YORK DAY NURSERY TEAM

About our teachers

• Lead teachers have attained at minimum a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, an Associate’s and/or Bachelor’s Degree in early childhood education, child development, special education, elementary education, or human services field.

• All Teaching Staff (Lead Teachers, Assistant Teachers, & Aides) participate in annual trainings selected from the eight “core knowledge areas” of the PA Core Body of Knowledge and maintain a Professional Development Record documenting their growth in knowledge areas and skills indicative of early childhood educators providing quality care. Every YDN educator participates in 24 hours of state approved trainings every year.

• Teaching staff provide a supervised work-study environment for students enrolled in the York County School of Technology’s Child Care Academy. Students are able to apply skills learned in the child care classrooms under the guidance of professionals while gaining valuable experience.

• YDN teaching staff and directors participated in the 12 session “Mind in the Making” program developed by the Families and Work Institute.

• Every year the YDN educators and directors participate in the Week of the Young Child events. Three YDN teachers have received $1,000 scholarships through the Child Care Professional Awards.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Laura O'Grady, Chair
Sara A. Austin, Esq., Vice Chair
Tammy Snyder, Past Chair
Amanda Ruhlman, Treasurer
Sara Spangler, Secretary 
Michael Black
Sara Bradley
Jaclyn Gingerich
Meagan Given
Ed Hesson
Andrew Paxton

Chris Reed
Christy Renjilian
Kevin Schreiber