Our Staff
Our teachers and office staff at La Verne Participation Preschool are committed to providing a fun and safe environment for your preschooler to learn and discover the world around them. Our staff has a combination of years of early childhood education experience and higher education.
Liz, Director
Liz comes to us with over 17 years of experience working with young children and their families. Liz has not only worked with children, families, and teachers in preschool settings, but she has also mentored student teachers just beginning their work with young children at UCLA. Currently, Liz is also an adjunct professor at the University of La Verne, where she teaches a fieldwork course for students working towards their teaching credential, as well as an infant-toddler development class. Liz has a master of science degree in child development from the University of La Verne. Teaching early childhood is not only a passion - Liz considers this her calling in life. “Children’s play is not just kids’ stuff. Children’s play is rather the stuff of most future inventions.” —Fred Rogers
Norma, Lavender Room Teacher
Norma has been with LVPPP since 2016 and has been teaching preschool for over 15 years. She has experience in teaching in large school settings as well as teaching with special needs children. She has a degree in early child development. Ms. Norma is a mother of three and a grandmother of two. As a teacher she works and lives by this quote: “Be the teacher who makes children excited to come to school every day.”
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V, Sunflower Room Teacher
V has been a teacher here at LVPPP since summer of 2022. She recently graduated from Citrus College with her associate’s degree in early childhood education and currently attends Cal Poly Pomona, working on her bachelor’s degree in multilingual teaching. She enjoys working with our various age groups. Currently, she makes sure our play yard is a nurturing, educational, and safe place for the children. She encourages play and exploration by setting up new, engaging provocation tables and tuff tray activities that support the learning of all of our students. A quote that she values is, “All kids need is a little help, a little hope, and someone who believes in them.”
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Vanessa, Daisy Room Teacher
Vanessa has been working in early childhood education for 3 years and has been with LVPPP since 2022. She has an associate’s degree in child development and is working on completing her bachelor’s degree in child development with a concentration in early childhood teaching at University of La Verne. “Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.”
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Emily, Floater Teacher
Emily comes to LVPPP having worked with a variety of age groups over the last 20 years, from ages 2 to 17. However, she has always been the most fascinated with the youngest learners. Emily has a master’s degree in early childhood education and a bachelor’s of science in kinesiology, as well as a California elementary teaching credential. She fell in love with the concept of cooperative preschools while doing her student teaching hours for her master’s degree at Cottage Co-op in Pasadena. Once her twins were of preschool age, she searched for co-ops in the area and fell in love with LVPPP. She comes to us after serving 2 years on the Board of Directors for our school and is having an amazing time curating provocations in the yard and building the art atelier for the school. Emily has kept this quote at the forefront of her mind, throughout all of her years of teaching, no matter the age of the child. “The secret to education lies in respecting the student.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
Help Ms. Emily by shopping our Outdoor Classroom Wishlist and Art Atelier Wishlist!
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors provides oversight on how the school is run, hires the Director, and approves the annual budget, in accordance with the school’s mission. The Board is elected by the member families during the previous school year.
All families are welcome to attend and participate in the monthly Board Meetings, which are a great way to learn about what’s going on at the school. All comments and suggestions are welcome.
If you have feedback for the Board or would like to join the Board, please email the Board President at president@lvppp.com.
2023-2024 Board Members
Director: Liz T.
President: Isabel E.
Vice President: Jessica B.
Secretary: Elise H.
Treasurer: Nicollette V.
Events: Cynthia M.
Community Outreach: Scott T.
Fundraising: OPEN
Donations: Megan T.
CCPPNS Council Rep: Lizeth M.