January 2025 Nationwide Trainer of the Month

The Trainer of the Month award is designed to acknowledge an worker that exemplifies our core values, that are compassion, humility, integrity, loyalty, and self-discipline. This month we’re happy to announce that our 2025 January Nationwide Trainer of the Month is Ms. Des of Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool of Scottsdale.

In speaking about how Ms. Des exemplifies LSP’s core values, Program Director, Ms. Latryce mentioned, “Ms. Des is, surely, this month’s Trainer of the Month. Her unwavering dedication to each her college students and colleagues is really exceptional. She persistently goes above and past in each facet of her work, whether or not it’s staying late to assist a struggling scholar, providing steering to her friends, or creating an interesting and supportive studying surroundings for everybody. She has an unimaginable capability to make every individual really feel valued, at all times providing a serving to hand to those that want it, irrespective of how massive or small the request. Her dedication, kindness, and tireless effort make her an indispensable a part of our faculty group, and it’s clear that she has earned this recognition. Ms. Des is an inspiring instance of what it means to be a caring and distinctive educator.”

What age group do you train?
Preschool

What’s the title of your classroom?
Arendelle

What do you’re keen on most concerning the age group you train?
I really like that their minds are like sponges! They be taught a lot and soak in so many new expertise. I additionally love that I can be taught loads from them as nicely, like issues they do with their households outdoors of faculty and issues they take pleasure in probably the most.

What’s your favourite curriculum challenge you’ve ever achieved in your classroom?
Our present curriculum is “Can You Construct It? Discovering STEAM Via Building”! We have now been having a lot enjoyable constructing various things and utilizing our imaginations whereas exploring. I actually love that the youngsters have been so excited to make use of building associated supplies throughout their studying experiences!

What do you take pleasure in most about working for LSP?
What I really like most about working at Little Sunshine’s Playhouse is the bonds you make along with your college students and fogeys are lengthy lasting. I really like that LSP is such a family-oriented place!

What made you wish to develop into an early childhood educator?
Rising up my mother had a stroke whereas she was pregnant with my youngest brother, leaving her with mind injury so she couldn’t bear in mind issues. I needed to step up at a younger age to assist loads round the home. This meant I used to be serving to with chores and serving to each of my brothers with homework and initiatives from faculty. I at all times beloved being that serving to hand after I was youthful and it sort of simply caught. I’ve been educating preschoolers since I graduated highschool in 2017, and it’s been a lot enjoyable and has opened numerous alternatives for me throughout my years educating.

Who and/or what conjures up you and why?
What conjures up me is the chance to alter youngsters’s lives for the higher! I’m planning on persevering with faculty to develop into a pediatric nurse practitioner. Sometime I wish to have my very own licensed observe, the place I can construct lengthy lasting bonds with households who come to ensure their children are comfortable and wholesome. I simply wish to assist youngsters develop and develop to be the most effective variations of themselves as they become old.

What do you take pleasure in doing outdoors of labor?
Some issues I take pleasure in outdoors of labor are going to flee rooms, touring with my canine and boyfriend to automotive occasions, and going to concert events to hearken to dwell music!

Inform us one particular truth about your self that nobody would count on?
One particular truth about me is that I’m not an Arizona native. I used to be born and raised in New Jersey. I’m an East Coast girly by way of and thru!

We additionally wish to say congratulations to all of the nominees who’re listed beneath. Thanks for all of your arduous work and dedication!

Jennifer M. – Arvada

Luisa E. – Broomfield

Rian H.  – Chesterfield

Seven W. – Colorado Springs (Cheyenne Mountain)

Kimora L. – Colorado Springs (Briargate)

Samaurri F. – Creve Coeur

Swarnalatha P. – Cumming

Ashli M. – Elkhorn North

Sandra O,  – Elkhorn South

Emily M. – Erie

Xin W. – 4 Factors

Nic O. – Franklin

Brianna N. – Gilbert – Higley

Paris P. – Granite Bay

Taylor S. – Lake St. Louis

Alexandra F. – Lakeway

Gina B. – Leawood

Monique M. – Littleton

Kayleigh D. – Mt. Juliet

Crystal H. – O’Fallon

Erin S. – Overland Park

Maegan L. – Ozark

Valentina R. – Parker

Kassandra G. – Rogers

Kira S. – Roswell

Lexie G. – San Antonio – Dominion

Melissa B. – San Antonio – Stone Oak

Elena R. – Schaumburg

Norma S. – Southlake

Beth D. – Springfield I

McKenzie P. – Springfield II

Kierra M. – Springfield III

Carla A. – The Woodlands

Grace L. – College Metropolis

Karen F. – Willowbrook