Our Staff

We are very proud to introduce our staff! We've recruited some of the brightest teachers in the area to make our program the best around.

Kindergarten

abbie johnson

Abbie Johnson
Kindergarten Teacher

3rd Year at HDS
Education:
University of Northern Iowa
Early Childhood and Elementary Education.


Junior Kindergarten

Ashley Starks

Ashley Bass
Jr. Kindergarten Teacher

3rd Year at HDS
Education:
Coe College
Elementary Education


Pre-Kindergarten

anna ranbarger

Anna Ranbarger
Spanish/Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

3rd Year at HDS
Education:

University of Northern Iowa
Elementary Education and Spanish


Preschool

Sarah Holyoke

Sarah Holyoke
Preschool Teacher

3rd Year at HDS
Education:

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Elementary Education


Emily Kempker

Emily Kempker
Preschool Assisant Teacher

3rd Year at HDS
Education:

Southeastern Community College
Associates of Arts


Carolyn Crouch

Carolyn Crouch
Preschool Teacher

3rd Year at HDS
Education:

Kirkwood Community College
Early Childhood Education


Amy Roberts - Not Pictured
Preschool Assistant Teacher

1st Year at HDS
Education:

Hawkeye Community College
Early Childhood Education


Two Year-Olds

Jackie Adair - Not Pictured
Lead Twos Teacher

1st Year at HDS
Education:

Coe College
Psychology / Public Relations


Amanda Blok

Amanda Blok
Assistant Twos Teacher

2nd Year at HDS
Education:

Kirkwood Community College
Early Childhood Education


Toddlers

Amber Clarke

Amber Clarke
Lead Toddler Teacher

3rd Year at HDS
Education:

Kirkwood Community College
Early Childhood Education


Haley Ketelsen

Haley Ketelsen
Assistant Toddler Teacher

2nd Year at HDS
Education:

Kirkwood Community College


Shelby Brightwell

Shelby Brightwell
Assistant Teacher

2nd Year at HDS
Education:

Kirkwood Community College/UNI
Early Childhood Education


Infants

Rebekah Stewart

Rebekah Stewart -
Infant Teacher

3rd Year at HDS
Education:

University of Iowa
Elementary Education


Jennifer Gage

Jennifer Gage
Infant Assistant Teacher

3rd Year at HDS
Education:

University of Iowa
Psychology


Megan Hartnett

Megan Harnett
Infant Assistant Teacher

3rd Year at HDS
Education:

Kirkwood Community College
Early Childhood Education


How Do I Enroll?

Take a tour
Call us to schedule a tour of our beautiful facility and discuss a starting date.
or
Simply fill out our EZ-Registration Form to check availability. We'll follow up with enrollment information specific to your child or children.

For more enrollment info, please visit our enrollment section