Our Teachers

 

Call us biased, but we think know our teachers
are the best!

Are you looking for a preschool that celebrates God’s gift of childhood? One where your child will be prepared to enter Kindergarten, but also values the importance of learning through play and creativity? Then Little Lambs Village Preschool (LLVP) is the answer. Little Lambs is a Christian preschool (learn more) serving Gainesville and surrounding communities for over 30 years. As a ministry of St. Thomas Anglican Church, our passion is to nurture your child within in a loving Christian environment, so that each child has opportunities to grow and thrive. We offer an academic-year program (September through May) for preschool children aged two years nine months to five years old. We teach to the whole child, using a variety of materials and modalities, with a curriculum of teacher-led and child-led experiences keyed to the Kindergarten student learning objectives in Virginia.

Each of our lead teachers have either a college degree or equivalent training and years of experience in Early Childhood Education. They have the knowledge and skill to conduct long range curricular planning and implement the curriculum in large groups and individualized learning segments. Beyond all that, our teachers have the knowledge and experience to nurture young learners, manage classroom behaviors, and assess our young learners’ progress with love and gentleness. All our teachers are Pediatric First Aid and CPR certified and complete a course on Recognizing, Reporting and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect.


Our Wonderful Teachers

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Erin Fano

Hi, I'm Erin Fano and I’m the lead teacher for our Brown Bears and Cool Cats classes (3 year olds). This will be my fourth year in our 3s class and I am super excited for the new adventures ahead this year. I am married and have two sons, 9 and 6, and have lived in Gainesville for five years. When I'm not making crazy science projects or singing silly songs at Little Lambs, I enjoy reading, cooking, and traveling (I LOVE the beach!). I especially love teaching our Brown Bears and Cool Cats!

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HI! My name is Carrie Torman, and I am teaching the Pre-K Class! Go Mad Hatters! I grew up in Fairfax but moved to Gainesville 15 years ago (OMG)! I am married and have two children, a boy (14) and a girl (10) who both went to Little Lambs and that’s were my love of this place began! I have been teaching here for the past five years and I am so grateful to work at such a wonderful place with amazing teachers and children! When I am not at school, I am spending time with my family, most likely outdoors! We joke that there isn’t a hobby I am not into! I look forward to meeting everyone soon!

Carrie Torman

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Jenelle Bryan

Hello, my name is Jenelle Bryan and I grew up in New Hampshire and have resided in Gainesville, VA for almost 4 years with my husband and 2.5 children. My son, a graduate of Little Lambs, and my daughter will be finishing her last year of preschool at LLVP.  Our family also has a spoiled 1 year old black lab pup. Some of my favorite hobbies include swimming, baking, cooking, exercising, going to the beach and family time. I am so excited to join the Little Lambs Village Preschool family as a teacher’s assistant. It is going to be a fun year! 

Diane Thomas

Hi! I'm Diane Thomas, this will be my first year as a teacher assistant at Little Lambs. I grew up in Selden, NY and have lived in Bristow, VA for the last ten years. My son Robbie, 4, currently attends Little Lambs and my daughter Avery, 5, just graduated from Little Lambs and is in elementary school. I love crafting, Disney and all things snoopy. I also love spending time with my family and friends. I'm so excited for this opportunity and I can't wait to meet everyone this fall!

Lea Dawson

Hi! My name is Lea Dawson and this is my fourth year working at Little Lambs Village Preschool and second year as lead teacher for the four-year-old class, the Caterpillars. I also had the fun opportunity to teach Pee Wee Fitness for a year at the school. I have four children who all graduated from Little Lambs and I am so happy to be teaching Pre-K again this year! In addition to teaching at Little Lambs, I am also a dance instructor at Encore Performers in Chantilly. Teaching has always been my passion and I am blessed to be at an awesome school!

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Hello! My name is Sue Ashman. I have resided in Gainesville for the past 13 years. I am married, have three wonderful daughters (ages 11, 8 and 5), two of whom attended Little Lambs Village Preschool. I previously had the joy of teaching the LLVP Pee Wee Fitness classes and am now super excited to be the Assistant teacher in the three day, three year old Cool Cats class. Outside of Little Lambs, I enjoy spending time with my family, baking, running and the beach! I look forward to a great year with our young Grasshoppers.

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Natalie Dubovsky (Mrs. D)

I live with my husband and two kids in Haymarket. I have a cat called Buttons - he is 1 year old. I have two Masters degrees, in economics and linguistics. I love to read, to listen music, to cook and to travel, I love gardening and being outside. I’m so excited to be joining the Little Lambs family in Mrs. Torman’s class.