Ms. Tanny Rahman is the onsite owner of our Goddard School (Craig Ranch). Ms. Tanny is a managing partner with Rick and Robbin Wells and has been a member of our team since 2012. She also serves as our director of education and curriculum. Ms. Tanny received her Associate's Degree in early childhood education before earning her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (with a minor in education) in 2003 in New York. She moved to McKinney with her family in 2012 and has taught in several age groups at our school. Ms. Tanny became our school Director in 2017 to ensure all of the school's teaching staff are properly supported in their efforts to meet or exceed Goddard's stringent standards. She oversees all of the communications, education, and marketing plans and works with the school directors to improve operations and achieve the highest standards for our accredited program. With a passion for early childhood education, Ms. Tanny sprinkles fairy dust throughout our school on a daily basis. She is committed to elevating educational expectations and delivering a nurturing experience to all of our families.

Robbin Wells is the onsite owner of The Goddard School of McKinney on University Drive. She and her husband Rick, who is co-owner, relocated from Dallas to Lucas in 2003 where they live on an organic farm, raising their two children who attended Lovejoy High School and the University of Oklahoma. Born in Denison where her family still lives, Robbin received a B.F.A. in public relations from Southern Methodist University, a Masters in Journalism from the University of North Texas, and a Masters in Early Childhood Education from Texas Woman's University, where she is enrolled in the doctoral program for child development and early education. Robbin spent 25 years in customer service, sales, and marketing. She served as a Trustee on the Lovejoy ISD School Board 2012 - 2019 and is Board Member of the McKinney Chamber of Commerce and Holy Family School. She is a former board member of Friends of WRR (101.1 FM), Attitudes & Attire, Fashion Group International, and the Public Relations Society of America. Rick hails from Antlers, Oklahoma, and received his B.B.A. from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He is past president of The Samaritan Inn board of directors and McKinney Magazine. The son of a coach and small-business owner, Rick has been in the restaurant industry his entire life. Today he runs his McKinney-based Wells Hospitality Group, owner of Rick’s Chophouse, Harvest Seasonal Kitchen, and Sterling Events and Catering. Robbin and Rick launched The Seed Project Foundation in 2015 to help fund small ideas with big goals to promote sustainability in our community -- projects that improve the current quality of life without compromising future generations. Its donation farm, McKinney Roots, feeds thousands in our community each year. The Wells are both heavily involved in community outreach and philanthropy, passionate about hospitality and education, and proud to be a part of The Goddard School family.

Ms. Dana is the Director of our Goddard School (Craig Ranch). Ms. Dana joined us in January 2018 as a floating resource teacher and floor manager after 13 years in retail management and customer service. Following her dream to work with young children, Ms. Dana chose the early childhood environment to begin a new career doing what she loves. Ms. Dana has a B.A. in Psychology and minor in Child Development and Family Studies from the University of North Texas. Ms. Dana concentrates her time in operations as Ms. Tanny continues driving our curriculum and education. They partner in admissions and communications as a strong team leading our Craig Ranch school. We are delighted to have Ms. Dana's vibrant personality and can-do spirit at our school working with students of all ages and keeping us organized and families happy.

Ms. Michelle is the Assistant Director of our Goddard School (Craig Ranch). Ms. Michelle is a knowledgeable child care provider with more than 20 years of extensive experience supervising and guiding a variety of age groups with diverse backgrounds. She is completing coursework for her bachelor's degree and has a long-term interest in managing physical and emotional development of young learners in a loving manner. Ms. Michelle joined our team in 2017 and hit the ground running. Another fabulous team member greeting our parents daily and making sure our school is ready for another day. We are lucky to have Ms. Michelle on our leadership team!

Ms. Anabel is a lead teacher in our Pre-K Program and floor manager at our school. Ms. Anabel joined our school in 2019 after six years in early childhood development in our community. She earned her Child Development Associate and is currently a Child Development major at Collin College. Ms. Anabel describes herself as a hands-on teacher who loves to listen to and react in a teachable moment. She believes it's her responsibility to create a fun, safe learning environment for all children, and we're happy to have her on our team.

