Enchanted Child Care & Preschool |
"Children are one third of our population and all of our future." ~ Unknown |
Our Staff & Philosophies Owner/Director Enchanted Child Care is owned and directed by Michelle Long. * Step 9 on the Oregon Registry with over 1200 hours of trainings * Educational background in Early Childhood Education * Been in the field of educating children for over 15 years *CPR/1st aid certified *Food handlers card * 15 hours of trainings every year * Wife and mother of four children Director 3 & 4's preschool site - Allie Head teacher 4's class Allie has been with Enchanted Child Care for six years, she has taught the 3's preschool and now teaches the 4's preschool class. Her knowledge and skills with the children are one of her greatest assets. Allie has a quiet and calm way of handling any situation. * Step 7 on the Oregon Registry with over 300 hours of trainings * Worked for four years as an elementary school tutor * Worked as a 1st grade teachers assistant *Certified Head Teacher * Child abuse & neglect class * CPR/1st aid Certified * Food Handlers Card * 15 hours of trainings every year Head Teacher 3's class - Victoria Substitute Director 3 & 4's preschool site Victoria has been with Enchanted Child Care since we opened our center in 2012. Victoria is a wife and mother of a 4 year old girl and one year old boy. Victoria also teaches two days a week in the 3's classroom. * CPR/1st aid Certified * Food Handlers Card * Certified Head Teacher * Child abuse and neglect class * 15 hours of trainings every year Head Teacher 2's room - Shannon * Salem Substitute Director Salem site Shannon is the head 2’s teacher at the Salem location. She has 15 years of experience in child care and teaching and has her bachelors in education. She is so patient and organized and in her free time enjoys camping, scrapbooking, and working around her house. When she is not working she enjoys spending time with her husband and infant daughter. * CPR/1st aid Certified * Food Handlers Card * Certified Head Teacher * Child abuse and neglect class * 15 hours of trainings every year Teacher 2's room - Austyn * Keizer . ** CPR/1st aid Certified * Food Handlers Card * Certified Teacher * Child abuse and neglect class * 15 hours of trainings every year Teacher 2's classroom - Cassandra * Keizer * CPR/1st aid Certified * Food Handlers Card * Child abuse and neglect class * 15 hours of trainings every year Head teacher infant room - Chantel Chantel graduated from Cascade high school and attend several semesters at Chemeketa CC before transferring to Ashford University. She enjoys anything that takes her to the outdoors (hiking, exploring, camping, fishing,and hunting.) Chantel has been enriching the lives of children since she was 11 years old, and has been a child care teacher for five years. She not only teaches the children but feels as though they also teach her. In her free time Chantel enjoys reading, photography, and spending time with her husband and dog Jessie and cat Mittens. * CPR/1st aid Certified * Food Handlers Card * Child abuse & neglect class * * 15 hours of trainings every year Teacher infant room - Cheyenne & Camille * Keizer * CPR/1st aid Certified * Food Handlers Card * Child abuse & neglect class * * 15 hours of trainings every year Teacher infant room - Decesare * Salem Dezi has been with Enchanted Child Care for five years. She worked as an infant teacher at the Keizer location for four years before transferring in June to the new Salem location. Dezi enjoys playing games with the kids as well as leading them in music and gross motor activities. When not working Dezi enjoys spending time with family and her two kids. * CPR/1st aid Certified * Food Handlers Card * Child abuse & neglect class * * 15 hours of trainings every year Teacher infant room - Bethani * Salem * CPR/1st aid Certified * Food Handlers Card * Child abuse & neglect class * * 15 hours of trainings every year Assistants Kobi and Kayla are twp of our young assistants. Both are students at McNary and both are cheerleaders: Kobi at McNary and Kayla as a competitive all-star cheerleader. Kayla has been with us for four years and Kobi one year. Both girls enjoy playing with the kids and love their Dutch Bros! Hanna is our assistant in the infant room. Hanna is a senior in the Connections Academy program and is super sweet and patient and kind. All Staff have been background checked and are enrolled in the Central Background Registry as required by OR state licensing laws. Parents can expect that we will.... * Put children's safety first. * Have a clean, germ free, environment. * Provide a loving environment where kids will be nurtured and loved. * Provide a predictable, organized environment for the kids. We offer both indoor and outdoor activities as well activities that work children's fine and gross motor skills. We have a large fully fenced playground where the children enjoy a variety of physical exercise everyday. Physical exercise is healthy for children's brain development. |