Infant and Toddlers

  • Lead Infant Teacher

    Ms. Darian has been employed at CLC since February, 2018. During her time as a Teacher, she has primarily worked with Infants and Toddlers. She is our Lead Infant Room Teacher. She helps create a fun and engaging learning environment to help the infants grow and develop at their own pace. In the Fall of 2024, she will begin work on her Child Development Associates.

  • Lead Infant Teacher

    Grace started working in the CLC South Infant room in August 2024. She has a bachelor’s from KU in Unified Early Childhood Education, which involves teaching young children who are typically developing and who have special needs. She has previous experience nannying and working in childcare programs. She enjoys doing art, walking, and playing with her cat, Pigeon.

  • Lead Toddler Teacher

    Mr. Logan has been employed at CLC since November, 2019. He started at CLC as our cook, but moved into a teaching position in the Spring of 2022. He completed his CDA in Infant - Toddler Development in early 2024!

  • Co-Lead Toddler Teacher

    Madison has been employed at CLC since August of 2024. She has previous experience working with young children and is an exceptional toddler teacher. She began working on her CDA in 2025.

Little Learners and Early Learners

  • Lead Little Learners Teacher

    Ashley joined our team in February 2024. Prior to working at CLC, Ashley had 4 years of childcare experience. She completed her CDA in March 2025, and has her LEND certification. She is working towards her Associate in Arts.

  • Assistant Teacher

    Ms. Sabrina started working at CLC in May of 2025 and has worked in all of our classrooms. She is currently a student at KU and works full time, primarily with our Little Learners.

  • Co-Lead Early Learner 2 Teacher

    Ms. Stephanie has been employed at CLC since August, 2021. She has her Associate of Art in Business and has taken education classes. She completed her CDA in Infant and Toddler Development in early 2024 and began working on her Bachelors degree in the Fall of 2024.

  • Co-Lead Early Learner 2 Teacher

    Ms. Tori is one of our Early Learners Co-Lead teachers. She has worked at CLC since March, 2023. Ms. Tori has her Bachelors degree is Psychology and completed her Masters in Library Science in May, 2025. Her previous experience includes working for the City and Boys and Girls Club and working with residents of Cottonwood.

Early Preschool & Preschool

  • Lead Early Preschool Teacher

    Ms. Lauren has worked at CLC since February of 2023. Previously, she worked as a paraeducator and Head Start Teacher. In 2018, she received her Early Childhood Unified Degree from Fort Hays State University. Lauren is very patient and demonstrates this outside of CLC by also working a part time job with adults who have special needs.

    In addition to working with our PreK students, Lauren has taken over our Teacher Recognition Committee where she plans ways to celebrate teachers birthdays, anniversaries and accomplishments!

  • Assistant Teacher

    Victoria became connected to CLC when her brother was enrolled. She began working at the school in August of 2025, a few months after she graduated high school. She has primarily worked with our 1 - 3 year olds.

  • Lead Preschool Teacher

    Ms. Katie has worked at CLC since the Fall of 2022. During her time with us, she has primarily worked with our 1 - 2 year olds. She is currently our Lead Early Preschool teacher. She has a son who is currently enrolled in our Early Preschool transition class.

  • Co Lead Preschool Teacher

    Deanna started working at CLC in December, 2025. She has previous experience working with children ages 2-5. She also has previous experience as a site director.

Pre-K, KPrep 1 & KPrep 2(Kindergarten)

  • Lead PreK Teacher

    Ms. Amy has worked at CLC since July, 2021. During this time, she has worked with all classes at CLC. In May of 2023 she earned her Associates degree in Early Childhood Education. She became the Lead PreK teacher in the Fall of 2024.

  • Assistant Teacher

    Graciana started working at CLC in October, 2025. She took on a temporary position as the kitchen assistant but moved to a teaching position with toddlers when it became available. Since March 2026, she has worked with the 3-4 year olds in the PreK class.

  • Lead KPrep 1 Teacher

    Ms. Rachel has been employed at CLC since August, 2020. She has over 17 years of teaching experience in licensed childcare facilities. While she has taught infants - 5 year olds, the KPrep class is her niche. She earned her Child Development Associate in the area of Preschool Development in 2015. In addition, she has taken college level Early Childhood courses from Highland Community College. She has a daughter who is in 4rd Grade!

  • Lead KPrep2/ Kindergarten Teacher

    Ms. Jessica has worked at Children’s Learning Center since August, 2020. She graduated from Emporia State University in 2004 with her Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education. For the past 14 years, she taught a private Kindergarten class. When we do not have Kindergarten enrollment, she runs our KPrep 2 curriculum. She lives in Topeka, KS with her husband and two sons.

Full Time Support Staff

  • Assistant Teacher

    Ms. Carlee started working at CLC South in August of 2025. She has primarily worked with 0 - 3 year olds at our program.

  • Assistant Teacher

    Ms. Caitlynn has worked at CLC since January, 2023. She came to us with previous experience working with toddlers and preschoolers. She is very patient and nurturing with the children in our program. She currently works with both our infants and our 2 year old students!

  • Lead Float

    Ms. Christina has been employed at CLC since April, 2010. She has amazing interactions with children of all ages and can work with any age group. She loves to sing with the children and do art projects!

  • Therapy Dog

    PJ was born October, 2017. She joined CeCe’s family in January, 2018. She immediately started training to work as a Therapy Dog in the preschool programs. She completed her Therapy Dog Training Classes in 2019 right before she had a litter of ten puppies! She is a hypoallergenic Golden Doodle who brings a smile to everyone’s day.

  • Assistant Teacher

    Hannah started working at CLC in 2025. While she has experience working with all ages, her favorite age to work with is the infants.

Part Time Support Staff

  • Part Time Aide

    Aari has been employed at CLC since August 2024. She has helped with various cleaning tasks and provides support in various classes when she is out of school.

  • Assistant Teacher

    Ali has been employed at CLC sinced October, 2025. She is a part time employee who attends KU.

  • Assistant Part Time Teacher

    Ms. Helen started working at CLC in January of 2024. She is currently a student at KU. While she works in all classrooms, she primarily works with our 1 - 3 year olds.

  • Assistant Part Time Teacher

    Ms. Holly has been working at CLC since September 2023. She is a student at KU. Ms. Holly is very artistic and has created a mural in the Toddler class.

  • Part Time Float

    Ms. Katie started volunteering at CLC in the temporary school age program during 2020. When the program ended in March 2021, she was hired as a part time aide. Ms. Katie graduated from Eudora HS in May, 2025. She accepted a scholarship from JCCC where she will be playing softball in the fall.

  • Assistant Teacher

    Taylor started working at CLC in September of 2025. She has previous experience working with Preschool age students. She is a student at KU in studying Early Childhood Unified.

Kitchen

  • Cook

    Mr. Rick started working at CLC in January, 2026. He has previous experience working working as cook in public schools.

  • Kitchen Assistant

    AJ has been working at CLC since November 2025.