The Teachers

Stepping Stones teachers are highly qualified to enhance each child’s growth and development in a stimulating atmosphere of warmth and understanding. Our low teacher to student ratios allow your child to develop as an individual as well as part of a group in a happy, safe, and nurturing environment. All of our teachers are First Aid and CPR certified, and we have teachers who speak Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and Tagalog.

Your child will interact with each teacher at Stepping Stones throughout the day. During group play times each teacher takes time to read, play and talk with all of the children. Your child will also have 2 to 3 teachers assigned to his or her classroom, depending on your child’s age.

Teachers

Ms. Amber is Stepping Stones' Lead Teacher and has been working with children for 6 years. She graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a BS in Psychology with an emphasis on Early Childhood Education. She enjoys working on creative projects with the children and is great at keeping them engaged. She also loves poems, songs and anything that can get the children exploring the world around them in a fun way.

Ms. Perlita and Ms. Mariela are assistant directors of the school. Ms. Perlita loves to sing songs with the kids. Also, sometimes in the late afternoon, she organizes story time, where she encourages each child to use their imagination to make up a story to tell the other students. Ms. Perlita has experience volunteering at children’s centers and has been in childcare for 15 years and at Stepping Stones for 10 years. Ms. Mariela has been teaching and caring for children for over 12 years, and has been at Stepping Stones for 4 years. You will often find Ms. Mariela teaching the children about the letters and words of the week.

Ms. Mary has been teaching children for over 4 years and has been at Stepping Stones for three years, and she also has a B.A. in Business Administration. Ms. Mary is always willing to engage the students in helping her with projects, and she always has something positive to share about your child’s day when you arrive at pick up time.

Ms. Melody loves to so sing songs with the children play games like red rover, ring around the rosey and the hokey pokey. Mr. Billy is very creative and makes up new fun games for the kids to play every day. Ms. Melody holds a B.A. in Elementary Education and an M.A. in Language Education. She also was an elementary school teacher in the Philippines for 10 years and has been at Stepping Stones for 3 years.

Mr. Billy was a teacher at Stepping Stones from 1997-2000, and in 2009 rejoined the teaching staff. In the interim, he pursued a career in music, both singing and producing. He is now completing his AA degree in Child Development.