Cindy Lehnhoff

Cindy started her early childhood career in 1980 as a Preschool Teacher for La Petite Academy (LPA) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She worked for LPA, who later became part of the Learning Care Group (LCG) until she retired in 2016. Throughout her 36 years, she served as a Director, a District Director, a Division Director, and a Division Vice President. Along the way, she developed a passion for accreditation and advocacy that would help move childcare centers into high-quality early care and education centers. As a result, she led multiple LPA and LCG district teams into participating in their state’s QRIS programs which often included accrediting them. Over 100 of the centers that she supervised achieved NECPA accreditation under her leadership. She has served on the NECPA and NCCA Board for 20+ years and currently serves as the Director of the NCCA.