Our Staff

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We have a wonderful staff, six of whom have been here for more than 10 years. That kind of commitment and low staff turnover rate is unusual in childcare centers, so why do you find it here? Because we are different! Our Center's dedication to staff development and continuing education has earned us a Keystone Star 2 rating. Nine of our staff members are hold the nationally recognized credential of Child Develoment Associate (CDA) or are candidates to do so; four more hold the Bachelor of Science in Education. But that's not all. We are a family. We treat the children who come through our center like family, and our parents know this. Our teachers have the experience, education, patience, and kindness to teach children according to their individual developmental needs. This kind of continuity in a teaching staff for young children is incredibly valuable. It provides so many positive qualities, including a sense of security, personalized care, and individualized knowledge that is only gained from personal experience and having a history with a child and his/her family.

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We are proud that we have many bilingual teachers and all of the children are learning Spanish at very young ages. Our curriculum is geared to meet our children's early learning needs, and we help children to stay on an early educational path that is followed through in each classroom.

We are also proud to have a long history of working in partnership with West Chester University as a field placement site in such programs as nursing, elementary education, early childhood education, and psychology. The student interns undergo background checks before joining us to enrich our classrooms.

More about the CDA The CDA is a program of professional development that includes more than 120 hours of education spread over a variety of topics that include advancing childhood intellectual development and principles of childhood development, among others. You will see that several of our staff members have received T.E.A.C.H. Scholarships; T.E.A.C.H. stands for Teacher Education And Compensation Helps, a scholarship program sponsored by The Pennsylvania Child Care Association.

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Administrative Staff

  • Betsy Billie: 18 years; Executive Director for 6 yrs, Kindergarten Teacher for 12 yrs; Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, and teacher certification in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education, Group Supervisor (GS)
  • Carmen Flecha: 15 years; Assistant Director, Pre-school Teacher; Child Development Associate (CDA), Assistant Group Supervisor (AGS)
  • Elizabet Arroyo: 3 years; Administrative Assistant
  • Michael Wildfeuer: 7 years; Bookkeeper
  • Tom O'Malley: Bookkeeper
  • Ronald "Snap" Gallimore: 9 1/2 years, Chef

Teaching Staff

  • Nancy Perez: 17 years; CDA, AGS
  • Aja King: 5 years; CDA and T.E.A.C.H. college scholarship recipient, AGS
  • Jameka Harris: 3 years; CDA candidate, AGS
  • Gloria Gagliardi: 20 years; AGS
  • Regina Smith-Alamo: 17 years; CDA, AGS
  • Daniel Williams: 5 years; CDA candidate, AGS
  • Megan Salmon: 3 years; Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education, GS, T.E.A.C.H. scholarship recipient
  • Liz Nespoli: 2 years; Bachelor's degree and teacher certification in Elementary Education; GS
  • Mary Edwards: 4 years; Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education; GS
  • Tara Bobinski: 5 years; Bachelor's degree and teacher certification in Early Childhood; GS
  • RaMona Jones: 12 years; CDA, AGS
  • Valerie Crespo: 3 years; CDA, AGS
  • Katie Thompson: 3 years; Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, in process Reading Specialist Certification
  • Velva Foster: 4 years; Bachelor's in Finance with an Early Childhood Education minor, CDA candidate
  • Sharon Palmer: 13 years; AGS

We are pleased to have the leadership of our volunteer board of directors.

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Revised February 2009