Chutes 'N Ladders - Merry Child, Director - Miss Merry has taught preschool for 7 years, and has 5 years experience as a preschool Director. She has recently renewed her Florida Child Care Professional Credential, as well as the Director Credential with the VPK Director Endorsement course. In addition to teaching the VPK class with Miss Vanessa, Miss Merry is also responsible for the management of daily operations, which includes personnel and enrollment. Miss Merry continues to learn and grow within the field by attending many child care trainings throughout the year, including the recent Director Roundtable discussion series at the Early Learning Coalition of Florida's Heartland. As all staff members, she is certified in Infant/Child CPR and First Aid. Miss Merry is the proud mother of Kristin, Kerryn, and Hunter
Chutes 'N Ladders 2 - Franciani Oliveira , Director Mrs. Franciani Oliveira is the Chutes ‘N Ladders 2 director, she has worked with early childhood education since 2002, her experience ranges from infants’ room up to school age students, she is also experienced in school administration, Franciani has a degree in associates of arts in early childhood education. Her professional goals are to have a safety environment based on education and confort that allows the child to freely explore their surroundings. Franciani has been married for 11 years and is proud to have two beautiful children Angelina 4 years old and John-Victor is 9 years old.
Teachers
Nancy Deal I am infant teacher. Miss Nancy came to Chutes 'N Ladders in January of 2007 with over 10 years of early childhood experience. She received her Florida Childhood Development Associate Equivalency (CDAE) Credential in July of 2006 and is a caring, compassionate teacher for our infants. In-service training for the past year includes Sensory Integration, Infant and Toddler Mental Health, and a 45-hour course entitled Best Practices in Child Care. She is also certified in First Aid and Infant/Child CPR.
Amber Dubose Miss Amber began her career in early childhood education at Chutes 'N Ladders in December of 2009. She is a teacher dedicated to the children and her training. Her creativity is a great asset to her work with the 2-year-old class. The children enjoy learning through the art projects she crafts along with the theme for the week.
Angela Clark - This preschool class is taught by Miss Angela, who has been teaching at Chutes 'N Ladders since January of 2009. She began with the older toddlers in the 2-year-old room, and moved on to teach the pre-k children this year. Miss Angela does an amazing job of keeping the children engaged in learning by always including fun activities. She is currently enrolled at Manatee Community College in the process of obtaining an associate's degree in early childhood education. Recent training includes the 6-hour curriculum training Recipes for Success. This curriculum integrates the use of food in lesson plans to meet early learning standards. Look through this photo album to see pictures of Angela's latest activity, based on the Eric Carle book The Hungry Caterpillar. Each child brought in a fruit mentioned in the book to share with the class. This lesson incoporated teaching fine motor skills with the use of a plastic knife, the social skill of sharing, as well as the importance of eating healthy fruits for snack.
