who we are

Your Success
Is Our Mission

Led by Louisiana’s leaders in Early Care and Education(ECE), we support Louisiana child care centers in advancing high-quality early care and education through policy, professional development, and networking.

Through our ECE Policy Advocacy efforts, For Providers By Providers (4PXP) has built a collective, independent policy voice for Directors and staff of Early Care and Education centers serving Louisiana’s low-income children of color.

Our Professional Development is led by experienced ECE providers and small business owners who provide trusted technical assistance and business support for fellow and aspiring ECE directors.

Our team also carries out Demonstration Projects designed to expand the impact and sustainability of ECE providers. These projects aim to improve access to quality Early Childhood Education programs.

Our 5 Pillars of Success

We educate our ECE providers and leaders on key issues impacting our industry and provide unique direct support for ECE directors and leaders to improve and expand their business development, administrative and staffing procedures, and overall workforce support.
We empower ECE providers to have a strong advocacy voice about matters that impact our industry, their families, and their communities. Together we strategize and identify key issues challenging our industry, make plans and solutions about approaches to appropriately address the issues.
We work together to build an independent ECE policy voice, and community that collectively educates & advocates for the importance of access to quality ECE for low-income families.
We will work to support state, local, and other advocacy efforts that are defined by our members to directly impact our communities. Some advocacy efforts include issues related to quality, funding, wrap-around services for students and families, and workforce retention & shortages.
We will improve the collaboration, sustainability, and collective power of high-quality ECE providers and our early childcare leaders who serve low-income children.

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Rochelle Wilcox

4PXP Co-Founder and Wilcox Academy of Early Learning, Owner

Rochelle Wilcox is the founder and Executive Director of Wilcox Academy of Early Learning which runs three ECE centers rated 4 stars by the Quality Rated System(Administered by the Louisiana Department of Education). Rochelle is also a Managing Partner of Elite Teachers Institute, a CDA/Early Childhood Ancillary Program(approved by the Louisiana State BESE) that serves Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany parishes. Rochelle holds a Bachelor of, Interdisciplinary Studies from, the University of New Orleans, and an Associate of Art in Early Childhood Education. Rochelle is passionate about empowering current and future early childcare leaders to have a strong advocacy voice on policy issues impacting the stability of early childcare education, families, and our community.

Kristi Givens

4PXP Co-Founder and Kids of Excellence, Owner

Kristi Givens, is the founder and Executive Director of Kids of Excellence which runs three NAEYC accredited ECE centers rated 4 stars by the Quality Rated System(Administered by the Louisiana Department of Education). Kristi is also a Managing Partner of Elite Teachers Institute, a CDA/Early Childhood Ancillary Program(approved by the Louisiana State BESE) that serves Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany parishes. Kristi holds a Master of Education, Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Instruction, University of New Orleans, and a Master & Bachelor of Social Work, Southern University of New Orleans. Kristi is passionate about mentoring and collaborating with current and future leaders in the early childcare education industry to expand their services, master their business practices, and grow and glow as thriving top business leaders in the early childcare industry.

Laneir Landry

4PXP Executive Director

Laneir Landry joined the For Providers By Providers team in 2022 as the Executive Director. She has over ten years of experience in the field of Early Care and Education as a coach, trainer, observer, consultant, and project manager across multiple regions in Louisiana and Texas. Laneir brings a cross-state approach to growing Early Childhood Education programs and performance recommendations for Quality Rating and Improvement Systems surrounding advocacy, research and data, and implementation. Laneir holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Family Child and Consumer Sciences from Louisiana State University with a concentration in Early Childhood as well as several professional certifications including Frog Street Trainer, Creative Curriculum Trainer, TS Gold Trainer, as well as CLASS Observer and Affiliate CLASS Trainer. She is also an Infant/Toddler Adjunct Professor at Midland College in Midland Texas and a consultant for Teachstone. Laneir is passionate about helping childcare owners, directors, and teachers find success while providing high-quality, research-based care for the families and children they serve.

Sonjia Joseph

4PXP Business Consultant

Sonjia Brown-Joseph is a native New Orleanian and co-owner and Executive Director of Clara's Little Lambs Preschool Academy in New Orleans. Clara's Little Lambs has been providing quality childcare for over 35 years. Sonjia, along with 3 generations of her family, currently operate 3 Early Learning Centers serving over 200 children. Sonjia is currently a Board member of Agenda for Children and the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children and a former member of the NOEEN Steering Committee. Sonjia has a certification in Human Resources and is a graduate of the Louisiana Economic Development CEO Roundtable and the Goldman Sachs 10K small business program.

Monique B. Rouege

4PXP Business Consultant

Monique B. Rouege is the Owner and Director of Carlie Care Kids, a 4-Star childcare and pre-school center composed of a diverse group of teachers & paraprofessionals dedicated to the physical, intellectual, social and emotional growth of children. A native of New Orleans, Monique’s educational background includes an MBA in Finance with a minor in Business Management and dual BAA in Business Administration and Business Management. She partners with various organizations including Kingsley House, Jefferson Parish Schools, Birth-3 Program (PDG), Jeffcapp Early Head Start Program and the Louisiana Department of Education Nonpublic School Early Childhood Development (NSECD) Program. Monique holds several professional certifications including Affiliate CLASS trainer, and classroom observer for infants, toddlers and Pre-K students. She also participates in the Lastinger Coaching Program, and advocates for ECE in Louisiana as a member of the Louisiana Education Advisory Commission Board where she lobbies for the interests of students throughout the state.

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board members

Precious Acker, is the Assistant Director and Program Manager of Kids of Excellence, two NAEYC accredited high-quality early learning centers located in New Orleans, LA. She holds a Master of Arts, Cultural and Educational Policy Studies, Loyola University Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts, Africana Studies, Agnes Scott College.

Cheruba Sophia Chavez is proud to call New Orleans home with her husband and two beautiful children. She practices as an Educational Diagnostician at NOLA Public Schools. Cheruba has a background in designing and executing programs that demand a high standard of achievement and yield exceptional academic and language acquisition growth outcomes. Cheruba uniquely specializes in the intersection of students who identify both as English Learners and as needing Special Education services.
She is currently exploring research specific to the educational and social-emotional needs for newcomer immigrant students with interrupted formal education. Cheruba holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Tulane University and completed her Educational Diagnostician training at Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Torrie Jakes is a native New Orleanian and proud Graduate of Xavier University Preparatory High School. After graduating from Howard University and Vanderbilt University School of Law, she returned to New Orleans to open Jakes Aesthetics, a boutique medispa, specializing in brown skin and hair removal.
Torrie is a founding board member of the Drexel Prep Foundation and continues to work on issues affecting Black and Brown women and children.