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Yvonne Hove
Director
The year was 1989. After realizing the joy of spending time with her own lovely daughter, Yvonne Hove took the necessary steps to own and operate her own school. Yvonne received her A.A. in Liberal Arts from College of Marin. She then completed the requisite Early Childhood Education units at San Francisco State University. In 2009, Yvonne received her Supervisor Permit from the City College of San Francisco. From the inception of Ladybug Childcare & Preschool, Yvonne has played an increasingly involved role in creating rich and varied emergent curriculum for all curious ladybugs. She is a member of the SF Daycare Association and comfortably entrenched in the neighborhood and community as a whole. These days, during her precious moments of free time, Yvonne can often be found on the back of her boyfriend's Harley, sun on her face and wind in her hair. |
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Dianna Sanford
Lead Teacher
Dianna is a native San Franciscan from a large family. After working in banking and management for 27 years Dianna decided to follow her heart and began working with children. Before coming to Ladybug Schools she operated her own in-home child care center. She has completed Early Childhood Education coursework. As a parent Dianna understands the needs of children for safety, nurturance and educational challenges. Dianna enjoys arts and crafts projects and spending time with her family.
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Kirsten Hove
Lead Teacher
Kirsten Hove is a San Francisco native. She worked at Devereaux, a residential and educational center in Santa Barbara which serves children with autism and other special needs. While in Santa Barbara, Kirsten earned her Associates Degree in Fine Arts. She has additional coursework in Early Childhood Education. In addition, Kirsten is a seamstress and visual artist who enjoys bringing art, music and movement into the lives of people of all ages. Kirsten loves bicycling, art and music. |
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Colleen Diner
Lead Teacher
Colleen is a San Francisco native with a large extended family and enjoys working with children of all ages. She has been a part of Kid Stock Inc., a non-profit children's theater camp with programming through out the Bay Area for the last seventeen years--first as a camper and later as a drama coach. Colleen has completed Early Childhood Education coursework and is continuing her studies. Colleen enjoys reading and arts and crafts including making personal greeting cards. |
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Gayle Schmidtt
Music and Movement Teacher
Gayle Schmidtt has her bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and is credentialed to teach grades, K-12. She has taught in the San Francisco public schools and as a pre-school teacher for Head Start. She has been teaching Music/Movement classes in San Francisco since October 1994. In addition to her being a teacher, Gayle is also a singer/songwriter and actor. She performs frequently in the Bay Area. |
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Vanessa Castellanos
Lead Teacher
Vanessa Castellanos has a B.A in Multicultural Studies from Sonoma State and has completed many units in early childhood. She has began her preschool teaching career in 2000, which includes heading up an after school program in St. Helena and teaching a class of three-year-olds in Napa. Before coming to Ladybug School Vanessa taught at another Reggio-based preschool in Berkeley where she gained experience with the use of emergent curriculum as well as valuable knowledge about the philosophy. Vanessa recently moved to San Francisco where she enjoys hiking by the beach and trying new restaurants with her boyfriend who is a local chef.
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Maliya Rubio-Mills
Lead Teacher
Maliya was born and raised in California. She attended Santa Barbara City College where she completed her Early Childhood Education units and earned her teaching permit. There, she worked at the on-site infant toddler center and preschool for two years. She has since spent the past year working at a local preschool here in San Francisco. In her free time, she enjoys making arts and crafts, listening to music of all kinds, spending time with her family and friends, and exploring the outdoors.
For more information, contact us by phone at
(415) 776-5054
or email us.
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