Lakewood Child Care Center’s exceptional teachers and staff members teach and care for our children in a stable, nurturing environment. Meet the individuals who may guide your children for years to come.
Administration
Holle, our Director, holds a master’s degree from the University of Dayton in early childhood administration and a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Ohio University. She has been with Lakewood Child Care Center since August 1994.
Judy, our Educational Coordinator, has a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Ohio University. She has been with Lakewood Child Care Center since June 1993.
Infant
Danielle, the Lead Infant Teacher, has a bachelor’s degree in hearing and speech. Danielle has been with the center since August 2003.
Beth, an Assistant teacher in the Infant room, has her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Dayton. She joined our team in July 2014.
Ajia, an Assistant teacher in the Infant room, joined Lakewood Child Care Center in May 2019. She has her CDA and is working on her associate’s degree from University of Cincinnati.
Young Toddler
Rasta, the Lead Young Toddler teacher, joined the center in September 2021. She is working on her associate’s degree from Cuyahoga Community College.
Gabby, an Assistant teacher in the Young Toddler room, is working on her associate’s degree in early childhood education at Cuyahoga Community College. She joined the center in March 2021.
Older Toddler
Brenda, our Lead Older Toddler teacher, has her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from the University of Cincinnati. She has been with the center since August 1994.
Betsy, an Assistant Older Toddler teacher is working on her Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from the University of Cincinnati. She joined LCCC November 2022.
Preschool
Natalie, the Lead Teacher in the Pre-school room, has her Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from the University of Cincinnati. She has been with the center since March 2001.
Erica, the Assistant Teacher in Pre-school, has her bachelor’s degree in business from Bryant & Stratton, her master’s degree in social work from Capella University and is finishing up her CDA. She joined the center in November 2022.
Pre-K
Tara, the Lead Pre-K teacher, has her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Cincinnati. She has been with Lakewood Child Care Center since September 1996.
Chasity, an Assistant teacher in Pre-K, has a bachelor’s degree from Baldwin Wallace University in exercise science and athletic training and holds her CDA. She joined the center in May 2017.
Pre-K2 and School Age
Michelle, the Lead Teacher in the Pre-K2 and School Age room, has a bachelor’s degree in education from Cleveland State University. She joined us in January 2021.
Additional Staff
Katie, a substitute teacher who also spent eight years at the center as a student, is working on her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education at Xavier University. She has worked at the center since June 2021.
Kyamba, a Kitchen Assistant, has 12 years of culinary experience. She has been with the center since July 2021.
Sherry, a substitute teacher, was our Kindergarten teacher from August 2007 until retirement; since then, she’s continued on as a substitute teacher.
Toni, a substitute teacher, works for Lakewood City Schools. She has been with us since December 2016.
James, also known as “Grandpa Buzz,” has been a driver with the center since June 2022.
Lauren, a substitute teacher, is working on her Bachelor’s degree in education at Wittenberg University. She began at the center in May 2022.
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Talking About Winter
This week’s theme is Winter and we talked about things that we need to stay warm, how to be safe when we are walking on ice, we talked about the rules regarding snowball fights and ice when we are playing outside. The children know that we cannot throw snowballs and ice at someone because we…
BRRR…It’s Cold Out There!
We said BRRRR…its cold out there! This week was all about the season of Winter. During group this week, the children talked about how we know that it is winter outside. We came up with a few things such as it gets colder, there are no more leaves on the ground, we have to dress…
Winter and Snow
The children are getting excited for the winter weather and for more snow to come. Monday in art the children watercolor painted mittens and in language the children matched lettered mittens. In math the children added cotton balls to a mug of cocoa using a die to determine how many cotton balls to ad. Tuesday…