Registration for the 2026/2027 school year will open on Tuesday, March 17th at NOON
Our Mission and Philosophy
Part 2: The Early Years provides an after school curriculum offering children a safe, loving, learning environment in which to explore and attain skills that are essential to being responsible, respectful members of society. We look forward to supporting the development of your child as we help to guide their progress in academic, social, emotional, physical, and life skills. We use a loving approach to foster mindful interactions with each other and the world around us.
Part 2: The Early Years is a private early education after school program located in Richmond Elementary School serving children ages 3-5.
Creating familiarity for your child and their school at an early age is a tremendous benefit Part 2 is able to provide to your child. Knowing the structure and routine of the school day while fostering friendships with classmates greatly reduces anxiety and allows the students to seamlessly transition into Kindergarten when the time arrives.
I hold a Professional Educator’s License for the State of Vermont with an Elementary Education endorsement and the state awarded me the status of Highly Qualified Teacher. I began teaching preschool in 2006 and fell in love with teaching our youngest learners. I have taught children ages two, three and pre-kindergarten. Most recently I held the position of the School Director of Heartworks Preschool in Williston for the past six years. I loved being able to work with the families as much as the children, and in my position of leadership I helped to guide teachers in their important work.
I have lived in Vermont all my life and love being outside. I found my passion for teaching while a student teaching at my old dance studio during high school. I went to UVM and graduated in 2015 with my bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Educations and received my VT teaching License. I worked as a preschool teacher for three year, and taught Kindergarten for a short amount of time. I believe that the early years in a child’s life are the most important for their future learning and development, so I am excited to be working with this age group again!
I am a Connecticut native who came to Vermont to attend Champlain College and fell in love with this state. That was over 12 years ago now and I’m so happy to call Vermont my home. I graduated with my Bachelor’s in Early Childhood and Elementary Education and then got my Vermont Teaching license to work with children from birth-6th grade. After college I spent 5 years working as a classroom teacher with infants up through preschoolers.
I believe in child led education and doing what I can to support children and their teachers to explore the different interests in the classrooms. Children are so aware of what is happening around them from the start, and I firmly believe that it is our job as adults to expand on that curiosity, guiding them in their exploration of the world we live in.