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Juliet
- Director
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Juliet
earned her degree in Early Childhood Development
from Columbus State University. She did part
of her Internship here at City Kids and then
became our Infant Room teacher. During her
career Juliet worked for Head Start, ran City
Kids' partnership Infant / Toddler program
at the Homeless Families Foundation, and she
then she became the Director of City Kids
Downtown. Juliet has 19 years of experience,
17 of them at City Kids and 12 as the Director.
Juliet leads at City Kids with calm strength,
knowledge and experience. |
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Melody
- Infant Room |
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Melody
has been at City Kids for 5 years. She has
a degree in Social Services and has completed
many in service training hours over her 30
years experience in child care. Melody is
the mother of three and a loving wife. She
adds a wonderful warm atmosphere to the infant
room and everyone knows the Infant Room is
well organized when Melody is there. |
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Scheria
- Young Toddlers - Little Professor Room |
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Scheria
has a CDA from Columbus State with 18 years
of experience in a variety of child care settings.
Sheria is a dynamic part of our Young Toddler
Room. She is great at providing the toddlers
with a comforting routine and many stimulating
activities. |
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Leslie
- Young Toddlers - Little Professor Room |
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Leslie
has 5 years experience in child care. She
has worked at City Kids, in Hilliard and Downtown,
for 3 years. Leslie adds a positive attitude
and laughter to her well-run toddler curriculum. |
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Tina
- Older Toddlers - Nickleby Room |
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Tina
is our most senior teacher; she has worked
at City Kids for 18 years. Her variety of
experiences with different age groups makes
her a valuable resource for many parents and
teachers. Tina graduated from Ft. Hayes Early
Childhood Program during which time she interned
at City Kids. When she graduated City Kids
immediately hired her! When the center needs
help, Tina is the teacher to step in and take
care of what needs to be done. |
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Tracy
- Older Toddlers Nickleby Room |
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Tracy
is another teacher who has been at City Kids
for a long time and has many years of experience.
Her total experience is 21 years, 13 of which
have been at City Kids. Tracy's close family
and her experiences with her three lovely
daughters has made her a very kind, supportive
teacher. She has a spark of fun in her and
this helps make every day fun at City Kids. |
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Lori
- PreSchool - Cover to Cover Room |
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Lori
has been a teacher at City Kids for 13 years..
She runs a very exciting classroom with many
many fun preschool activities. Her students
have great stories about their day every day.
Lori's 2 ½ year old son comes to school
with her and gets a special visit from mom
during the day. |
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James
- PreK - Borders Room |
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James
has 5 years experience and City Kids has been
lucky to have him for the last 3 years. James
runs a busy PreK room that challenges his
4 and 5 year olds everyday. They learn everything
they need to know for kindergarten including
social interaction, responsibility, cooperation,
friendship and the joy of learning. James
helps open the school everyday taking care
of parents' and children's needs as they drop
off their children. |
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Kreon
- Substitute and Teachers Aid |
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Kreon
was originally a student at City Kids! He
came back on a work study program in High
School and is now a sub for us in the summer.
He has learned about all areas of the school
and has been invaluable in making children's
and teacher's days better with his help and
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Kids Daycare in Hilliard is a preschool with
a strong age appropriate academic curriculum;
however, we are most proud of the fact that
we run the center as a family. Because at
the end of the day it doesn't matter how pretty
the walls are or how great the lesson plans
are, if the children don't feel loved and
comforted in their environment, then none
of it matters.
One quality of City Kids in Hilliard that
distinguishes us from other schools is the
character and experience of our teachers.
On our staff we have more than 125 years of
teaching and childcare experience! We are
very proud of the fact that we have so many
teachers who have been with us for many years.
We want it to be a good place for teachers,
which makes it an even better place for children
and families.
