Our Teachers

  • Brandy Clark (she/her)

    OWNER / DIRECTOR

    My experience working with children professionally began in 1988 with a summer job as a swim instructor. I discovered a passion for teaching through homeschooling my own three children, and it’s been my dream to run my own preschool ever since!

  • Maddie Loveland (she/her)

    CO-DIRECTOR

    My name is Miss Maddie and I am the director at Tot to Learn. I have a Bachelors in Community Health and Education. I’ve always been in some form of child education; whether it be teaching swim lessons for 10 years, raising my own children, and/or being a teacher. I did my externship at the Relief Nursery in a social and emotional classroom and fell in love with their techniques. I continue to use their structure and curriculum in my everyday teachings.

    I meet every child at their own developmental stage and pour my heart soul into every kiddo that comes to my classroom. I love play based and outdoor curriculum the most. I try to make learning fun and hide it through singing, dance parties, and many arts and crafts. Learning comes through experiences and in the moment teachings as well as routine and structure. The progress in cognitive and language development is the most interesting and exciting part of my job.

  • Vanessa Coone (she/her)

    AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM LEADER

  • Jessica Hurd (she/her)

    TEACHER

  • Shannon Parke (she/her)

    TEACHER

Our Aides

  • Lexi Russo (she/her)

    AIDE 2

  • Ananda Puff

    AIDE 1

    Hi! My name is Ananda Puff, and I’m a senior at Elmira High School. This fall, I’ll be starting my journey toward a nursing degree with the goal of becoming a labor and delivery nurse. I love the idea of being part of such a special moment in people’s lives as they welcome a new baby into the world.

    I’ve always had a passion for working with kids and have been doing so since the summer of my 8th-grade year. My experience includes working at a summer camp, lifeguarding/teaching swim lessons, tutoring/babysitting and now working as an aid at Tots 2 Learn!

    Outside of school and work, I enjoy spending time with my friends, visiting the beach, and hanging out with my cat, Millie Do Dah!

  • Lea Baldree (she/her)

    AIDE 1

  • Adi Herburger (she/her)

    AIDE 1