Our Preschool Classroom
Your 3-year-old is opening up their world, developing special friendships, learning new words and forming new ideas every day. Through purposeful play, meaningful questions and direct instruction, our Preschool teachers encourage your child to think in new and different ways. Your child will have so much fun that they won’t even realize they’re developing the skills they’ll need for reading and math.
Nurturing Active Minds, Healthy Bodies, and Happy Hearts®
Health & Safety
Our school is committed to high standards of safety and cleanliness as we create a caring and nurturing environment where children can thrive.
- Requiring any children or staff with respiratory illness symptoms or fever to return home and stay home until fever free for at least 24 hours
- Frequent disinfecting and sanitizing of high-touch toys
- Frequent handwashing by children and staff, which is embedded in our curriculum and daily staff protocols
- Training teachers on common signs of illness in children, and placing signage in every classroom to keep signs of illness top of mind
- Daily laundering of crib sheets for infants; for older children, individual cots and blankets are provided for each child and laundered weekly
- Ensuring appropriate teacher-student classroom ratios
- Continuous health & safety training for our staff, including first aid and CPR certification
- Maintaining an up-to-date and customized Safe School Plan posted in all classrooms for easy teacher access
Our Preschool Classroom Teachers & Staff
Ms. Sheila Reed
Sheila is originally from the upper peninsula of Michigan and is proud to have been raised a Yooper. She has a passion for working with children and previously worked as a lead teacher, quality coach, education coordinator, and assistant director. Sheila has also been a Soccer Shots coach. She loves the joy and inquisitiveness that children bring to each day. She is a mom/stepmom to 6 children, 3 boys and 3 girls, and a grandma to 11. She and her husband, Coach Rick, live in Matthews with their dog Finn and their cat Patch.
Ms. Christy Funderburk
Ms. Christy Funderburk was born and raised in West Virginia. She has been in North Carolina for over 20 years. She is a mother of two children. In her free time, she enjoys church activities, spending time with her family, making crafts, and listening to all kinds of music. She has worked with all ages of children for over 20 years. She loves being with children laughing and learning together.
Ms. Gisselle Gaytan
Gisselle loves working with children because you never experience the same day twice, because the children all have amazing personalities and are all so different in their own special ways. Gisselle is certified as a lead teacher and after school teacher.
