Suzanne Schneieder

Innovative Ways to Support the Community Child Care Workforce

Suzanne Schneider is associate director of Lincoln Littles, providing support to child care providers, parents, and increasing access to affordable early care and education for all children in Lincoln. Schneider, originally from San Jose, California, has lived in Lincoln, Nebraska, for the last 20 years. She has a B.S. in educational studies and has spent the last 30 years working in early childhood. Schneider has been a center director for much of that time in a variety of programs. She has also been heavily involved in increasing quality in early childhood throughout her community. She is past president of the Nebraska Child Care Director’s Association, co-chair of the Access to Quality workgroup, member of the Lincoln Early Childhood Network leadership team, and was formerly appointed by the governor to the Early Childhood Interagency Coordinating Council. In addition, she is a professional development specialist for the CDA program with over 100 CDA visits, and a coach with Nebraska Step Up to Quality through the Nebraska Department of Education. She is married with 3 grown children and a puppy named Bodie.'