Medium
Medium

Early Childhood Services Advisory Board

What the Board Does

  • Gives advice when we review child care rules
  • Reviews our proposed changes and shares recommendations
  • Suggests ways to improve or simplify child care rules while still keeping children safe
  • The board’s goal is to support safe, high-quality child care and remove unnecessary barriers for providers

Membership

  • 7 appointed members
  • Members usually serve for 4 years
  • No more than two members finish their terms in the same year

Compensation

Board members can get reimbursed for travel and other meeting expenses. If a member has to hire a substitute child care provider to attend a meeting, they can also be reimbursed up to $100 per day for that cost.

Medium

Center child care provider – eastern ND

  • Rhoda Elmi – Jasmin Child Care and Preschool, Fargo
  • Term: 8/1/2024 – 7/31/2027

Center child care provider – western ND

  • Kirsten Hopp – Bottineau Children's Academy, Bottineau
  • Term: 3/21/2025 – 7/31/2029

Family child care provider/group in a home provider – statewide

  • Linda Schroeder – West Fargo
  • Term: 8/1/2024 – 7/31/2028

Group child care provider – eastern ND

  • Shelby Short – Dunseith
  • Term: 8/1/2024 – 7/31/2028

Group child care provider – western ND

  • Kathaleen Busche – Hazen
  • Term: 6/1/2022 – 7/31/2025

Now accepting applications for term 8/1/25-7/31/29. To be considered, complete the ECS Advisory Board application and submit it to dhsec@nd.gov no later than Friday, June 6, 2025.  


Preschool provider – statewide

  • Catherine Heyd – Lamoure Church of the Nazarene Preschool, LaMoure
  • Term: 6/1/2022 – 7/31/2026

School age provider – statewide

  • Tania Zerr – YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties School Age Learning Centers, Fargo
  • Term: 6/1/2022 – 7/31/2026
Medium

Questions? Contact Us

Early Childhood
North Dakota Health and Human Services
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250

Phone: (701) 328-2115
Toll-Free: (800) 997-8516
Relay ND TTY: 711
Email: dhsec@nd.gov