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Quick Facts:
1991--Founded as a
home school
1993--Became a licensed child care center
1994--Approved Training Site
Community Based Vocational Instructional Program
HISD
1994--Featured Article--Child Care Management
Service Quarterly
Provider of child care subsidies for economically disadvantaged families
1996--Four Star****Designated Vendor--the highest
rating given by The WorkSource,
which provides child care subsidies for economically disadvantaged
families
1999--Placement Site for New Licensing Specialist
Texas Department of Family and Protective
Services, the state licensing agency
2000--Channel 48--Telemundo
2001--Selected for admission to the
Family-Centered Child Care Collaborative (FC4) for Children
2001--Channel 26
2002--Certificate of Congressional Recognition
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
2002--IBM Technology Grant
2003--Houston Chronicle
2003--IBM Technology Grant
2003--Houston Chronicle
2004--The Benny Boone Show--KRBE--FM 104.1
2004--Christian Science Monitor
2004--Fox News Cable
2005--Nationally accredited
National Association for the Education of Young Children
2005--IBM Technology Grant
2005--Houston Chronicle
2006--Administrator of the Year
HAAEYC (Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children)
2006--Administrator of the Year
TAEYC (Texas Association for the Education of Young Children)
2006--ExxonMobil Foundation Volunteer Grant
2007--Cover Page Article for Child Care Exchange,
an international child care publication
2007--Channel 2
2007--Community Partners In Time
Macy's Federated Logistics and Operations
2007--Houston Defender
2008--Lifetime Achievement Award by Child Care
Council
2009--Everyday Hero Award by Community
Collaboration Council
2009--IBM Technology Grant
2009--ExxonMobil Foundation Volunteer Grant
2009--Placement Site for New Licensing Specialist
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, state licensing
agency
2009--88.7 KUHF-FM Houston Public Radio
"Local Programs Aim to Keep Kids in School"
2010--Teacher of the Year
HAAEYC (Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children)
2010--Placement Site for University of Houston
Internship Program
Interns from Human Development and Family Studies volunteer 300 hours
2010--ExxonMobil Foundation Volunteer Grant
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Hattie Robinson White
serves as the founder and executive director of His Place Child Care
Center, a nationally accredited early childhood program located in
Houston’s East End. His Place began as a home school in 1991 with eight
children. His Place now serves 40 children.
In 2002, His Place was
selected as one of the original 13 charter participants in the United
Way Bright Beginnings Initiative, a program designed to improve the
quality of child care in Houston funded by a $1 million annual grant
from ExxonMobil.
Hattie attended the public
schools of Houston, where she was inspired by teachers who loved their
students and loved their profession. She made a decision early to enter
the field of education. After graduating from Jack Yates High School,
she attended the University of Houston on a Mary Gibbs Jones Scholarship
awarded by Houston Endowment.
At the University of
Houston, she received her Bachelor of Science in Education and her
Master of Education. In 1968, Hattie began a career in education that
has spanned 42 years.
His Place is a
product of many of her own personal experiences in her educational
journey—a place where there is a love for children, a love for learning,
and a commitment to excellence.
Throughout the
years, Hattie has received many awards for her work with children; among
which are the Administrator of the Year Award by the Houston Area
Association for the Education of Young Children, the Texas Association
for the Education for the Education of Young Children, and The Raymond
M. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award by Child Care Council of Greater
Houston, Inc. Hattie believes the greatest award has been the
opportunity to touch the lives of children and make a difference.
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