Class Overview

Preschool Prep Class
The preschool-prep program enables very young children to become acquainted with and comfortable in a school environment. Parental involvement in this program is essential to a smooth transition to the school experience.
- Emphasis on developing personal and social skills
- Creativity fostered and encouraged
- Individual attention in a small-class setting
- Warm and friendly environment for learning to separate from parents
- Age:
  Must be 2 by class start
- Days:
  Thursday
- Time:
  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Class Size:
  10 Children
- Adults in Classroom:
  Teacher, Assistant Teacher, Co-op Parent
- Cost:
  (Tuition rates are reviewed annually and are subject to change.)
  $50 / month

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Teachers

- Tamara Heffner
  Director, Lead Teacher (2s and 4s), Co-Teacher (3s)
  Tamara Heffner
  Director, Lead Teacher (2s and 4s), Co-Teacher (3s)
  Tammie joined WLCN in the fall of 2015. Her son attended WLCN in the 4-year old class, so she is very familiar with the co-op environment. Miss Tammie has four years of experience working with special needs children at a daycare center in Virginia. She has actively volunteered at her children’s schools, and she worked as a substitute teacher for her daughter’s elementary school in Texas. Miss Tammie has a certificate in Surgical Technology from Northern Virginia Community College.
- Danielle Cuozzo
  Lead Teacher (3s), Co-Teacher (2s and 4s)
  Danielle Cuozzo
  Lead Teacher (3s), Co-Teacher (2s and 4s)
  Danielle joined the Wilde Lake Children’s Nursery community in the summer of 2022 when her daughter enrolled in the 3’s class. After spending the 2023-2024 school year as the 4’s Class Liaison and part-time Assistant Teacher, she decided to come on board full time when her daughter graduated from WLCN! In addition to raising her own three children, Miss Danielle has prior experience teaching preschool, providing respite care for special needs children, as well as many years working in education administration. She loves the co-op experience and getting to know all of the families! Miss Danielle has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Rutgers University.
- Jo Smetak
  Assistant Teacher
  Jo Smetak
  Assistant Teacher
  Jo has worked and trained in early childhood education since 1987, including 33 years as the lead teacher at Running Brook Children’s Nursery. She is a career-long advocate for play-based learning, specializing in integrating arts, literature, and nature into an early childhood curriculum. She loves talking about children, and offers parent workshops in child development. Early childhood education is her heart!