The winners of the KidSmart Early Learning Contest have been decided! Teachers and parents have provided promising uses of technology to support preschoolers' learning and exploration of the world around them.

Please check back later this year as some of these creative activities will be showcased as part of our Promising Practices section.
Top Seven Winners

Elaini Dedascalou (Teacher)
Happy Kids Cameron Park (School)
Cameron Park, CA

Michelle Doster (Parent)
Childrens' Kastle Early Learning Center
Cheektowaga, NY

Gayle Earley (Teacher)
Greenvale School, Inc.
Roanoke, VA

Debra Gaetano (Teacher)
Harkness House for Children
Winnetka, IL

Melinda Jennis (Parent)
Valley View Elementary School
Montville, NJ

Kelly Sorenson (Parent)
The Phoenix School
Decatur, GA

Melissa White (Parent)
Turning Point
Tucson, AZ

Seventeen Second Tier Winners

Linda Bonvillain (Parent)
Lake Murray Presbyterian Church Preschool
Chapin, SC

Vonnie Bornsen (Teacher)
Weatherbee Elementary
Fort Pierce, FL

Kerri Case (Teacher)
Bramlett Elementary School
Oxford, MS

Deb Cawley (Teacher)
North Polk Elementary
Ft Polk, LA

Coleen Cox (Teacher)
Early Childhood Center Church of the Palms
Sarasota, FL

Karla Denney (Teacher)
Pierce County PreKindergarten
Blackshear, GA

Bobbie Dickenson (Teacher)
San Jose Preschool
Orange, CA

Miriam Hanley (Teacher)
North Tonawanda Catholic School
North Tonawanda, NY

Hamza Kadri (Teacher)
Public School 12
Brooklyn, NY

Rebekah Kolb & Barbara Groom (Teachers)
Valle Lindo
Camarillo, CA

Karin Miller (Parent)
Town Center Pre-School
Miami, FL

Daphne Musso (Teacher)
St Pius Elementary
Lafayette, LA

Elin Nagel (Teacher)
UNC Hospital School
Chapel Hill, NC

Jan Rooks (Teacher)
Northside Elementary
Newnan, GA

Joe Ryan (Parent)
Kid's Connection
Hamilton, MA

Cathy Thorla (Teacher)
Advent Lutheran Early Childhood School
Boca Raton, FL

Amy Walker (Parent)
Discovery School
N. Richland Hills, TX