NHI Team
The Nurturing Homes Initiative (NHI) program, funded by the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), is dedicated to enhancing the quality of early education experiences in family childcare homes. Our mission revolves around providing mentorship, elevating the learning environment, and delivering research-based information, all aimed at nurturing and enriching the development of children.
Meet Our Team
Kelly Carmody
Project Director
kcarmody@humansci.msstate.edu
Mary Hannah Mills
Project Manager
mhmills@humansci.msstate.edu
Norma Carson
Child Care Training Coordinator – South Mississippi Region
nhayes@humansci.msstate.edu
LaLetrice Fletcher
Child Care Training Coordinator – Northeast (Delta) Mississippi Region
lfletcher@humansci.msstate.edu
Brea McBryde
Child Care Training Coordinator – South Mississippi Region
bde59@msstate.edu
Dani Stallworth
Child Care Training Coordinator – Northeast Mississippi Region
dds220@msstate.edu
Alyssa Taylor
Child Care Training Coordinator – Central Mississippi Region
act239@msstate.edu
Nurturing Homes Initiative Administrative Office
Phone: 662-325-2950
255 Tracy Drive, Box 9745
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Publications
News
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The Mississippi State University Extension Service has a new leader at the helm of its programs aimed at early childhood education. Jamila Taylor was named executive director of Early Childhood Extension Programs in the MSU School of Human Sciences Feb. 16.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Yahala Devine has been an in-home childcare provider in Mendenhall for two and a half years, but her career trajectory changed when she joined the Nurturing Homes Initiative, or NHI, program. The NHI program is dedicated to enhancing the quality of early education experiences in family childcare homes. By offering resources, training and support, NHI equips providers with the tools they need to improve child development outcomes and advance their own careers.
Carmen Grubbs Collins, a well-respected businesswoman in Simpson County who recently obtained her childcare license, is one of many Mississippians who are improving the quality of childcare they offer working parents. Receiving licensure was a significant milestone for Collins, and one she achieved with the support of the Nurturing Homes Initiative, or NHI, program. The NHI program is offered through the Mississippi State University Extension Service and funded by the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
Success Stories
The Mississippi State University Extension Service recently relaunched its Nurturing Homes Initiative. The program’s mission is to improve the quality of the early educational experiences provided in family childcare homes through mentoring, improving the learning environment, and delivering research-based information.
