Hello, my name is Carol. I was born and raised in Baltimore, MD, by my mother and father, along with my five sisters and one brother. I got married at a young age and had three daughters. I was a stay-at-home mom until my youngest daughter was about 15. I then worked as a teacher's aide in a day care setting for nine years and an in-home setting for one year. I have worked with three and four year olds, as well as infants and toddlers.
My husband and I, along with my oldest daughter and three grandchildren, moved to WV in 2005. While my daughter and grandchildren lived with us, I stayed home and took care of my grandchildren for about a year and a half. When they moved
out in August 2007, I came to work at Little Bear in the Infant/Toddler Room as the Lead Teacher. I love working with the little ones!
I have attended training and classes in both MD and WV pertaining to all age groups, but mainly infants and toddlers. I also hold a West Virginia Infant/Toddler Professional Development Program certificate, and am registered on the STARS Career Pathway.
My name is Ann. I was born and raised in Shepherdstown, WV. While living there, I met my husband, a middle school teacher. We raised two beautiful children, Paul and Joanna. In order to stay home and raise our children, I became a home child care provider. In 1995, my family and I moved to a 69 acre farm in Preston County where we raise beef cattle.
As our children became young adults and began their careers and college education, my husband and I decided we were not finished raising children. We became foster parents through Burlington United Methodist Family Services for eight years to approximately 25 special needs children. My husband was named "Father of the Year," and in our second year, to our surprise, we were named "Family of the Year!" In 2001, we were fortunate enough to adopt our youngest son, Jerry, now 13.
I have also been a parent volunteer for five years at the Kingwood Elementary School and am active in teaching the 4-H Clover Buds. I am looking forward to participating in the West Virginia Infant and Toddler (WVIT) Professional Development Program as well as other educational training programs. I am excited and looking forward to working with your child at Little Bear.
