Trainer Details

Name:
Desney Avery
Languages:
English
Home City:
Chicago
Personal Statement:
Desney has over 15 years experience in early child care programs that include home-based and center-based Early Head Start and infant/toddler day care. She recently worked as an Infant Toddler Child Care Specialist for Illinois Action for Children. She has consulted with and trained family child care providers, and infant/toddler staff in best practices and quality care. Desney is currently employed with Illinois Action for Children in the Caregiver Connections program as an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant. She provides support, technical assistance and specialized training for birth to five center-based and home-based child care caregivers, in order to ensure young children?s emotional health and well-being. Desney received her Master of Science degree in Child Development with Infant Specialization from Erikson Institute.
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