The Best Staff

All staff are required, to have a background in Early Childhood Education through college certification and/or experience.  All staff  required to complete 6 hours of Early Childhood training each school year.  All staff members are required to maintain current infant, child and adult First Aid, CPR, and AED certification.  All staff members are required to have a signed doctor’s health report that states they are free from any disease or disability which would prevent them from working with children.

All staff members undergo extensive criminal background checks through the Virginia State Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Virginia Department of Social Services certifying that they have no criminal record.

All programs (Infant-Fours) operate with two staff members present in the classroom at all times, a Lead Teacher and an Assistant.  Our staff encourages active learning where our students make choices so that they can explore, play, and problem solve.  Activities are considered for the children’s enjoyment, interest, control, probability of success, and feelings of competence and self-confidence.

Infants’ Class

June Brunk

Lead Teacher
Infants’ Class

Julie Gallagher

Lead Teacher
Infants’ Class

Olivia DiLauro

Assistant Teacher
Infants’ Class

One’s Class

Virginia Anderson

Lead Teacher
One’s Class

Maria Wickham

Lead Teacher
Ones’ Class

Stacey Seale

Assistant Teacher
Ones’ Class

Twos’ Class

Michele Aimonetti

Lead Teacher
Young Twos’ Class

Vicki Novak

Assistant Teacher
Young Twos’ Class

Twos+’ Class

Lillian Peake

Lead Teacher
Twos+’ Class

Winter Robertson

Assistant Teacher
Twos+’ Class

Threes’ Class

Karen Brunk

Lead Teacher
Threes’ Class

Martha Wheeler

Lead Teacher
Threes’ Class

Kristin Purnell

Assisant Teacher
Threes’ Class

Carleen Sharpe

Assisant Teacher
Threes’ Class

Fours’ Class

Mandy Culley

Lead Teacher
Fours’ Class

Jane Zhou-Hodges

Assistant Teacher
Fours’ Class

Aftercare

Emerald Downey

After Care Teacher

Greta Gearhart

After Care Teacher

Alyssa Jamison

After Care Teacher

Morgan McMillion

After Care Teacher

Alesha Stanley

After Care Teacher

Jessica Kelley

After Care Teacher

Alice Light

Director

Lori Privott

Assistant Director