MULBERRY ROOM STAFF
Miss Katie Meccariello
How long have you been with Children First: Started over the summer 2017
What is your DEEC Certificate: Director II
What is your role at CF: Lead Toddler Teacher
Favorite Quote: “I am the one thing in life I can control, I am inimitable, I am an original” – Lin Manual
Favorite Book: Anything by Chuck Palahniuk (Adult)
Ferdinand the Bull (Child)
What is your 5 year Children First Goal: Because a Team Leader
Miss Sue Brouillard
How long have you been with Children First: 1 year
What is your DEEC Certificate: Director II
What is your role at CF: Toddler Teacher
Favorite Quote: “It is what it is”
Favorite Book: Bare Bones
What is your 5 year Children First Goal: Would like to see younger toddlers in classroom or a room of younger toddlers
Miss Kacie Pitts
How long have you been with Children First: Started 7/26/16
What is your DEEC Certificate: Teacher Certified
What is your role at CF: Teacher in the Birch Room.
Favorite Quote: “Leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but photos, kill nothing but time.”
Favorite Book: Many Lives, Many Masters
What is your 5 year Children First Goal: I hope Children First continues to be a place where children are pushed to explore and discover new things through play.
BIRCH ROOM STAFF
Miss Christie Sicard
How long have you been with Children First: I started in 1999, but took a break to get married and have children. I came back in 2006.
What is your DEEC Certificate: Lead Teacher
What is your role at CF: Lead Teacher in the Maple Room, Librarian
Favorite Quote: “You’re mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.” – Alice, from Alice in Wonderland
Favorite Book: Alice in Wonderland
What is your 5 year Children First Goal: Become experianced in the Montessori and Reggio Emilia approaches and practice them more in my Pre-K classroom with a focus on social emotional development as well as academics.
HICKORY ROOM STAFF
Miss Jessica Kennedy
How long have you been with Children First: Started back in July
What is your DEEC Certificate: Director II, Lead Teacher Pre & Infant/Toddler
What is your role at CF: Lead Teacher in Hickory
Favorite Quote: “Knowing that we can be loved exactly how we are, gives us the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.” -Mr. Rogers
Favorite Book: The Snowy Day – Erza Jack Keats
What is your 5 year Children First Goal: Find ways to reduce waste produced during daily classroom activities and meal times.
EVERGREEN ROOM STAFF
Miss Hope Shaw
How long have you been with Children First: 4 years
What is your DEEC Certificate: Preschool Teacher in Birch Room
What is your role at CF: Birch Teacher & School Age Group Leader
Favorite Quote: “You can’t reach new heights, without losing sight of the ground.” – Neil Regan
Favorite Book: The Little Mouse, The Ripe Red Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear
What is your 5 year Children First Goal: Integrate more nature and real-life experiences into the classroom
Miss Kimberly Marsh
How long have you been with Children First: 18 Years
What is your role at CF: Pre- Coordinator
Favorite Quote: “Hope’ is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – and sings the tune without the words – and never stops – AT ALL. -Emily Dickinson
Favorite Book: Acheron By: Sherrilyn Kenyon
What is your 5 year Children First Goal: To get greater as we get bigger!
KINDERGARTEN
Miss Erica Pease
How long have you been with Children First: 14 years
What is your DEEC Certificate: Director II
What is your role at CF: Kindergarten Teacher
Favorite Quote: “All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.” -Tinkerbell-
Favorite Book: The Hobbit
What is your 5 year Children First Goal: Move Forward on expansion 2. Design an amazing space for school ages children that allows them to use their imagination and provokes learning in a way that is different from school.
Miss Ashley Medina
How long have you been with Children First: Started in Sept 2019
What is your DEEC Certificate: Preschool Teacher
What is your role at CF: Preschool Teacher in Hickory
Favorite Quote: “Why FIT IN when you were born to STAND OUT!” – Dr. Seuss
Favorite Book: Rainbow Fish by: Marcus Pfister
What is your 5 year Children First Goal: Be able to get the children outside more to explore what CF outside of the classroom has to offer
Preschool Support
Miss Donna Lee Poli
How long have you been with Children First: 1 year
What is your DEEC Certificate: Teacher’s aide/ assistant
What is your role at CF: I work at the before school program with the school agers, and I also work in the afternoons with the preschool children. Because my own grandchildren are a bit of a drive from me, working at CF allows me to be a grandmother figure for all the children here.
Favorite Quote: “It is what it is”
Favorite Book: The Nightingale By: Kristin Hannah
What is your 5 year Children First Goal: To learn and grow with the children and my co-workers. Most important to me personally is to have FUN and love my job. Continue to nurture and teach children how to interact with other kids and teachers. Manners and respect.
Miss Alicia Frappier
How long have you been with Children First: 6 months
What is your DEEC Certificate: Teacher’s aide/ assistant
What is your role at CF: Teacher’s aide/ assistant
Favorite Quote: “The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have.”
Favorite Book: The Fault in our Stars
What is your 5 year Children First Goal: Become a role model for children and help them grow in every aspect.
Subs
Miss Elizabeth Brisebois
How long have you been with Children First: 5 years
What is your DEEC Certificate: Teacher
What is your role at CF: School Age Coordinator & Preschool Teacher
Favorite Quote: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better! It’s Not” -Dr. Seuss :The Lorax-
Favorite Book: Oh Say Can You Say – Dr. Seuss
What is your 5 year Children First Goal: Become Lead Teacher Certified
