Our Staff
Our highly qualified teachers and supportive staff members have a background check through Washoe County Sheriff’s Department and Washoe County Social Services. They all have to complete training in CPR and First Aide, Communicable Disease, Child Abuse and Neglect Recognition, and three hours of Child Development within the first 90 days of employment. To maintain our high quality preschool, our teachers and supportive staff also complete 24 hours of continuing education in Early Childhood each year. In addition, many of our teachers hold or are working on an Early Childhood Education Credential, see below for details.
Hayley Hamel (Director)
Since 1955, The Child Garden has been educating and serving the Reno area from the very same building at 455 Hill Street. I am proud to be able to say I am part of that great history. I hold a Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education and Preschool Child Development Associates Degree. I sit on the Washoe County Childcare Advisory Board as a Child Development Specialist. Recently, I wrote a book titled “Tomorrow’s A School Day”, as a way to help parents understand what to do when looking at preschools, and how to prepare the whole family for the first day. Watching our students grow and develop is a great privilege. We have a multi-generational legacy with grandparents now bringing their grandchildren to the same school their children attended.
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Miss Courtney (Butterfly Class)
Ms. Courtney loves teaching the 2 and 3 year old’s. She has spent 3 years focusing her efforts on developing our Butterfly Curriculum. Ms. Courtney is an expert at creating engaging environments and activities to support the important development of her student’s young minds and bodies. She creates a calm, nurturing environment that engages every child in the class.
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Miss Jean (Sunshine Class)
Ms. Jean is the epitome of a preschool teacher. She has a talent for teaching three year olds, using play base curriculum so the children do not even know they are learning. Each day the children are discovering through new activities and experiences.
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Miss Andrya (Rainbow Room)
Ms. Andrya develops great relationships with the children in her class and is motivated to prepare her students for their next classroom. She loves creating a fun and colorful classroom environment that allows children to move around the classroom to learn new things. She also is passionate about science and loves to bring exciting experiments into the classroom for the children to experience.
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Hayley Hamel (Director)
Since 1955, The Child Garden has been educating and serving the Reno area from the very same building at 455 Hill Street. I am proud to be able to say I am part of that great history. I hold a Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education and Preschool Child Development Associates Degree. I sit on the Washoe County Childcare Advisory Board as a Child Development Specialist. Recently, I wrote a book titled “Tomorrow’s A School Day”, as a way to help parents understand what to do when looking at preschools, and how to prepare the whole family for the first day. Watching our students grow and develop is a great privilege. We have a multi-generational legacy with grandparents now bringing their grandchildren to the same school their children attended.
Read More
Miss Courtney (Butterfly Class)
Ms. Courtney loves teaching the 2 and 3 year old’s. She has spent 3 years focusing her efforts on developing our Butterfly Curriculum. Ms. Courtney is an expert at creating engaging environments and activities to support the important development of her student’s young minds and bodies. She creates a calm, nurturing environment that engages every child in the class.
More about the Butterfly Room
Miss Jean (Sunshine Class)
Ms. Jean is the epitome of a preschool teacher. She has a talent for teaching three year olds, using play base curriculum so the children do not even know they are learning. Each day the children are discovering through new activities and experiences.
More about the Sunshine Room
Miss Andrya (Rainbow Room)
Ms. Andrya develops great relationships with the children in her class and is motivated to prepare her students for their next classroom. She loves creating a fun and colorful classroom environment that allows children to move around the classroom to learn new things. She also is passionate about science and loves to bring exciting experiments into the classroom for the children to experience.
More about the Rainbow Room
