began at CLC, she started as an Assistant Teacher in the Early Head Start classroom and quickly rose to the Co-Teacher position. Currently, Carolyn holds the role of Assistant Director and Co-Lead Early Learner Teachers.
In September of 2023, Carolyn completed her Child Development Associates in Infant and Toddler Development! This achievement includes 120 training hours in Early Childhood Education, portfolio review, assessment and classroom observation. Ms. Carolyn also completed a Child Passenger Safety Technician class so she is now a certified in install car seats. This is a service she would provide privately, and not through CLC.
Ms. Carolyn has a daughter who is enrolled at CLC in our PreK Class.
Nicholas Beddow- Behavior & Curriculum Specialist
CLC & CLC South
(Bio coming soon!)
Cindy Frazier- CLC South
Ms. Cindy started working at CLC in October of 2023. She originally started as a teacher but quickly moved into the role of Program Director when CLC South opened. She has 11+ years’ experience working with children, largely in a child care setting. Prior to joining the CLC crew, she was a Registered Behavioral Technician, providing ABA therapy for children with Autism. Her education includes an AA in social work. She also has experience as an office manager.
She moved to Lawrence recently and loves it! She has two adult children. Her daughter is in Lawrence and her son lives in Iowa. She enjoys her kitties, taking care of her many plants, painting rocks and figurines, doing puzzles and going on outings in nature. She has gone on adventures with her cat, Churro and traveled to Georgia and Texas in her minivan turned campervan!