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Meet the Team
Dedicated & Certified
Megan Coats
Director
Megan has been in the Early Childhood Education field for over 20 years. She earned her Bachelor's Degree with a major in Psychology and a minor in Elementary Education. Once graduating from Wells College, she continued her education at Washington College to earn her Master's Degree in Psychology and continued to work in childcare.
Her favorite aspect of the education field is watching each child grow and develop, learn new skills each day, and the relationships they build with peers and the teachers. Building relationships with the children and families and creating an environment that is filled with positive energy is of the utmost importance to Megan.
Nicole Baker
Teacher
Nicole has worked in the child care field for 19 years, with 17 of those spent with the wonderful two-year old age group. She completed her TECE I and TECE II several years ago to become Teacher Certified. Most of her experience was in one child care center and she recently became a part of the St. Andrew's Preschool family.
Nicole has such a great enthusiasm for educating children and helping them reach their fullest potential. She is always singing in the classroom, giving lots of hugs, and loves providing them with creative sensory experiences. The relationships Nicole forms with the children also extends to the parents. She is amazing with the toddler age group!
Susan Becker
Assistant Teacher
Susan has been a part of the education field for over 10 years in various roles. She began in the Early Childhood Education field when her children were in preschool, was the Director of a Church Playgroup, and was also the Secretary, Vice President, and President of the Board of Croton Community Nursery School. More recently, Susan has worked as a paraprofessional in the Appoquinimink School District.
Susan earned her Bachelor's Degree of Science in International Trade and is completing courses in the Early Education pathway.
She thoroughly enjoys sharing her love of learning with her students and reaching students of all developmental levels and abilities.
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Stacy Bosco
Lead Teacher
Stacy has been in the Early Childhood Education field for 23 years. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Wesley College and her Curriculum Credential in ECE. Stacy has worked in various positions over the course of her career; Preschool Teacher, Curriculum Coordinator, Private Kindergarten teacher, and as a Before & After Care and Camp teacher.
Stacy absolutely loves helping children grow and learn.
When you walk into the classroom, you will always see the children engaged in meaningful activities. The children in her Pre-Kindergarten classroom are more than prepared for the big transition into Kindergarten.
Christine DeVries
Assistant Teacher
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Christine has been in the Early Childhood field for over two years and has been an amazing addition to the St. Andrew's Preschool and Childcare Center.
She has worked with children for many years in more informal settings as well as with a Summer Camp program. She completed her training in the TECE I program to become a certified Early Childhood Education Assistant Teacher.
Her love for children and guiding them through activities to reach their developmental milestones is visible in everything she does. Christine always has a smile on her face and a positive energy she brings to any classroom she is in.
Edna Estrada
Assistant Teacher
Edna has been in the Early Childhood Education field for over 20 years and worked in one child care center for 19 years before coming to St. Andrew's Preschool. She completed her TECE I which qualifies her as an Early Childhood Assistant Teacher. Edna enjoys helping children of all abilities, assisting the teachers with implementing their curriculum activities, and also loves to incorporate Spanish vocabulary when she is working with children.
Edna is very active in the classroom, loves to have fun with the children, and forms strong relationships with the children and families. She works in ALL age groups throughout the day and really enjoys each of them for various reasons. Her favorite part about her job is watching the children learn new things each day!
Katie Hall
Lead Teacher
Katie has been in the Early Childhood Education field for 20 years. She is qualified as an ECE Lead Teacher through the Department of Education.
Katie has taught in Pre-K and Pre-school classrooms mostly. She loves seeing their growth from the beginning of the school year to the end of the year.
Her favorite activities in the classroom are dancing and being silly as well as seeing the children's creativity shine through their arts & crafts activities.
Katie is always actively engaged and continues to challenge the children in her classroom to meet their milestones.
Maddison Hall
Lead Teacher
Maddison is a recent graduate of St. George's Vo-Tech High School in Middletown. She completed the Early Childhood Pathway and completed her Childhood Development Associate (CDA) upon graduating in the Spring of 2023. She is continuing her education at DelTech with the goal of becoming a Kindergarten teacher in the future.
Maddison is a hard working, fun, and loving teacher who has been working in a variety of age groups gaining experience as she continues to grow. Currently, Maddison teaches the toddler age group.
The children LOVE when Maddson enters the classroom and she enjoys their energy as well. They learn through a lot of hands-on activities and theme-based topics during group time.
Randi Kelman
Assistant Teacher
Randi has been in the educator field for over 25 years. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Child care and Development. Randi's experience over the course of her career has been as a lead teacher, assistant teacher, substitute teacher, and behavioral staff support at various grade levels. Being around and supporting children's learning is one of her favorite things to do!
Randi works part time alongside our preschool teachers assisting them with implementing theme-based activities. She enjoys making connections with the children and her conversations are always engaging. It is a joy watching Randi help children reach their goals!
Jessica Nabb
Lead Teacher
Jessica has been in the Early Childhood Education field for 16 years. She completed her TECE I and TECE II courses to be qualified as an ECE Lead Teacher.
During this time, she has worked with infants up to three year old children. She fell in love with the infant age group and that is the age group she has been working with for the past seven years.
Jessica enjoys seeing the infants reach their developmental milestones daily and supporting them in the various areas, from tummy time, rolling over, crawling, and more!
Every day in the infant classroom is new and exciting as the little ones change constantly!
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Maureen Williams
Lead Teacher
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Maureen has been in the Education field for over 30 years. She attended the Community College of Philadelphia and earned her Associate's Degree in General Studies and continued her education at Talladega College in Alabama with a focus in Early Education.
Maureen is currently working with our three year old age group and has had experience in toddler age groups as well. She loves group time, singing, dancing, and developing strong connections with each child.
Maureen enjoys seeing children learn something new every day! Some days they will bring it home in their hands, other days they will bring it home in their minds, and some days they will bring it home in their hearts! Being a part of their daily educational experiences is the best!
Hannah Walczykowski
Lead Teacher
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Hannah has been in the Education field for over four years. She graduated from St. George's Vo-tech High School and continued her education at Delaware Technical Community College earning her Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education. Through her education and experience, she received her certification as an early Childhood Lead Teacher.
Hannah has worked with various age groups, but truly enjoys the one year old children. She is passionate about being an early childhood educator as she has the opportunity to teach young children and watch them grow throughout the school year in many ways.
She loves providing a nurturing environment and guiding through many fun hands on experiences. Her favorite activities are sensory and art with her one year old children.
Our Approach
The curriculum of St. Andrew's Preschool and Childcare Center is based on the concepts of Creative Curriculum which is aligned with Early Learning Foundations of Learning. These concepts consist of hands-on learning, age-appropriate activities that are child directed. The curriculum engages the whole child in the areas of literacy, mathematics, science and social studies. The method uses is the context of play in which the child learns through meaningful experiences guides by the teachers. Multi-sensory and multicultural awareness are also incorporated into the curriculum. The children are moving, exploring, and creating in a theme-based environment and given opportunities to discover and explore independently and confidently.