​Meet our wonderful teachers!

Our teachers have been with us since CDS was founded in 1997.
​They    are certified in CPR and First Aid and take a minimum of 12 hours
of  classes  each year in their continuing study of early childhood education.

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Kate Bailey

Kate teaches the threes and fours. She is a graduate of Hood College and the mother of three grown children.  She has taught both kindergarten and preschool and has over 25 years of teaching experience

Catherine Soyars
Catherine teaches the threes and fours. She is a graduate of Niagara University and the mother of  four grown children. She has taught preschool for over 26 years. She formerly was  a teacher and director of the parent  run cooperative  Crofton Nursery School.

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​​"They truly love all the little children that come through the door."

"The teachers and their genuine interest in the children's progress and their love for the children and what they do is obvious."
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"The love of learning the teachers at CDS instilled in each of our children is indescribable.  The teachers gave so much joy to our children each day."

​"I truly believe CDS has the best program around and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a professional, positive, fun and effective preschool experience."

​"Thank you for four wonderful years for our two children. We are so grateful that their first school experience was so positive, so imaginative, so educational, so confidence-building, and so supportive.  We can't imagine a better introduction to education."
"You have such a very special program.  You've built a model of what preschool education should be."

"The teachers at CDS are creative, organized, nurturing and foster confidence and a genuine love of learning".
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"They are kind and caring teachers."​