The staff members at The Children's Place are highly-qualified educators of young children. Our staff is made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. The common theme involved in the hiring of all staff members is a passion and dedication to enriching and educating the minds and souls of young children.
Our low turnover is reflective of the type of program we conduct; high-quality, child-centered, and family-oriented. We have a number of staff members that have been here 5, 10, 20, and even 30+ years!
Our educators here at The Children's Place are given monthly and annual training to ensure they are compliant with, and educated about, play-based and developmentally-appropriate practices. We focus on the process of learning and not the product of learning.
All classroom teachers are required to maintain a minimum of 24 professional development hours each year. Many of our staff members go above and beyond this requirement due to their passion for continued learning in their career field.
Our staff attends the TAEYC and/or NAEYC conference every year where we are given the opportunity to learn from and with other preschool educators.
We conduct monthly staff meetings which include continued education hours for our staff members.
Director - Brenna Newman
Office Manager - Keri Willerton
One's Lead - Carinda Bourbon
One's Assistant - Jennifer Cardwell
Two's Lead - Sue Elliott
Two's Assistant - Carley Smith (M/W/F) and Kendall Davis (T/Th)
Three's Lead - Stephanie Frazee
Three's Assistant - Reila Luster
Four's Lead - Stephanie Long
Four's Assistant - Aimee Turner
Pre-K Lead - Tiffanie Dodson
Pre-K Assistant - Elaine Fink
Kindergarten Lead - Abigail Bonard
Kindergarten Assistant - Kathy Beane
Book Club Coordinator - Elaine Fink
Fine Arts Teacher - Keri Sourdot
Student Teachers/Observers (from UNT and TWU)
The Children's Place has a long-standing relationship with The University of North Texas as well as Texas Woman's University. Every semester, we welcome many university students to complete required observation hours at our site. These university students are a great asset to each classroom and receive wonderful experiences from our top-notch teachers. All student teachers/observers are only allowed on site once their background checks have been cleared.
Our low turnover is reflective of the type of program we conduct; high-quality, child-centered, and family-oriented. We have a number of staff members that have been here 5, 10, 20, and even 30+ years!
Our educators here at The Children's Place are given monthly and annual training to ensure they are compliant with, and educated about, play-based and developmentally-appropriate practices. We focus on the process of learning and not the product of learning.
All classroom teachers are required to maintain a minimum of 24 professional development hours each year. Many of our staff members go above and beyond this requirement due to their passion for continued learning in their career field.
Our staff attends the TAEYC and/or NAEYC conference every year where we are given the opportunity to learn from and with other preschool educators.
We conduct monthly staff meetings which include continued education hours for our staff members.
Director - Brenna Newman
Office Manager - Keri Willerton
One's Lead - Carinda Bourbon
One's Assistant - Jennifer Cardwell
Two's Lead - Sue Elliott
Two's Assistant - Carley Smith (M/W/F) and Kendall Davis (T/Th)
Three's Lead - Stephanie Frazee
Three's Assistant - Reila Luster
Four's Lead - Stephanie Long
Four's Assistant - Aimee Turner
Pre-K Lead - Tiffanie Dodson
Pre-K Assistant - Elaine Fink
Kindergarten Lead - Abigail Bonard
Kindergarten Assistant - Kathy Beane
Book Club Coordinator - Elaine Fink
Fine Arts Teacher - Keri Sourdot
Student Teachers/Observers (from UNT and TWU)
The Children's Place has a long-standing relationship with The University of North Texas as well as Texas Woman's University. Every semester, we welcome many university students to complete required observation hours at our site. These university students are a great asset to each classroom and receive wonderful experiences from our top-notch teachers. All student teachers/observers are only allowed on site once their background checks have been cleared.