Childcare Services Elk River

Dawn of Discovery Childcare Center

Childcare Services Elk River
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Address
19280 Evans St NW
Place
Elk River, MN   55330 
Landline
(763) 241-7179
E-Mail
jenna@dawnofdiscovery.net
Twitter
@Dawn_Discovery
Facebook
pages/Dawn-of-Discovery-Child-Care/147569771937294
Website
www.dawnofdiscovery.net

Description

Located in Elk River, Minnesota , our goal at Dawn of Discovery Childcare Center is to promote emotional, intellectual, social, and physical development in each child in a safe and nurturing manner. While childcare can be hard work, watching your child learn and grow is the passion of all the staff at Dawn of Discovery Childcare Center, and it truly shows. From six weeks to five years old, our infant, toddler and preschool curriculum is designed to offer your child a wonderful experience and ensure they are developing to their full potential. At Dawn of Discovery Childcare Center, we enjoy nothing more than helping your little one blossom from a tiny infant into a smart and confident preschooler. Our childcare curriculum includes fresh and healthy meals/snacks, indoor and outdoor playtime, naptime, art projects, physical fitness class, sign language, caring interaction, and much more. Dawn of Discovery Childcare Center also helps keep parents in the loop through the Daily Connect smartphone app in which staff can track your children’s daily needs and activities and will be able to send text messages and photo updates throughout the day. Promoting emotional, intellectual, social, and physical development in each child, our teachers provide the perfect place for your child to grow and learn. As a licensed childcare center, we’re able to ensure your child is in safe hands. Our staff is CPR and First Aid Certified, as well as AHT/SUID trained, and we evaluate the safety of our environment daily. To learn more about us and our programs, please visit our website or give us a call today!

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  • Ms. Jenna

    Owner/Director

    Jenna has a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education from St. Cloud State University. Graduating with honors Magna Cum Laude. She has over 6 years of experience creating lesson plans, implementing curriculum, and caring for children in childcare centers. Jenna has a passion for caring for children and watching them learn and grow. In her spare time Jenna enjoys being outside, running, and spending time with her family and friends.

    Education:

    Link: Ms. Jenna

  • Ms. Patty

    Owner/Administrator

    Patty has 15 years’ experience in the medical field as a medical assistant. Patty has been married for 30 years and has 3 girls, her interests include physical fitness and training, family time at the lake, family traditions, and travel. Patty loves children and understands a caring, positive, nurturing environment that builds self confidence in our children and will help them discover new things.

    Link: Ms. Patty

  • Ms. Andrea

    Assistant Director

    Andrea has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood Education with a Kindergarten and Special Education Endorsement from South Dakota State University. She has over 10 years of experience teaching infants through school age children. For the past 5 years she has been creating, implementing, and assessing developmentally age appropriate curriculum. In her free time she enjoys cooking, snowmobiling, fishing, spending time at the family cabin, and working around the house and yard.

    Education:

    Link: Ms. Andrea

  • Ms. Hailey

    Administrator

    Hailey has loved working with kids for as long as she can remember. She likes to help kids grow positively in a supportive and fun environment. In her spare time she likes to go to her cabin, roller-blade, swim, play with animals, and spend time with family and friends. She can't wait to work with you and your child(ren)!

    Education:

    Link: Ms. Hailey

  • Ms. Bonnie

    Cook

    Bonnie is great at making healthy meals on-site for the children. We are lucky to have her! She has lived in Zimmerman for 11 years, is married to a wonderful man, and has four adult children. She enjoys boating, fishing, bowling, her iPhone, and being outside working in the yard.

    Link: Ms. Bonnie

  • Ms. Susie

    Infant One Teacher

    Susie has been in teaching infants for over 13 years. She loves spending time helping the infants reach all the developmental milestones. Her passion is children and being the sole provider while parents work. She loves being able to give them the love and attention they deserve each day! She has her Certificate in Child Care from Rasmussen College in St. Cloud. Susie has 2 boys of her own and 4 little grandchildren with one on the way. In her free time she enjoys being outside and crochet's.

    Education:

    Link: Ms. Susie

  • Ms. Sheila

    Infant One Teacher

    Sheila previously owned and operated an in-home daycare for the last 21 years before moving to Big Lake. She has always had a passion and love for children. She has 4 children of her own and 1 stepson. Sheila enjoys watching her kids play sports, going to their cabin up north, and spending time with family and friends.

    Link: Ms. Sheila

  • Ms. Amber

    Infant Two Teacher

    Amber has her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Saint Cloud State University and has a minor in Family and Child Studies from Saint Cloud State University. She has been in childcare for over 9 years. She loves being apart of the children's day. She has a passion for lesson planning the curriculum and connecting with parents each night about their child's day. She is a loving mother to Delaney who takes up a lot of her free time as she loves going to the park and reading books with her.

    Education:

    Link: Ms. Amber

  • Ms. Angie

    Infant Two Teacher

    Angie joined our Dawn of Discovery Family in September of 2018. She has been teaching for two years and will be completing her degree in early childhood education in the near future. She's extremely caring and has a love for teaching infants. Children are her passion. She absolutely loves engaging in conversations with parents and involving them in their child's day. She believes that children are our future and we have to give them the best start we can. Angie is happily engaged and in addition, a very proud mom to a little boy named Kason! She is honored to be a part of Dawn of Discovery team!

    Link: Ms. Angie

  • Ms. Chelsi

    Infant Float Teacher

    We love having Chelsi be apart of our Dawn of Discovery Family! Chelsi is currently working towards becoming a registered nurse in labor and delivery unit at the hospital.

