A Little Bit About Pam

I first realized how much I enjoy spending time with children as a teenager babysitting for neighborhood children. When it was time for me to choose a major in college, I chose to study early childhood education.  Since graduating from St. Mary of the Woods College with an early childhood degree, I have been the lead teacher in both Montessori and traditional classrooms, been a co-op mom (and president of the board) at my children’s cooperative nursery school, chaperoned many school field trips and week-long mission trips, taught Sunday School for 25 years, saw 300 children in two hours as the noon hour coordinator at Abbot Elementary School, been a substitute teacher at University of Michigan’s Towsley Children’s House, and a nanny for a family with five children.

My husband David and I have been married for 40 years and have shared the journey of raising three children together. Our children (now 38, 35, and 24) are adopted and we are a multi-racial family. It has been a wonderful adventure.  Your children take you places you’ve never been before.  We have had the joy of welcoming five grandchildren into our lives. What fun! We are thoroughly enjoying the time we have with them.

I believe that children learn best by doing and playing in a rich environment ready for them to explore. I thoroughly enjoy watching children discover new things. I do not shy away from messy activities since they often become valuable learning experiences.

My goal is to provide a variety of experiences in an enriching environment to help your child grow and discover. 

In addition to spending time with children, I enjoy traveling and dancing. I am a beginning ballroom dancer and have been leading an aerobic dance class for 20 years. As well as traveling in the United States and Canada, I have had wonderful experiences in France, Sweden, Costa Rica, Mexico and Kenya.

I am confident that you will find A Child’s Place to be a warm and nurturing place for your child and your family.

Once again, welcome.