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Our Team

Administrator

Program
Director

Ms. Carissa

  • Bachelor of Science - Music Education

  • Wisconsin Professional Credential for Child Care Administrators 

    • ​ECE: Child Care- Best Practices

    • ECE: Child Care-Administration Seminar

    • ECE: Financial Management

    • Supervise/Admin ECE Programs

    • ECE: External Environments

    • ECE: Operations Management

  • Growing Up Wild & Project Learning Tree

  • Conscious Discipline

  • Nature-play for Literacy, Learning, and Life

  • Beyond Play-Based: Making Room for Risky Play

  • Explore, Learn and Nurture- In Nature!

  • Building Family Partnerships-The Future Success of You

  • Growing Up Naturally: An Early Childhood Educator Workshop

  • The Process of Developing a Child Portfolio

  • Exploring the Third Edition of the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale, Supporting Program’s Participating in YoungStar - Presented Online

  • Skills and Strategies for the Child Care Teacher

  • Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards (15 hour)

  • Pyramid Model 8 Part Series

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Began Working in the Field: 2012

Began Working at Lake Edge: 2021

Mrs. Lia

Bachelor of Science (B.S) in Psychology

  • Emphasis in Organizational Psychology​

  • Wisconsin Professional Credential for Child Care Administrators 

    • ​ECE: Child Care- Best Practices

    • ECE: Child Care-Administration Seminar

    • ECE: Financial Management

    • Supervise/Admin ECE Programs

    • ECE: External Environments

    • ECE: Operations Management

  • ​The Process of Developing a Child Portfolio

  • Growing Up Wild & Project Learning Tree

  • Introduction to the Environment Rating Scales, Supporting Programs Participating in YoungStar - Presented Online

  • Exploring the Third Edition of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Supporting Program’s Participating in YoungStar - Presented Online

  • Exploring the Third Edition of the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale, Supporting Program’s Participating in YoungStar - Presented Online

  • Key Elements of Child Care Management

  • Growing Up Naturally: An Early Childhood Educator Workshop

  • Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards (15 hour)

  • Skills and Strategies for the Child Care Teacher

  • Fundamentals of Family Child Care

  • ECE: Infant & Toddler Development

  • Conscious Discipline

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Began Working in the Field: 2020

Began Working at Lake Edge: 2020

Became Director: 2022

Became Administrator: January of 2024

Staff
Director

Ms. Tiffany

  • Infant Toddler Credential

  • Administrator Credential

  • Courses in ECE from NWTC and FVTC 

  • Conscious Discipline: Handling Upset E-Course

  • Early Childhood Environment: A Powerful Teaching Tool

  • Quest for the Outdoors

  • Hitting & Spitting....I'm Quitting!

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Began Working in the Field: 2007

Chipmunk Room

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Ms. Jess

Ms. Brie

  • State Required Early Childhood Courses

  • Growing Up Wild & Project Learning Tree

  • Conscious Discipline

  • WI Model Early Learning Standards

  • Baby Basics

  • What to do with the MAD you feel?

  • The Process of Developing a Child Portfolio

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Began Working in the Field: 2010

Began Working at Lake Edge:  Jan of 2022

  • Intro to Childcare Profession

  • Skills and Strategies for the childcare teacher

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Began Working at Lake Edge in Dec. of 2024.

Bunny Room

Ms. Tylar

Ms. Leah

  • State Required Early Childhood Courses

  • Associate's Degree in ECE  FVTC 2017

  • Infant and Toddler Certified

  • Nature Play for Literacy, Learning, and Life

  • WI Model Early Learning Standards

  • Medication Administration in Childcare

  • Conscious Discipline

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  • Working in the Field: Feb 2017

  • Began Working at Lake Edge:  Jan of 202​​4

Skunk Room

Ms. Maddie

  • Technical Diploma in Early Childhood 

  • ​ECE: Early Language & Literacy

  • ECE: Child Development

  • ECE: Early Learning Standards (WMELS)

  • ECE: Foundations of ECE

  • ECE: Health Safety & Nutrition

  • ECE: Infant & Toddler Development

  • ECE: Guiding Child Behavior 

  • Developmentally Appropriate Environments

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  • Began Working in the Field: 2016

  • Began Working at Lake Edge: 2024

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Ms. Kathia

Frog Room

Ms. Kristin

Ms. Amber

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Ms. Claire

Wolves
Room

Ms. Robin

  • Associate Degree in ECE FVTC 2023

  • Conscious Discipline: Handling Upset E-Course

  • Early Childhood Environment: A Powerful Teaching Tool

  • Process Over Product

  • Beyond Play Based: Making Room for Risky Play

  • Developing Child Portfolios

  • Benefits of Nature-based Learning for Young Children

  • Sensory Solutions for Sensory Inclusion

  • Conscious Discipline

  • Outside Programming

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  • Began Working in the Field: 2001

  • Began Working at Lake Edge: Has been at Lake Edge since 2018

Ms. Oliva

Support 
Staff

Ms. Caryssa

Ms. Sara

Mr. Justin

Ms. Hannah

Ms. Kelsey

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