Meet our Infant Teachers

Mrs. Jessi DeFoor -- Infant 1

Mrs. Jessi is the lead teacher in our Infant 1 classroom, she has been in child care for over 5 years and with The Academy for just over a year now. She started out as our Assistant Teacher in Toddler 2. Mrs. Jessi has always had a passion for infants and when the opportunity came for her to be the Lead Teacher in our Infant class she was ready! She always has a smile on her face and knows exactly what the babies need.. 

She has her Bachelor's Degree from Harding University! 

In her spare time she enjoys camping, hiking, crafting and reading. 

Miss Linda Park-- Infant 2

Miss Linda is our Lead teacher in Infant 2, she has been working in child care for over 14 years and has been with The Academy since we opened in October 2012. However, she has been with Never Grow Up, Inc. for over 3 years, she transferred from The Academy of McKay's Mill where she worked with the toddlers. The babies love Miss Linda's calmness and all the love that she gives everyday! We are very grateful to have her! She graduated from a two year Bible College in 2000. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family, going to the movies and reading! 

Miss Autumn Mendicino-- Infant 3

Miss Autumn is our Lead teacher in Infant 3, she has been working in childcare for 2 years and has been with The Academy since May 2013 and has loved every minute of it. Miss Autumn started out as a floater/closer and has worked hard to become our Lead Teacher. Miss Autumn has a little one of her own and she comes in every morning with a big smile on her face. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her daughter, fiancee', family and friends!

**The many faces of our AoG Babies**

Here at The Academy we use The Nationally Accredited High Reach Learning curriculum. In our Infant classrooms it is called Bright Baby. Mrs. Jessi, Miss Linda & Miss Autumn use baby signs and also do baby yoga with the little ones in their classes! To learn more about High Reach and Bright Baby, you can visit the website here. Each month the teachers use a different Bright Baby box with lots of fun things to do as well as a new sign for each month. This month Miss Jessi is using the I Go! box and Miss Autumn is using the My Trips! box. 

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