I graduated with my B.S. in Early Childhood Education and my B.A. in Sociology from Keene State College in May 2009. I began working at the Child Development Center at Keene State College in 2005 and worked there as an intern, Associate Teacher, and completed one of my student teaching placements there. I have worked with children as young as toddlers and up to third graders in child care, public school, camp, and home settings. I am so excited to be in the Nursery Programs here at the CSDC!

I hope to help children develop a strong community and sense of belonging within our classroom. Additionally, I’m interested in making sure that all families feel welcome and connected to the classroom and the curriculum. In my free time I love to hike with my dog, cook, go to the beach and in the winter practice my newest hobby, snowboarding!

Since 2007 I have been the Lead Teacher in the Nursery 3 Program at CSDC. I have enjoyed working with children and families for 33 years as an early childhood educator, parent educator, and child and family therapist. Prior to coming to CSDC I was Preschool Director of the early childhood program at Temple Israel in Portsmouth, NH for 11 years. I hold a Masters degree in early childhood education from Temple University.

A strong professional interest of mine is integrating the arts, in particular creative drama and movement, throughout the curriculum. I believe the arts are a powerful way of promoting self-confidence, critical thinking, creativity, and communication skills in children. I also enjoy working with parents about their hopes, dreams, and concerns they have for their children.

My family and I are long-term residents of Portsmouth, NH and our daughter, Rachel, is at Sarah Lawrence College in NY. I have a strong interest in the theater: I presently study acting and perform in Newburyport, MA, and my daughter is a theatre major. Other favorite activities of mine are gardening, reading, and spending time with family and friends.

I graduated from UNH-Granite State College with a B.S. in Early Childhood Education. I also hold a credential as Lead Teacher (Level 4) from The Child Development Bureau of N.H. I began working at CSDC in 1988 and have been a teacher in both the Infant and Toddler classrooms since then, participating in the looping process between the two classrooms.

My professional interests include collaborating with other teachers to develop and implement age-appropriate activities that focus on emergent curriculum for infants and toddlers. I am especially interested in mentoring college interns as well as guiding families and colleagues in learning about more respectful ways to interact with infants. I also promote and facilitate the use of signed English with infants and toddlers as a way to enhance young children’s communication skills.

My personal interests include hiking, kayaking, camping, going on road trips and performing random acts of kindness.

I completed a B.S. in Family Studies (Young Child) and a Psychology minor in 1996 and my M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education with special education concentration in 2002, both at UNH. I have taught infants through six year olds since I began my teaching career in 1995. I participated in the "looping" process at CSDC (1997-2004) while teaching in Kindergarten since 2001 except for one year in Preschool 1.

My professional interests include: supporting young children's interests in exploring their environments through project work and documentation, literacy and mathematical development in early childhood, investigating light, technology, and photography with young children and mentoring UNH students as they embark on their educational careers.

I have earned Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) status from the NH Department of Education to accompany my NH state teaching license for Kindergarten through Grade 3. Lead Teacher Level 4 and Trainer, Mentor, Faculty credentials from the state of NH Child Development Bureau.

I completed my B.S. in Family Studies with a Nursery School – Kindergarten concentration in 1990 from UNH. Since then I have taken a few graduate courses and plan on pursuing my Master’s Degree in the near future. I am a member of NAEYC and EEIN as well as a member of the Diversity Committee here at the center.

I have been teaching here at the CSDC since 1990 with the first sixteen years being in the Preschool I classroom with three and four year old children. In August of 2006 I looped to the Toddler Classroom where I am currently teaching. Every day is a new adventure as the toddlers are continuously changing.

My professional interests include the Specials Rights of all children, diversity and anti-bias curriculum. I am committed to partnering with parents when it comes to the care and education of their children. Communication between home and school on a daily basis is very important to me. Here at the center we utilize emergent curriculum, long term investigations and documentation to support children’s natural curiosity and inquiry. We believe that children have the right to explore their natural environment, self identity, self-expression and celebrate their individuality and uniqueness.

