About Diane

I am a healthy and active grandmother of 4 and mother of 3, who loves to enrich children's lives with books, creativity, art and outdoor play. My joy was playing with my youngest grandsons (ages 4 and 1) until they moved East a few months ago. Now, I am seeking part-time opportunities to nourish children with books, play and fun activities while their parents work. For over 30 years, I taught early childhood classes and older grades as well. As a teacher with a Masters in education and as an advocate for play, I created a Discovery Room at my last school where 4 and 5-year-olds could engage in all types of play: block building, dress up/dramatic play, water play, making play-dough as a science experiment and acting out stories. The children loved coming to the Discovery Room and I loved facilitating their creativity and development. My current passions are swimming, practicing yoga (I am a teacher as well), bike riding, painting, writing and reading books about anti-racism.