Meet the Director
Jennifer Skopal was selected Director for the UH Children鈥檚 Learning Centers (CLC) June 2013. In her role, Jennifer directs the daily operations/activities of the Children's Learning Centers to provide instruction and care for children in a safe, healthy, nurturing environment.
Specifically, Jennifer maintains administrative compliance with state licensing and national accreditation criteria and interacts with staff, children, and parents to promote the goals and objectives of the program. She ensures organizational communication, evaluation and accountability while managing grant proposals and preparing/submitting annual reports for CCAMPIS, SFAC, NAEYC and Cognia. Jennifer is responsible for promoting professional development for staff and managing the hiring, assigning and evaluation of all staff. Additionally, she coordinates the development of long-term and immediate renovations of CLC facilities while developing/managing budgets.
Jennifer brings more than 20 years of experience in the Early Childhood Education field. She has served the UH Children鈥檚 Learning Centers as an Early Childhood Development Teacher, a Program Manager, and as Assistant Director. Jennifer holds a Master鈥檚 degree in Educational Psychology from the 91视频 and a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Psychology from Texas Christian University. She is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the National Coalition for Campus Children鈥檚 Centers (NCCCC) and holds a Texas Director鈥檚 Certificate and National Administrator鈥檚 Credential.