Serving Rochester Hills, MI
1385 South Adams Road Rochester Hills, MI 48309
About
About Somerset Early Childhood Center Inc
What is unique about Somerset Early Childhood Center’s programs? Each of our programs, Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Enrichment, are based on the same foundational principles. First, children must feel safe, secure and comfortable. They must feel valued and unique. Second, the curriculum must be comprehensive (i.e. address the needs of the whole child, not just the academic objectives), must be clearly related to future academic requirements, and be individualized. Third, the teachers must be knowledgeable and experienced with their classroom’s age group, skilled in systematic observation, and effective in using their observations of individual children’s strengths, interests, and growth areas to plan and carry out curriculum related activities in a way that engages the children’s curiosity, prior knowledge and creativity. And fourth, the teachers must be able to communicate with parents in a manner that clearly demonstrates a desire to work collaboratively for the best interests of each child.
Our programs are designed to foster executive function skills of completing tasks, solving problems, organizing information, staying focused, controlling impulsivity and making deliberate plans. These skills are crucial building blocks for the early development of both cognitive and social capacities and instilling early literacy and numeracy.
Ms. Sheela S. Swarup
Executive Director, Owner
- MS in Administrative Education
- 40+years teaching experience
- Pre-K teacher at Somerset ECC for 11 years
- Executive Director at Somerset since 1989
- Partner in Somerset ECC since 2005
- 29 years with Somerset ECC in total
- Has presented workshops at MiAEYC Conferences and also an early childhood conference at Oxford University in England
Dr. Anne E. Porter
Founder/Owner
- BA in Developmental Psychology
- BS in Economics and Business Administration
- Undergraduate concentration in Computer Science
- MAT in Early Childhood Education
- Ph.D. in Evaluation and Research in Education
- Peace Corps Volunteer, Recife, PE, Brasil 1970-72
- Director, Lowry Toddler Program, Oakland University, 5 years
- Early Childhood Education professor 1979-82
- Instructional Systems Technology professor, 1982-2014, Dept of Reading and Language Arts
- Digital Literacies and Learning professor, 2014-present (program name change)
- As one of Somerset's founders, this is Anne's 34th year with Somerset E.C.C.
- 41 years teaching experience at preschool and university levels
Miss Diane, Administrative Assistant
- Has worked at Somerset for 7 years
- Has many years of administrative experience
Preschool Staff
Miss Nancy, Preschool Teacher
- BS in Human Resource Development with specialization in Early Childhood Education
- Has taught at Somerset ECC for 26 years
- 34 years total teaching experience
Miss Melissa, Preschool Teacher
- BA in Elementary Education, with classes in Early Childhood Education
- Has taught at Somerset ECC for 9 years
- 25 years total teaching experience
Miss Keller, Preschool Teacher
- BA Education and Human Development
- 14 years total Early Childhood Education teaching experience
- Second year at Somerset ECC
Miss Debbie, Preschool Teacher
- BS in Early Childhood Education, Child Development Associate Degree
- 10th year at Somerset
- 23 years total teaching experience
Pre-K / Kindergarten Staff
Miss Staci, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
- BS in Early Childhood Education, Teaching Certificate with Special Education Endorsement, also English as a Second Language Certification
- 15 years total Early Childhood Education teaching experience
- 4th year at Somerset
Miss Beverly, Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten Teacher
- BA in Elementary Education, Michigan Certified teacher with Early Childhood Endorsement, M.Ed in Early Childhood Education
- 5th year at Somerset ECC
- 30 years total teaching experience
- Supervisory position in employee-based child care
Miss Mary, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
- BS in Elementary Education with Endorsements in Early Childhood Education and Preschool Special Education
- has taught at Somerset ECC for 21 years
- 30+ years total teaching experience
Miss Saundra, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
- BA Early Childhood Education, MA Early Childhood Education
- First year at Somerset ECC
- 22 years total teaching experience
- 8 years as Head Start Site Supervisor
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