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About Our Directors
      Jocelyn Connolly
Jocelyn has had a long career in the field of education. She received her undergraduate degree in educational philosophy from Brown University and went on to graduate school in teacher education at the University of San Francisco. Thereafter, she taught elementary school at the primary level for over a decade at both public and private schools throughout the Bay Area. She came to The Kids Place to fulfill a lifelong dream to enter the field of early childhood education and to be able to build a school in her own educational vision. Over the years, she has expanded and now oversees three Kids Place campuses. Jocelyn is a mother to three boys, two Kids Place graduates and one pre-kindergartener who attend the Kids Place in Corte Madera.

Jocelyn currently serves as the executive director of all three Kids Place campuses.


      Nancy Martling
Nancy started as a teacher in the Kids Place infant room and worked her way up to head pre-kindergarten teacher over the years. Early childhood education is a second career for Nancy, who has her MA in museum science from San Francisco State University. Upon beginning work at The Kids Place, Nancy embraced it fully and has completed early childhood extensive coursework. As a qualified director and beloved teacher Nancy was the obvious choice to assist in an administrative role when Jocelyn recently had her third child.

Nancy has been the director of The Kids Place since 2007.


      Rebecca Dennis
Rebecca has worked with children of all ages for the last twenty years. She has been a Lead Teacher in every age group from the infant toddler class to pre-k. Her degree is in Early Childhood Education. She also has a Site Supervisor's Permit and a Teacher permit from the state of California. She has a love of math and has been a math tutor for the SAT entry exam. But her passion is Early Childhood Education.

Rebecca has been at The Kids' Place in San Anselmo since it opened in 2010. It has been the realization of a dream for Rebecca to build a preschool with her own philosophy and vision for a play based setting that benefits both the attending children and their families. Her ongoing love of learning compliments key social skills and fosters early childhood development.


      Elizabeth Tapia
Elizabeth has been teaching preschool for the last 25 years. She received her director and teaching units from the Santa Rosa Junior College and is working on her bachelors and masters at Dominican University. She has had a lifelong passion for children and the creation of inspiring environments.