JLU's toddler team ensures that your child's first steps are always in the right direction. Our toddlers enjoy a day filled with music, art and all sorts of learning firsts. This program encourages high achievement while still providing the nurturing a toddler needs.
Toddler classrooms have a maximum of 10 children in the room, with a teacher to student ratio of 1:5.
Our toddlers follow the daily classroom schedule and sleep on individual mats during rest time. Teachers work with parents to assist with potty-training and teach personal hygiene skills. Toddlers are given a variety of opportunities for discovery and creativity. Children will also learn how to form friendships through teacher guided group activities.
Parents are responsible for providing the following items for toddlers in care: diapers and/or cloth training pants if potty training, wipes, diaper cream, pacifiers, extra sets of clothing, fitted crib sheet and blanket
Miss Jennifer Troina
Joined JLU: February 2022
Degree: High school diploma
Experience prior to JLU: professional experience in the restaurant industry both as a hostess and as a prep cook; worked with children as a VBS leader at Brockport Free Methodist
Church; babysitting experience
Personal life: enjoys shopping and socializing with her friends
Mrs. Mickayla Brennan
Joined JLU: August 2022
Degree: High school diploma
Experience prior to JLU: two years of experience as a toddler teacher in a licensed childcare; four years of volunteering at Living Waters Church in the nursery and during Sunday
school
Personal life: enjoys playing video games, being outside going on walks with her husband and dog
Miss Jade Hoffarth
Joined JLU: August 2021
Degree: Currently enrolled in Child Development Associate Credential; college credits completed at St. John Fisher
Experience prior to JLU: experience as an activities leader at Elderwood Nursing Home; two years of customer service experience at Crosby’s
Personal life: mother, enjoys being outside, hiking and four wheeling
Miss Grace Schwaderer
Joined JLU: September 2022
Degree: High School diploma
Experience prior to JLU: served in church nurseries for four years, volunteered in children’s ministries including Junior Church and Vacation Bible School
Personal life: artist and musician, enjoys reading and working with animals
Miss Amelia Lundberg
Joined JLU: November 2017
Degree: Currently enrolled in Child Development Associate Credential
Experience prior to JLU: personal nanny for four years; volunteer in her church nursery for over ten years; babysitting for over ten years
Personal life: enjoys reading, watching movies and sewing
Miss Rena Rodwell
Joined JLU: December 2020
Degree: AA in Culinary Arts from Niagara CC, Child Development Associate Credential in Infant & Toddler Care
Experience prior to JLU: two years of experience as a line and sauté cook at Brickyard Brewing Co.; one year of customer service experience as a
supervisor at Barnes & Noble; five years of leading youth group for 2nd to 5th grade at Mother of Sorrows church
Personal life: loves music, cooking, and spending time with family
Miss Meaghan Murphy
Joined JLU: January 2023
Degree: HS diploma; enrolled at SUNY Brockport
Experience prior to JLU: two years of combined customer service experience at Avantis Pizza, Dollar General and Tops; babysitting experience
Personal life: enjoys cooking, animals and going on nature walks
Miss Bria Melrose
Joined JLU: May 2022
Degree: HS diploma; enrolled at SUNY Brockport obtaining a Bachelor’s in Nursing
Experience prior to JLU: over two years of experience as an after care teacher at St. Paul Lutheran School; three years of volunteer experience at Vacation Bible School, volunteered
at Flower City Work Camp; church nursery volunteer
Personal life: member of the Honors College at school, loves drawing, babysitting and dog-sitting
Miss Corina Ferro
Joined JLU: August 2017
Degree: BFA in Dance and a BS in Interdisciplinary Arts for Children
Experience prior to JLU: worked with children as a dance instructor for four years at two studios; substitute teacher in the Brockport CSD; five years of experience as a camp counselor at Casowasco Camp; volunteer for church nursery
Personal life: enjoys dancing