Ms. Ally is an assistant teacher in our Pre-K program. Ms. Ally first joined the Goddard school in March of 2021 before relocating to Little Elm that summer. She connected with so many students during her time here and missed her Goddard family so much. She was very excited to move back to McKinney and re-join the team in June 2022. Ms. Ally became interested in early childhood education in high school while she was a student volunteer working to teach young ESL students. She believes children are our future and feel like sometimes she can learn as much from them as they learn from her. Ms. Ally was born in Honduras and moved to the United States with her family at age 8. She recently married the love of my life and look forward to the future with her husband and her golden retriever, Bella. In her spare time, she enjoys going to the beach and spending time with her family.

Ms. Angel is a lead teacher in our Pre. Kindergarten program. Ms. Angel moved to Texas in 2019 and joined our team as a seasoned pre-kindergarten and early childhood educator. She has her Bachelor of Science in early childhood education and spent six years with Goddard Schools in the northeast before relocating this year. Her education philosophy is to develop a love of learning in children and to use positive reinforcement to help children get ready for Kindergarten. You can see Ms. Angel's smile from across the parking lot, so get ready for a daily does of sunshine from this native New Jersey girl!

Ms. Ajanee is an Assistant Teacher in our Pre School program. She joined the team in December 2022 shortly after relocating to Texas from Alaska, where she was born and raised. She comes with over one year of experience working with young children in a childcare setting along with a few years working as a caregiver in assisted living centers. Ms. Ajanee prides herself on making every child feel safe and loved while they are in their care. In her spare time, she loves to listen to music and hip hop dance. She has an Associate in Business Office Administration from Charter College in Anchorage. She says the biggest culture shock since moving to Texas...the traffic!

Ms. Abigail is as Lead teacher at our Pre-school program. She joined our team in April 2021 and has always enjoyed working with children. She initially starting her secondary education in nursing with pediatric oncology in mind. Abigail knew she wanted to make a difference in the lives of young children and watch them grow and thrive. After beginning her studies, she decided education was a better fit. In her free time, Abigail is learning how to knit!

Ms. Jazmin is a lead teacher in our Toddler Program. She joined our Toddler-Get Set team as an assistant teacher in May 2021. She has had an interest in early childhood education since a young age and gained valuable experience while participating in the Ready, Set, Teach program at McKinney Boyd High School. She enjoys working with children and helping them develop a lifelong love of learning! In her free time, Jazmin loves to showcase her creative side through painting and photography. She came from a large family with 3 brothers, 2 sisters, and a 2-year-old husky named Coco. She looks forward to the unexpected learning experience that each day brings in a pre-school classroom!

Ms. Jalauna is a Lead Teacher in our Get Set Program. She joined The Goddard School in February 2023 with two years of experience in a Montessori setting working with students aged 18 months to 3 years old. The toddler age group is her jam! She believes that it is important to teach to the individual child, using their interests and personal experiences to make their learning relevant and fun. She has always loved teaching and when students have those ah ha learning moments it is the best feeling in the world! She graduated from McKinney High School, where she was involved in the PALS Program and worked with younger students with differing abilities. Ms. Jalauna has also completed basic coursework and studied health information management at Collin College. She is very creative and loves to express herself in artistic ways.

Ms. Melissa is a Lead teacher in our Toddler Program. She joined our team in 2020 to work with our little learners and help them with the social skills needed for preschool. In her time at our school, she worked to earn her Child Development Associates (CDA) in 2021. She is passionate about teaching and a true nurturer. She develops great relationships with her students by connecting what they are interested in to their curricular goals. We are thankful to have Ms. Melissa as part of our Goddard Family!

Ms. Olivia is a Lead Teacher in our Toddler Program. She joined the team in 2021 and earned an Associate of Arts in Teaching as well as an Associates of Arts in General Studies from Collin College later that year. She came to The Goddard School with several years of experience working with young children in a variety of settings including as a nanny and soccer coach. Ms. Olivia has a younger sister who is on the autism spectrum and she believes that an individualized approach to learning and understanding the needs of students and how they learn best is essential to providing a quality learning environment for young children. She grew up in Pennsylvania, where she participated in early childhood education courses offered by her high school in conjunction with the local technical college.

