Rikki

Cosper

Anyone who knows Rikki, know that she is fun loving, sassy and absolutely passionate about the child care industry. Rikki is the Executive Director of the Licensed Child Care Association of Oklahoma and has been with Bright Start Early Education Centers since 2006 in several management roles. She began her early education career as the Infant and toddler teacher. She has served as the school age teacher, bus driver, program coordinator and assistant director. In her current role as Field Operations Manager, Rikki assists Directors with licensing, health & safety compliance, and quality assurance. She also helps oversee participation in the Federal Food Program and oversees many vendor contracts. Rikki also serves as the company’s liaison to numerous boards and commissions that work to promote Early Childhood Education and in her role as a Executive Director of the Licensed Child Care Association of Oklahoma, which is the state affiliate of the National Child Care Association. She is active at the State Capitol promoting legislation that will improve the lives of children in Oklahoma, and further the interests of the child care industry. She is a past President of the Central Oklahoma Friends of Early Education and has served on the Success by 6 Norman Early Childhood Task Force.

As a natural transition, Rikki began training, coaching and consulting with other Child Care Professionals. She is a trainer for the OK Early Learning Guidelines and OK Safe Infant Sleep Environments. Her audiences find her to be funny, approachable and a wealth of information and practical experiences. Additionally, she serves as a Education and Disability advocate for children and their families working with schools and state agencies.

Rikki has a college education focusing on early childhood education and dance education. Additionally, she has earned a Child Development Associate Credential, a Certificate of Mastery from Rose State College and an Oklahoma Silver Directors Credential. She has earned numerous ECE training certificates, with a focus on special education, behavior management and child care management. Rikki grew up in the Dallas, TX area where she attended a child care center that she loved. Rikki was on her High School Dance Team where she served as Team Motivator and was on her College Dance Team.

Rikki is a proud Aunt ReRe to eighteen nieces and nephews that she loves very much. Her hobbies include scrapbooking, reading, pool time in the summer, OU football (even though she is a Texas native) and spending time with the love of her life Mark and their adorable fur babies, Charlotte the cat, Trudy and Bayslee, her precious puppies. Her favorite part of the job is working with the wonderful child care and early education professionals throughout Oklahoma and seeing the children grow and learn.