I received my New Hampshire Early Learning Credential for Lead Teacher Level four and will be applying for the Trainer, Faculty, Mentor Credential.

I recently graduated in May 2007 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Family Studies at UNH. As an undergrad I interned in the infant classroom for two semesters and also in the Preschool II classroom for one semester. Since then I have led Kindergarten Camp, worked as an assistant teacher in Preschool I and am now working as an assistant teacher in all three nursery programs. I have already begun working on my Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, with an option in Special Needs, at UNH which I plan to receive in May 2009.

Growing up I always had an interest in working with young children. I find it rewarding to know that each day I have an impact on how each child learns. I believe that the early years of a child’s development are the most crucial time to be taught because these concepts and ideas are the ones that stay with them for a lifetime!

Last March I studied the Early Childhood Education system in Southern France. During the trip I had the opportunity to observe first hand how young children are taught in another country. The main difference that interested me was that all Early Childhood Education in France is free to the public!

I began teaching in 1993 and I am fortunate to have been a part of the CSDC community since 1995. I have my M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education with a concentration in special education. My time at the Center began in the Kindergarten classroom as a Graduate Intern. Following this I obtained a position in the Preschool II classroom for two years and then returned to Kindergarten where I have remained until this year. I am excited for this change and looking forward to working with four and five year olds once again.

My professional interests include helping children learn and talk about diversity, developing partnerships with parents, utilizing an emergent/inquiry based curriculum to help children explore and make sense of their worlds, the development of literacy skills in children, the use of storytelling within the curriculum, documenting children's meaning making in the classroom, and creating inclusive environments for all young children.

I started at CSDC in the fall of 2007 as a lead teacher in the nursery program. Prior to coming to CSDC I spent 6 ½ years as the Director of The Children’s Center in Portland Maine. I learned so much as a Director and being on the administrative end, I gained new insights into how to work best with young children. Prior to my work at T.C.C., I was a teacher at a lovely Reggio/Project Approach based program in San Francisco.

I received my M.A in Early Childhood Education from San Francisco University. My undergraduate degree was in Speech Pathology and Audiology from Boston University. I have found both of my educational experiences to come in very handy in the classroom.

I live in Arundel Maine with my husband Steve and our two young children Elias and Isabel. Our practice children are a set of Labradors named Amos and Nellie. As a family we enjoy going to the beach, hearing live music, gardening, taking walks and visiting farms.

I graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a B.S. in Family Studies with a Young Child concentration and certification to teach Nursery School and Kindergarten in May 2000. I hold credentials as a Lead Teacher (Level 4) and Trainer, Mentor, Faculty (Level 2) through New Hampshire’s Child Development Bureau.

I began my professional career at CSDC in the Toddler room in the summer of 2000 and now teach in the Infant and Toddler Programs. I have also taught through the UNH’s Division of Continuing Education and presented at classes in the Family Studies Department and at workshops.

My professional interests include supporting the exploration of diversity and family culture, incorporating sign language with infants and toddlers and its effect on language acquisition, the respect of infants and young toddlers through fostering independence and developing self help skills, and examining how physical environments affect children's learning.

I have been teaching infants and toddlers for the past 17 ½ years. I began my experience in Merrimack, NH with a part time job, which eventually became full time and two classes at Nashua High Vocational Center. I then continued on to New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord, NH where I earned an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education. I continued my education at Notre Dame College in Manchester NH and earned a B.A. in Child Development with a minor in Special Education. In the midst of earning my B.A. I moved to Somersworth, NH and began work at Wentworth Douglass Hospital Early Learning Center for 8 ½ years. In January of 2004 I was given the opportunity to work here at the UNH Child Study and Development Center. During this time I continue to my educational experience toward my Master Degree in Child Development and Special Education.

My professional interests include using American Sign Language as a means of communicating with young children. I feel that we communicate in many ways, one of which is verbal skills. As young children develop their verbal skills, sign language is a way they can communicate with others before they are ready to use words. I also feel very strongly about having open and honest interactions with families, allowing for a trusting and respectful relationship.