Ms. Hallie is a lead teacher in our First Steps program. Ms. Hallie holds a Bachelor of Science in Child Development Brigham Young University- Idaho and joined our school in 2019. We are so proud to have this award winning teacher leading our Toddler Program! Ms. Hallie was named Goddard Systems 2021 Teacher of the Year out of over 800 nominees. Her early childhood experience started in high school and continued during her college years working with infant and toddlers at a center in Utah. Ms. Hallie believes children are natural learners and that teachers create the process, not the products, and children will thrive. She understands that even at such a young age, children are soaking in everything and as their teacher she strives to encourage them to keep discovering new things. She adopted her teaching style from Miss Frizzle..."Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy!" 

Ms. Kayleen is the Lead Teacher in our Infant Classroom. She is originally from Illinois, where she earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Aurora University in and was a member of Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society. Ms. Kayleen joined the team in January 2022 with over 6 years of experience working with young children, many of those years as a Lead Infant teacher in a classroom setting or as a private nanny. She has always enjoyed teaching young minds and believes the greatest reward is seeing the spark in a child when they master a new skill and make connections while learning and having fun!

Ms. Mia is an Assistant Teacher in our Infant Program. She has a passion for working with young children that began when she participated in the Ready, Set, Teach Program at McKinney High School. She joined our team as a floating resource teacher in 2021 before transitioning to the Infant Classroom. Ms. Mia loves the opportunity to work with our youngest learners and help them thrive in a loving & nurturing environment. She can't wait to see all of the future Goddard graduates from the infant classroom!

Ms. Monica part of our Floating Resource team. She joined our school in June 2022 and supports our Infant and Toddler teams. She enjoys being a teacher here at The Goddard School because she loves the opportunity to work with our youngest learners and help them thrive in a loving & nurturing environment. She has a baby girl who is the light of her life, and she strives to care for all her students as she would want someone to care for her daughter. Ms. Monica is a McKinney native and in her free time, she likes to try new restaurants and spend time with her family. One day Ms. Monica hopes to own small catering business specializing in mini pancakes and look forward to passing down her recipes to my daughter one day!

Skye is a Floating Resource teacher at our school. Skye grew up in a family of teachers and have been involved in mentoring young children since middle school and joined the Goddard team as a Summer Intern in 2021 and been with us ever since. Skye came to Goddard with several years of experience working with students during Vacation Bible School at church as well as teaching Bible Study to 6th & 7th Grade students. Skye has a passion for aviation and even assisted in building and RV-12 while in high school. Skye earned a student pilots license few years ago and hopes to one day own a plane to soar the skies!

Ms. Anmaray is an co-lead teacher in our Pre-K program. Ms. Anmaray joined our team in early 2020. She gained years of experience as a nanny and home school teacher for a family with three children and worked as an Infant/Toddler teacher at another preschool for several years. She enjoys watching our youngest students flourish, learn, and grow each and every day. Ms. Anmaray believes that every child brings something unique to the table when it comes to their education and every child's learning style is unique to who they are. She aims to assist each child in exploring their passions and interests in a fun and nurturing environment.

Ms. Siva is part of our Floating Resource team. She joined us in 2022 and loves working at the Goddard School for the opportunity it provides to influence and shape the lives of young children and she values the personal reward and satisfaction that comes from being in this amazing field! In her spare time, she loves to take walks and enjoy the great outdoors. Ms. Siva has a Bachelors of Computer Science and a Masters of Computer Application from The University of Madras in India. Her kind, gentle nature and thorough work ethic are a positive addition to our team!

Ms. Pam is the lead teacher in our Infant Program. Ms. Pam has two adult daughters and two grandsons, aged 4 and 8 years old. She became familiar with The Goddard School of McKinney when her oldest grandson attended the school. Ms. Pam has a passion for animals and loves spending time in the outdoors. She joined the team in 2021 with several years of experience interacting with young children and teaching them about birds of prey during educational programs I led as a volunteer for The Blackland Prairie Raptor Center. Ms. Pam also spent years working and caring for animals at The Heard Museum in McKinney.