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Kristen
- Director
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Kristen
is a graduate of Purdue University in Elementary
Education and has been the director of City
Kids in Hilliard since October of 2002; before
that she was the director of the downtown
City Kids from 1992 - 1996. Kristen has a
great balance between spending time with the
children in the mornings, doing office work,
giving tours of the center and promoting City
Kids to the Hilliard community through the
Hilliard Chamber of Commerce and Leadership
Hilliard. |
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Stacey
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Assistant Director |
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Stacey
has been the assistant director of City Kids
since September of 2002 and previously worked
as a teacher at the downtown location for
5 years. Most of what Stacey does is being
a wonderful support system to office and the
staff. She divides her day between helping
out wherever needed, entertaining the children
with her fun stories and puppet shows, scheduling
teacher's hours, doing office paperwork and
drinking coffee!! |
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Attie
- Infant Teacher |
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Attie
has been our infant teacher since February
of 2003. She has also worked as a toddler
teacher and a preschool teacher before finding
her favorite spot with the infants. Attie
is our go to person whenever we need any kind
of question searched online. She is helpful
with teacher activities, wellness tips, cooking
projects, and what's happening in Hilliard!
She has raised her three children ages 13,
9 and 5 here at City Kids and definitely radiates
the true City Kids family feeling. |
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Keren
- School age Teacher |
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Keren
has worked for City Kids since 2002. She started
out as an infant teacher when she was pregnant
with her daughter who is now 7 and then became
our schoolage teacher where she has been for
the last six years. Keren always has fun activities
planned for the kids in the summer - usually
doing her trademark Medieval Week, Olympics
and her famous bake sales. I think Keren has
just as much fun as the children do!! |
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Heather
- Toddler Teacher |
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Heather
has been with City Kids since 2005. Heather
came in fresh out of school and has really
grown into a strong teacher for the toddlers.
It takes a special love to work with the young
ones, and Heather brings a great balance between
letting them have free choice time to learn
and discover on their own and helping them
to start building a love for learning through
structured group times. She is also the queen
of potty training, which the parents really
love the most!! |
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Amy
- Infant Teacher |
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Amy
has been our afternoon infant teacher since
2006. She would always bring a fresh smile
for the children at the end of the day and
always did a great job of communicating with
the parents about their children's day. She
recently has worked as a fulltime infant teacher
so we all have enjoyed having her here more
often!! |
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Tiffany
- Preschool Teacher |
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Tiffany
has been with City Kids forever, it seems.
She has actually worked here as a sub or teacher
since 2008, but because she is the daughter
and sister of two other City Kids employees,
we have known Tiffany since she was a young
girl. As a teacher Tiffany is particularly
good at emphasizing our goal of teaching the
children as individuals while they enjoy the
benefits of a group setting. |
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Kim
- Young Toddler Teacher |
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Kim's
time with City Kids started as a substitute
teacher in 2007 and then she became a fulltime
toddler teacher shortly after that. Kim's
smile and energy keep the children and staff
motivated. She brings her own special style
of teaching to the youngest toddlers of all!! |
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Erica
- Pre - K Teacher |
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Erica
has been with City Kids since 2008, and she
has brought such strength and stability to
our center. Erica was born to be a teacher;
with her degree in Early Education and Deaf
Education and her creative way of getting
the children ready for kindergarten, she is
very impressive. The children are always having
a great time, but you can really see the progress
they are making through the activities and
attention Erica provides. |
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Jeremy
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Summer Assistant Teacher |
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Jeremy
started with us as a substitute teacher at
the end of the school year and quickly moved
into the position of our summer assistant
teacher. He moves from room to room covering
breaks for teachers which gives him a great
opportunity to get to know all the children
and classroom schedules. Jeremy contributes
a fun, athletic aspect to his teaching style,
with his nickname being the "human jungle
gym"!! |
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Debbie
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Debbie
has worn several hats since she has been with
City Kids starting in 2009. She started out
as the daughter of an employee visiting and
spending time here. Then when she was old
enough she started as a substitute teacher,
moved to a part-time teacher, and now is working
as our cook. Whatever role Debbie plays in
our City Kids family, she brings a smile and
a warmth that makes us all glad she is here. |
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