I have received two certificates through the state of NH Credentialing as a Lead Teacher Level Four and a Director Level One.

I graduated from the University of New Hampshire in May 2007 with a B.S. Family Studies with a concentration in Young Child Specialization and a Child Life minor. I also have a NH Early Childhood Credential as Lead Teacher level IV. I have been part of CSDC as a student employee and intern since August 2004. I began my professional career at CSDC in May 2007 as an Infant/Toddler Teacher. While working at the Center, I have worked with children and families in the Infant through Kindergarten classrooms.

My professional interests include creating a supportive environment for children to explore, maintaining diversity in the classroom, and building strong relationships with families. I especially enjoy incorporating cooking with children as a part of their curriculum. I strive to promote the development of confidence, respect, problem solving, and the desire to be a life-long learner in children.

I am very excited to be here at CSDC where I have been working in the infant/toddler room since 2007. I have a B.S. in Early Childhood Education and Advocacy from Granite State College (CLLL) and a NH Child Care Credential at the Lead Teacher level.

I have worked with young children for over twenty years in various child care centers from the west coast to the east, spending six years as an infant teacher at Community Child Care Center in Portsmouth, N.H.

My professional interests include working as a team to create environments that encourage infants and toddlers to explore, create, and discover each other and the world around them. I am also very interested in the looping process (staying with the same group for multiple years) and the benefits of consistent care giving.

I have been at the CSDC since October of 1995. My position is the multi-classroom teacher which means I am honored to work with infants through kindergarten on a daily basis.

I am currently working on my degree in Early Childhood Education through Granite State College. I attended college at Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C. from 1988-1992.

I have lived in New Hampshire all my life except when I attended college in S.C. My professional interests include: children's literature, music, puppetry, and recently photography. My passions when I'm not here at school are cooking, reading a good book, antiquing on the weekends, and taking long walks in the woods with my dog Misty.

I completed my Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education with teacher certification N-3 and a minor in special education at Plymouth State University in 2003. I also hold the Highly Qualified Status in Early Childhood Education under the No Child Left Behind legislation. I was previously a Toddler teacher at Bright Horizon's Family Solutions, Timberland Children's Center and a preschool Lead Teacher at Strafford County Head Start before joining the CSDC in 2007. I hold a NH Early Learning Lead Teach Level #4 Credential.

My Professional interests include social/emotional development, literacy development, special education, gardening in the classroom, photography, and documentation and assessment. In my personal time, I enjoy spending time with my friends, hiking, swimming, reading, volunteering, and visiting my grandmother.

I received my B.A. from Lasell College in Early Childhood Education in May 2001 and am working on my Masters degree in Special Education. I enjoy working with children around the areas of self identity and diversity. I am interested in the process that children go through to create theories about who they are. It is very important for me to help to connect home and school for the children in my classroom. I also enjoy the looping process and the continuity of working together with children and families.

My professional interests include attending workshops around areas of diversity, the role that language rich environments plays in classrooms, photography, documentation, and presenting workshops through the Department of Continuing Education. I received my Early Childhood Credentialing as a Lead Teacher Level IV in June 2007. I am applying for my credentialing as Trainer, Faculty, Mentor Level II.

I graduated from UNH in 1993 with a B.S. in Child/Family Studies and a minor in Psychology and in 2003 with my M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education/Special Needs Concentration with teaching certification from K-3rd grade. In 2007 I received my Highly Qualified Teaching Status and completed the NH credentialing process including: Trainer/Mentor/Faculty (Level 3), Director (Level 1), and Lead Teacher (Level 4). I was the recipient of the Early Learning NH Child Care Excellence Award for 2007.

I have been teaching at CSDC since 1993, learning along with children and families in many of our classrooms, including toddlers, nursery, preschool 2 and kindergarten. All of my professional achievements validate my commitment to the education of young children as well as partnering with families, children and students. My primary focus is on conflict resolution, emotional health, respect, nurturing humanitarian values as well as supporting individuality within a collaborative classroom.