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Our Teachers
Each classroom has two teachers who are background checked.
Jillian Rink, Director Jillian graduated from Clovis Community College with an Associates in Early Childhood Education (ECED) in May of 2023. She is working to further her degree in ECED. Her favorite thing about what she does is developing relationships with the children that she teaches and their families. She believes that small class size and the development of a strong community allow her and her team to really know each child as an individual and to provide a solid and supportive foundation in the early years. She has been working with kids since 2015, and with us since 2017.
Zamaurie Spillman, 3-4 year old classroom lead & a teacher for our Afterschool program
Zamaurie has been with us since 2020 and is currently working on her furthering her early childhood degree.
Rachel Miller, Site-Supervisor/lead teacher for our toddler room in our MDO Program & teacher for our Afterschool program
Rachel has been working with us since December 2022. She is very dedicated to keeping the kids engaged while having fun.
Philosophy
We believe children at First Methodist Church learn best through: hands-on activities and play-inside and outside music, movement, and fantasy play real life experiences such as field-trips, walks, and visitors an environment that offers opportunities and choices that build independence a child-centered environment in which the children have responsibility and constructive, guiding and trustful interactions with their teachers a safe environment provided by consistency and predictability of routines and boundaries teacher/family collaboration and communication a staff that respects and understands the different ways in which children develop family-style dining, which encourages language, social awareness and fine motor skills teachers who facilitate their engagement, expand their experiences and who challenge and stimulate them
Location
We are Located in First Methodist Church which is right across from Yucca Jr. High