My career in child development and education began when I was presented with a beautiful niece some 33 years ago! That is when I fell in love with small children.

I began to read everything I could find about infants and young children, but there wasn't a lot. From that point forward I searched for a way to be with them. Not school age children, but very young children - now named 'preschoolers.' At that time there was no 'early childhood education' degree so I pursued a liberal arts format at MSU.

Eventually I married the man of my dreams and had two sons of my own. I volunteered at nursery school when my boys entered, volunteered in their classrooms constantly, and eventually worked in the Lansing School District's Reading is Fundamental Program. This lead to a job as instructional assistant for children with special needs and my return to what was the beginning of LCC's early childhood education program. Working for the Child Enrichment Center has been the career of my dreams.

These 24 years have been most rewarding. The CEC families, the staff, and the Holt United Methodist Church family make this a job to love each and every day! How wonderful to serve children with the blessings of our Lord in His church. Come see for yourself! Kids and love do go hand-in-hand at the Child Enrichment Center.