    Link: Ms. Chelsi

  • Ms. Hannah

    Toddler One Teacher

    Hannah joined our Dawn of Discovery Family in May of 2017! She has a beautiful daughter named Marlee who is also part of our DOD family. Hannah enjoys working with the younger toddlers because she isn't afraid to get messy. She currently working towards completion of her CDA.

    Link: Ms. Hannah

  • Ms. Jess

    Toddler One Teacher

    We are excited about Ms. Jess joining our team. Jess went to college for Early Childhood Education and has worked in 3 other child development centers since her early 20's. She has always wanted to be a teacher and work with children, especially the little ones! When she’s not at the center, she enjoys spending time with her parents, her kids, her husband, and friends. Her favorite things include ice fishing, attending Minnesota sports’ games, camping, traveling, and finding new fun restaurants!

    Link: Ms. Jess

  • Ms. Rylie

    Toddler Two Teacher

    We welcome Ms. Rylie to our Dawn of Discovery Family! She has always loved children and has worked in childcare for two years. She has worked with all age groups. Rylie loves to teach children and finds it rewarding when you see a child do something new that she's taught them how to do. She loves to do fun art projects with children. In her free time, she loves to spend time with her friends and family as well as loves being outdoors camping.

    Link: Ms. Rylie

  • Ms. Taylor

    Toddler Two Teacher

    Please join us in welcoming Ms. Taylor who joins our Dawn of Discovery Family! Taylor is currently working towards her degree in Psychology and has always dreamed of working with children. She recently moved to Zimmerman from St. Paul. She has worked with kids for as long as she can remember and absolutely loves being apart of helping children grow and learn. Some of Taylor's favorite things to do outside of work are taking pictures, traveling, hang out with friends and family, go up north and watch movies.

    Link: Ms. Taylor

  • Ms. Kaylee

    Toddler Float Teacher

    Kaylee is excited to join our team! She is currently a junior at Elk River High School. Kaylee loves working with children and hopes to go into a career that allows her to continue to work with children.

    Link: Ms. Kaylee

  • Ms. Crystal

    Preschool One Teacher

    We are very excited to introduce Ms. Crystal! She is a proud Minnesotan, born and raised. She received her Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education from Trinity Lutheran College in Everett, Washington in May of 2014. She graduated Suma Cum Laude! Crystal married her best friend in July of 2014, on a beautifully sunny day. She enjoys hands on learning and promoting a positive environment. She has been teaching preschool for over 3 years now and loves to laugh with the children!

    Education:

    Link: Ms. Crystal

  • Ms. Stacey

    Preschool One Teacher

    Please join us in welcoming Stacey to our Dawn of Discovery Family! Stacey graduated with an Bachelor's Degree in Child Development from North Dakota State University. She taught special education in Fargo before moving to Elk River where she then taught 3rd grade in the public school district. She loves seeing her hard work pay off and being able to be apart of teaching children while they the most impressionable. When she is not teaching she is enjoying the outdoors, on a motorcycle, golfing, fishing or spending time with family.

    Education:

    Link: Ms. Stacey

  • Ms. Jess

    Preschool One Teacher

    Jess lives in Big Lake and is the proud mother of four children. She has pursued her passion of working with children through her 13 plus years of experience working in the childcare field. She received her Child Development Associate Certificate in September of 2013 through the Eager to Learn Program. In her free time she enjoys reading, music, and spending time with family and friends.

    Education:

    Link: Ms. Jess

  • Ms. Tricia

    Preschool Two Teacher

    Welcome Ms. Tricia who joined our Dawn of Discovery family in November of 2017.

    Link: Ms. Tricia

  • Ms. Ellie

    Preschool Three Teacher

    Ellie has 5 years experience in the childcare field. She has worked with all age groups from infants up to preschool, but really enjoys helping the preschoolers prepare for kindergarten. She is married with 2 furry children: Zeus a yellow lab and Mischief the cat. In her free time, Ellie enjoys reading, gardening, and taking Zeus for walks.

    Link: Ms. Ellie

  • Ms. Valerie

    Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

    We are happy to introduce you to Ms. Val! She has her certification in Early Childhood Development from Rasmussen College and has been teaching preschool for a little over 11 years now. Val enjoys being a preschool teacher because she loves how rewarding it feels to see children light up when they accomplish new and exciting things. In her free time she enjoys coaching cheerleading, going up the cabin with family, and watching Netflix movies.

    Education:

    Link: Ms. Valerie

  • Ms. Lindsay

    Center Float Teacher

    Lindsay has a Bachelor's Degree in English and Psychology from the University of Michigan - Dearborn. She is married to her husband James and is the mother to two wonderful boys, Henrik and Thomas. She is an avid sports fan and loves spending time with her family. She loves camping, hiking, and spending time outdoors. She has a passion for learning and for the education and development of all children!

    Education:

    Link: Ms. Lindsay

  • Ms. Katie

    Center Float Teacher

    We are excited to introduce Ms. Katie! Katie lives in Zimmerman and is currently going to school at Anoka Ramsey Community College. She majoring in Early Childhood Education in hopes to teach 1st or Kindergarten. In her free time, she loves to take care of babies and hang out with her friends and family.

    Link: Ms. Katie

  • Ms. Cassidy

    Center Float Teacher

    Cassidy is excited to be apart of the Dawn of Discovery of Team! She has grown up being around children her whole life helping her mother do in home daycare. She is in high school at Big Lake and enjoys playing basketball and hanging out with friends. On her weekends she enjoys spending time with her family at the cabin.

    Education:

    Link: Ms. Cassidy

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(763)241-7179 (763)-241-7179 +17632417179

Map 19280 Evans St NW

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