Our Staff
Our professional staff work with your child in a safe and inclusive classroom setting, fostering deep connections and building bridges towards success.
With a diverse balance of disciplines, skills, cultures/languages and experiences, the common factor to this extraordinary team is their commitment to the children and families they support. We encourage families to be an integral part of the team.
- Registered Early Childhood Educators (RECE)
- Educational Assistants
- Occupational and physiotherapists
- OT/PT assistants
- Speech and Language Pathologist ( provided by “Early Abilities”)
- Communicative Disorders Assistant
- Music Therapist
- Support and Administrative staff including Executive Director and Teacher Supervisor
Irena Setnik
Executive Director
Shober Moon
Teacher Lead
Fania Thompson
Teacher
Mieke Nicholson
Teacher
Janae Williams
Teacher
Natalie Lau
Teacher
Tania Griffith
Teacher
Laura Chaulk
Teacher
Prabhjyot Sahi
Educational Assistant
Sadaf Jahed
Physiotherapist
Cindy Leung
Occupational Therapist
Linda Sadvari
Occupational Therapist
Bianca Graham
OTA/PTA
Gabriela Thompson
OTA/PTA
Beth Nathaniel
Therapy Support Personnel
Atiya Merchant
Speech Pathologist
Isabel Lui
Communicative Disorders Assistant
Kathleen Power
Music Therapist
Sandra Roy
Parent Support
Olga Liskovych
Office Bookkeeper
Roshana Young
Office Administrator
Sue Masciangelo
Support & Maintenance
Tabitha Barnes
Support & Maintenance
All of our teaching staff are registered with the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators, many with BAs and Advanced Studies in Special Education, ensuring your child is provided the highest quality of education available. Our Executive Director, Teacher Supervisor, Early Childhood Assistant, Office Administrator, Support and Maintenance personnel enhance this highly qualified staffing, providing a vast array of expertise in the field of child and youth care. All therapists are licensed professionals who are registered accordingly under their Regulatory body (College). They adhere to their professional standards and guidelines for practice and participate regularly in continuing education. Our facility and staff have received numerous awards in recognition for their outstanding work, including the 2007 Business Excellence Award and the 2008 CityKids Inclusion Award for Outstanding Inclusionary Practices within an Early Childhood Program. Similarly, we are thrilled to announce that our long-time teacher, Denise Squizzato, is the recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Education, 2011.