Ms. Alyson is very excited to be the onsite owner at Center Valley. Alyson has been the Executive Director at The Goddard School in Bethlehem for the past 5 years. She graduated with her Bachelor's Degree in Child Development Studies with a minor in Psychology from Marywood University. Ms. Alyson is excited to prepare children to become confident, joyful and develop a life long love of learning. Ms. Alyson enjoys working with children and providing the best child care for all parents. Her vision for the Goddard School in Center Valley is to create a welcoming, nurturing, and professional atmosphere which supports and prepares children to be life, career, and school ready. She is devoted to creating a school which reaches the highest level of educational enrichment in learning. Ms. Alyson adores the book "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom". She remembers reading that book with her mom when she was a little girl.

Ms. Eva is our kindhearted Director. She recently relocated to the Lehigh Valley from out of state with her husband and son. Ms. Eva holds a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education from Murray State University. She has been working with children since 1997 with over 20 years experience as a Director. She likes teaching young children because they are experience adults who truly care and love them. Her favorite children's book is "Have you filled a bucket today", She also believes that as adults this book is equally important.

Ms. Heather Cornetto is our closing Assistant Director. Some of you may already be familiar with her, as she helped fill in as Assistant Director during the opening phase of this school. Ms. Heather has experience with Goddard since 2019. Ms. Heather has 2 boys she adopted and enjoys spending time with. Heather will be responsible for operational aspects including child files and Quality Assurance at the school, as well as the administrator responsible for closing our school each night. Ms. Heather enjoys working with children because she feels that Early Education is the building blocks to a successful educational journey. Her favorite children's book is "A Bad Case of Stripes" by: David Shannon.

Ms. Arielle has experience working with children for over eight years. She holds an Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education from Union County College, and is currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in the same field from Cedar Crest College. Ms. Arielle loves teaching young children because they are a joy and are all unique in their own special way. She loves watching them grow and believes learning is an amazing opportunity. Teaching is very rewarding for her personally. Ms. Arielle's favorite children's author is Dr. Seuss!

Ms. Donna has over twenty years of experience with children of various ages and abilities. Teaching Life Skills has been extremely rewarding for her. She loves watching children grow, while feeling such joy when they meet their goals. Some of her favorite things to do while teaching is to incorporate singing, dancing, and games into her lessons. Ms. Donna's favorite children's book is "Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?"

Ms. Brittany is one of our Lead First Steps teachers. She has her CDA in Early Childhood Education. She enjoys watching how happy children are while using their imagination to explore the world around them. Her favorite children's book is "The Pout Pout Fish". She loves spending time with her family and watching her son play baseball.

Ms. Aubrie is our co-lead teacher in our Newton Apple classroom. She comes to us with many years of experience in an ECE classroom setting. Ms. Aubrie is great at teaching the students life skills and is setting them up to be more independent! She incorporates music and art into her daily lessons, that keep the students engaged.

Ms. Cheryl is our wonderful resource teacher who helps in all of our classrooms. She has worked in the medical field for over 20 years and exclusively with young children for the past three years. She loves to nurture and give one on one attention to all of our little ones. Ms. Cheryl uses interactive games to help children learn, while also teaching polite manners. She believes being a positive role model in the classroom is one of the most important jobs as an adult around any child. Ms. Cheryl's favorite children's book is "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Suess.

Ms. Crystal is one of our nurturing and loving teachers in our Mini Mozarts classroom. She has been working with children since 2004 and holds a CDA in Early Childhood Education from Northampton Community College. She has two of her own children whom she enjoys spending time with, especially when it is nice outside and they can spend time outdoors. She has a love for animals and instills that into her daughters.

Ms. Jocie is our assistant teacher that moves between our Infants and First Steps classroom. Ms. Jocie is interested in getting her degree in special education after she spends some more time within the ECE classroom setting. She has been working with children for 7 years. When Ms. Jocie was younger she experienced the lack in one on one attention and feels this is important in learning each child's individual needs. She enjoys teaching young children because she is excited to be able to provide a good connection with her students to learn their individual needs. In her spare time she enjoys drawing, music, painting, and reading. She also enjoys spending every chance she gets with her friends and family.

Ms. Allie is one of our older toddler teachers. She has been working with children for 2 years previously from Goddard. Teaching children is healing to her inner child as she watches them gain more knowledge and learn new things. She feels children are eager to learn and open minded. Outside of work she enjoys hiking at local parks, reading, and spending quality time with close friends and family.

Ms. Anna is our sweet and caring teachers aide, she helps out in various classrooms throughout the afternoon. She is obtaining her degree in Early Childhood Education from LCCC while working with young children for over a year now. She wants to help children develop hands on by learning new things. Teaching helps to make her feel that she has a purpose in her life. She loves visiting amusement parks and nature. Her favorite book is "Marley and Me".

Ms. Nicole is one of our floating teachers. She is currently working towards her general studies degree with a concentration in Education from LCCC. She has worked with children for 2 years before coming to Goddard. She loves working with children because she gets to experience their growth within themselves and watch their personalities develop. She enjoys reading "The Frog and Toad" Collection to the children. She enjoys helping others by donating blood/plasma. She spends time going for runs, walks and hikes with her family.

Ms. Marlen is our sweet and nurturing teacher in our toddlers classroom. She is excited to be working with young children and to learn more about the ECE program. Ms. Marlen is very patient and great at teaching the students how to be more independent. She loves to read stories and create art with the students.

Ms. Dana S. is our nurturing and patient Wild Warhols teacher. She is currently working on obtaining her Child Development Associates. She has been working with children for about a year and loves to see them learn and grow. Her favorite book is "On the Night You Were Born."