Our Staff
Our center is staffed by early childhood professionals who are committed to creating a positive environment for young children.
Evelyn Nixon, Executive Director
Evelyn came to EC3 with a wealth of early childhood education experience—from in—home care provider, to center founder and director, to early childhood consultant and trainer.
Evelyn began her early childhood career as an in-home child care provider. As her interest in the field grew; she became a teacher's assistant in a Head Start program and then a para professional in an elementary school in Colorado. Evelyn's commitment to working with young children led her to pursue an education in early childhood. After relocating with her family to Michigan she became the founder and director of a large learning center in mid-Michigan. During her tenure as director, Evelyn continued her education by receiving a Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education graduating Summa cum Laude from Rochester College.
Following nine years at the center, Evelyn took a position with Michigan 4C Association as an Early Childhood Consultant and Trainer, which is the position she held prior to her tenure at EC3.
She holds a membership in NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) and NACCP (National Association for Child Care Professionals). Evelyn is certified in Denver II, which is an early developmental screening tool for children birth to five years of age.
Evelyn is a wife and mother of two boys (men now) and is a step mother to three additional children—two boys and a girl. Her interests are: hiking, fishing, reading, photography, traveling and spending any leisure time with her family.
Evelyn is currently in graduate school pursuing her Masters in Early Childhood Education and Development.
Classroom Staff
Twenty-two full-time teachers staff the eleven EC3 classrooms. We are the only center in Lansing that keeps two lead teachers (co-teachers) in each room, rather than one teacher and assistants. That means our staff is more highly trained than that found elsewhere. All of our teachers are trained in child development or early childhood education.
EC3 also boasts full-time support staff who are trained in child development, as well as qualified part-time staff with a love of children. The support staff are very familiar faces to every EC3 child, and smoothly transition into the classrooms when primary caregivers are away from the classroom.