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Stay and Play Staff

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Fabulous Fours

Emma Sutterlin - Lead Teacher

• Grew up in State College
• Has been caring for children for 10 years
• Very excited for first year teaching at Stay and Play
• Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Enjoys cooking, making crafts & going to Disney

Rachel Stockdale - Assistant Teacher

• Married with 3 children
• Lives in and loves State College
• Previously a teacher in physical education
• Excited to be teaching at Stay and Play after her children attended here in the past.

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Rainbow Fours

Sharon Frost – Lead Teacher

• Married with 2 adult children
• Lives in State College
• Been teaching for many years – this is her sixth year with  Stay and Play
• Masters of Science in Education
• “Being with and teaching young children is my passion and makes my life more brilliant.”

Jennifer Carr – Assistant Teacher

• Married with 2 children
• Lives in Port Matilda
• Been a teacher for early childhood and her own children for many years
• Bachelors in Elementary Education
• Excited to be working in a classroom with children again.

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Thrillin' Threes

​Valerie Anderson – Lead Teacher

• Has 2 adult children of her own
• Lives in Howard on the family farm
• Has a B.Ph. in Dance with a minor in Education
• Been teaching preschool for many years –Taught at Saint Andrews before joining the Stay and Play family
• Also teaches at her own dance studio for both children and adults
• “Children are my passion. I love being able to be part of helping them develop into well-rounded little individuals.”

Roxane Miller – Assistant Teacher

• Married with 3 adult children
• Lives in State College
• Been at Stay and Play for 18 years
• Disney is my happy place
• “I love watching the children develop and grow over the year.”

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Terrific Twos

​Susan Lee – Lead Teacher

• Married with 4 children (one son attended S&P)
• Lives in State College
• PSU grad with Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling
• After several years in counseling and community mental health, she stepped back to start her family.
• Volunteering in her children’s classrooms is where she caught the teaching bug.
• She is very excited about her first year at Stay and Play.

Kendra Adkins – Assistant Teacher

• Married with 4 children (all of which have attended S&P at some point – one is with us still)
• Lives in Stormstown
• Graduated from Virginia Tech
• First year teaching toddlers in a formal setting and very excited to be part of the S&P team
• “Of all my professional endeavors, this is by far the most important and most rewarding that I’ve had the privilege of undertaking. Thank you for sharing your amazing children with us!”

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Tiny Tots

​Melissa Pike – Lead Teacher (M-F)

• Married with 2 children (both attended S&P – 1 still does)
• Lives in State College
• Graduated from Slippery Rock University with a BS in Math and a Masters in Secondary
• I enjoy fitness and reading for pleasure in my free time.
• Member of State College Presbyterian Church.
• “I’m very excited to be working with the Tiny Tots, especially since I no longer have a tiny tot of my own. It is so fun to see the children learn and grow.”

Chrissy Fritton – Assistant teacher (M/W/F)

• Married with one daughter (who attends Stay and Play)
• Lives in State College
• Graduated from Penn State with a degree in recreation park management – therapeutic recreation.
• Avid runner, volleyball player, sports and fitness enthusiast.
• Big animal lover – also a mom of 2 dogs and 2 cats.
• “I love watching the children develop and form special bonds with them!”

​Sarah Cooper – Assistant teacher
(T, Th)

• Married with 2 children (a son in elementary and a daughter attending Stay and Play)
• Lives in State College
• B.S. in Elementary Education from The University of Iowa

   

   

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Adventure Afternoons

Chrissy Fritton – Assistant teacher (M/W/F) *see above
 - Assistant teacher (T/TH)
​Aida Pistone -- Lead Teacher

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Administration

​Laura Steager – Director

• 10th year as Director of Stay and Play
• Married with a son in college at PSU Main campus
• Live in Port Matilda
• Bachelors in Psychology – Muskingum College
• Spent my whole life working with children in some fashion
• ” I am so lucky to work with such a wonderful team: staff, parents and the children.  I love my job and feel truly blessed to be part of this program.”

Aida Pistone – Assistant Director

• Have 2 daughters who make up my social life – one in college the other in High School
• Bachelors in Child Development
• Grew up & lives in State College
• Lived in Puerto Rico and worked in preschool there prior to returning to State College
• This is her 8th year working at Stay and Play
• “I love the children, the staff and being part of the Stay and Play Family.”

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Music

Alanna Leicht – Music Teacher 

• Married with 2 children: ages, 6 & 7
• Lives in State College.
• Has worked as a teacher for both the 3’s & 4’s classes at Stay and Play in the past.
• Elementary Ed. degree and loves teaching music!

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Laura Steager, Director
814-237-1154
stayandplayscpc@gmail.com