CCR&R Contact Information and Hours

CCR&R Hours of Operation

CCR&R is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (CST)

Closed on Holidays

CCR&R is closed to observe the following holidays:

-- New Year's Day
-- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
-- President's Day
-- Memorial Day
-- Independence Day
-- Labor Day
-- Veteran's Day
-- Thanksgiving Day
-- Day after Thanksgiving
-- Christmas Eve Day
-- Christmas Day

Occasionally, CCR&R is closed due to District or Statewide meetings. In those instances, CCR&R will leave that information on voicemail and automated e-mail responses. Messages will be returned in one business day.

Contact Us

Child Care Resource & Referral
Pine Technical College
900 4th Street SE
Pine City, MN 55063
Phone: (320) 629-5164
Toll Free: (800) 890-5399
Fax: (320)629-5107
Email: CCR&R@pinetech.edu

Staff Directory

NE District CCR&R Staff

Wendy Walburg, District Coordinator
Pine Technical College - 900 4th St. SE - Pine City MN 55063
(800) 890-5399
(320) 629-5146
walburgw@pinetech.edu

Sam Sterling, Grants Coordinator
Administration of Licensed Child Care Provider Grants; Family Friend & Neighbor Grants (Unlicensed); Building Quality Grants
Pine Technical College - 900 4th St. SE - Pine City MN 55063
(800) 890-5399
(320) 629-5142
sterlings@pinetech.edu

Tamara Jotblad, Referral and Parent Services
Helping Families Find and Identify Quality Child Care; Update Child Care Provider Information
Pine Technical College - 900 4th St. SE - Pine City MN 55063
(800) 890-5399
(320) 629-5158
JotbladT@pinetech.edu

Kelly Darwin, Referral and Parent Services
Helping Families Find and Identify Quality Child Care; Update Child Care Provider Information
Pine Technical College - 900 4th St. SE - Pine City MN 55063
(800) 890-5399
(320) 629-5153
darwink@pinetech.edu

Linda Bergstrand, Professional Development Coordinator
Training Opportunities, MN Child Care Credential, Professional Development Advising
6846 Bergstrand Rd. - Duluth, MN 55803
(218) 721-4144
bergstrandl@pinetech.edu

Region 3 Coordinator
Advocacy/Public Policy/Collaborations/Provider Technical Assistance, Building Quality and Family Friend and Neighbor (FFN) Grants.
Serves the following counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis.
For assistance in these counties, call the District Office.
(800) 890-5399 or (320) 629-5164

Denise Mauer, Region 5 Coordinator
Advocacy/Public Policy/Collaborations/Provider Technical Assistance, Building Quality and Family Friend and Neighbor (FFN) Grants, Serves the following counties: Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd and Wadena
Region 5 CCR&R - P.O. Box L - New York Mills, MN 56567
(800) 422-7395
dmauer@otwcac.org

Dawn Thiele, Leech Lake Regional Coordinator
Advocacy/Public Policy/Collaborations/Provider Technical Assistance - serves the following cities: Bena, Cass Lake, Longville, Remer, Laporte, Federal Dam, and Walker
Leech Lake Early Childhood Development - Child Care Services - 115 Sixth Street NW - Cass Lake, MN 56633
(800) 551-0969
(218) 335-8240
Dawn.Thiele@llojibwe.org

Julie Spence Kettner, Region 7E Coordinator
Advocacy/Public Policy/Collaborations/Provider Technical Assistance, Building Quality and Family Friend and Neighbor (FFN) Grants, Serves the following counties: Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine
Pine Technical College - 900 4th St. SE - Pine City MN 55063
(800) 890-5399
(320) 629-5141
kettnerj@pinetech.edu