CeCe Courter- Executive Director, CLC
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 - CLC 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 Bachelor’s 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 Master’s program at KU studying Early Childhood Unified starting in August of 2024 and will graduate in August 2026. At that point, she will be moving to the St. Louis area to be closer to family.
Tara and her husband, Nate, moved from Ames, Iowa to Lawrence in May 2018. Their daughter graduated from CLC in May of 2025 and entered Kindergarten. Their son is enrolled in the PreK class at CLC.
Katherine Krall - Program Director In Training, CLC
Ms. Katie has worked at CLC since the Fall of 2022. During her time with us, she has primarily worked with our 1 - 2 year olds. She has been our Lead Early Preschool teacher and is moving into the role of Program Director in Training. She has a son who is currently enrolled in our Early Preschool transition class.
Carolyn Victor- CLC 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 an Early Head Start classroom and quickly rose to the Co-Teacher position. Currently, Carolyn holds the role of Assistant Director.
In September of 2023, Carolyn completed her Child Development Associate 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 certified in installing car seats. This is a service she provides privately, and not through CLC. Ms. Carolyn also completed a certification in early childhood development disability through the LEND program in the Spring of 2025.
Ms. Carolyn has a daughter who is enrolled at CLC in our KPrep 2 Class.