Lead Teachers

Our Lead Teachers are both experienced and credentialed by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) in early childhood education. Each of them holds their 90-hour MSDE Certification, focused on child growth & development as well as curriculum & teaching methods in infant, toddler and/or preschool care and activities. In addition, many of our Lead Teachers hold a college degree. (delete this in bold) in early childhood education or a related field. All of our Lead Teachers have a minimum of one year’s experience working in a Maryland licensed childcare center. Many of our teachers have over a decade of service in early childhood education and the average number of years of service for Sugar Plum teachers is six years.

Assistant Teachers

Some of our Assistant Teachers are well on their way to becoming Lead Teachers, having completed 45 hours of the 90 hours for certification. They are also being mentored by our Lead Teachers and gaining valuable experience with senior staff guidance.

Our Teachers

Dedicated. Professional. Caring.

Sugar Plums teachers come from all kinds of different backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We believe children thrive in such diversity. But all of our teachers share one thing in common: a love of teaching and guiding young children. They also share a commitment to Purposeful Play and bring their unique skill sets and interests to their lessons.

Dominique

Lead Teacher: Lemondrops

The infants become immediately engaged when Ms. Dominique challenges her babies in cognitive games. She loves toys that are cause and effect. If you push a button, a cow pops up, if you turn a knob a song comes on. The more noise the better! Dominiques enjoys watching the children's eyes light up why they figure out which button to push.

Dominique holds a Child Development Associates Degree, 90-hr Preschool Methods and Materials, 45-hr Infant and Toddler development certificate as well as many other certifications. In addition she has 16 years of experience.

Favorite Educational Toy: Cause and effect toys (pop up toys, puzzles, musical toys

Favorite Type of Purposeful Play: Art and Music

Joined Sugar Plums: 2023

Namita

Assistant Teacher: Lemondrops

Namita loves to sing and smile with with her babies. When you enter her classroom, you will find her holding her infants and speaking to them. She loves to teach children how to grasp and manipulate the shapes that go into the bright yellow sorter. She talks about colors, shapes and sizes as the children learn to push the shapes into the cube.

Namita hold her 90hr certification and will soon begin her Child Development Associates.

Favorite Educational Toy: Shape sorter

Favorite Type of Purposeful Play: Manipulatives

Joined Sugar Plums: 2023

Samanthi

Lead Teacher: Tootsie Pops

Sophie

Lead Teacher: Sweet Hearts

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Cinthya

Lead Teacher: Jelly Beans

Alondra

Assistant Teacher: Tootsie Pops

Fatou

Lead Teacher: Lollipops

Jessica

Assistant Teacher: Sugar Plums

Lydia

Lead Teacher: Sugar Plums

Your child comes home and announces it's Wednesday! That's because Ms. Lydia loves language play and teaching letters, numbers, names and words. Creative projects like creating science-based placements featuring the first letter of your name not only organizes snack times but helps her students learn their own name letters. Lydia is also passionate about science and looks for ways to showcase the science behind children's everyday life.

Favorite Educational Toy: Science magnets

Favorite Type of Purposeful Play: Language & Literacy Play
Joined Sugar Plums: 2017