About the Teachers
Stacey Regan: Owner/Director
Mother of four children
Education:
- 1993 Graduate of Keene State College, Keene, NH with a Bachelor’s of Early Childhood Education & Elementary Education
- 2001 Graduate of Lesley University, Summa Cum Laude, with a Master’s Degree in Technology in Education
- 2001 – 2007 MA EEC Large Family Child Care License # 200108
- MA EEC Infant/Toddler/Preschool Lead Teacher & Director II Qualified #9533244
- Currently First Aid & CPR certified
- Professional Development: Additional 300+ hours in early childhood development workshops and courses
Experience:
- 2005 – 2021 Learn and Play Preschool Director & Lead Toddler Teacher ~ Acton, MA
- 2012-2014 Conant Elementary School Kindergarten Assistant ~Acton, MA
- 2004-2005 Learn and Play Preschool Director/Lead Pre-K Teacher ~ Acton, MA
- 2002-2004 Learn and Play Preschool Teacher, Toddler/Preschool Programs ~ Acton, MA
- 2001-2002 Family Child Care Provider for infants, toddlers, and preschool children ~ Acton, MA.
- 1997-1999 Conant Elementary School Third Grade Teacher ~ Acton, MA
- 1995-1997 Iber Homes Gove Middle School Fourth Grade Teacher ~ Raymond, NH
- 1995 Conant Elementary School Special Education Assistant ~ Acton, MA
- Summer 1995 Acton Public School Special Education Tutor ~ Acton, MA
- Summer 1995 Case Collaborative Special Education Assistant ~ Acton, MA
- 1994 Substitute Teacher K-5 Keene, NH
- 1993 Kindergarten and Third Grade Student Teacher
Shelley Garrett: Assistant Preschool Director /Lead Pre-K Teacher
Mother of 2 children, a foster care mother of a teenager from 1999-2007, and has two children
Education:
- 2005 BA in Early Childhood Education from Lesley University
- Currently First Aid & CPR certified
- MA EEC Certified Family Child Care Assistant License #93202
- MA EEC Infant/Toddler, Preschool & Director I Qualified #9519281
Experience:
- 2005 – 2021 Learn and Play Preschool Director & Preschool Teacher ~ Acton, MA
- 2002-2005 Learn and Play Preschool Teacher, Toddler/Preschool/Pre-K Programs ~Acton, MA
- 2004 Peabody School, Lesley University Compass Program, First & Second Grade ~ Cambridge
- 2004 Conant Elementary School Student Teacher, Kindergarten ~ Acton, MA
- 2001-2002 Plowshares Assistant Preschool Teacher for children 3-5 years old ~ Newton, MA
- 2000-2001 LexiCare Assistant Toddler Teacher for children 2-2.9 years old ~ Lexington, MA
- 1999-2005 Foster Mother of a teenager
- 2005 – 2008 Foster Mother and now an adoptive mother of a 4-year-old boy
Elaine Carpenter: Lead Preschool Teacher
Mother of three children
Education:
- Courses: The Challenging Child II, Stuttering & the Preschool Child, Learning Disabilities & the Young Child, Sensory Processing in Young Children
- Professional Development: Additional 300+ hours in early childhood development workshops and courses
- Currently First Aid & CPR certified
- EEC Lead Toddler/Preschool Teacher Qualified #9513667
Experience:
- 2005-2021 Learn and Play Preschool/Preschool Teacher of 3-4-year-olds~ Acton, MA
- 1998-2005 The Alphabet Soup Preschool Preschool/Pre-K Teacher ~ Westford, MA
Lori Marzullo: Toddler Teacher
Mother of three children
Education:
- 2006 MA EEC Infant/Toddler and Preschool Teacher Qualified
- Professional Development: Additional 30 hours in early childhood development workshops and courses
- Currently CPR & First Aid certified
Experience:
- 2005 – 2021 Learn and Play Preschool Toddler Teacher
- 15 years of childcare experience for families with young children
Diane Souza: Pre-k Teacher
Mother of three children and a foster care parent
Education:
- Currently First Aid & CPR certified
- Wilmington High School, Graduated ’92, Wilmington, MA
- 1992 – 1996 Early Childhood Education, Associate’s degree, Fisher College, Boston, MA
- 1998-2019 Professional Development 400+ hours.
- 2015-2018 Various volunteer work, Malcolm White Elementary School, Woburn, MA
- MA EEC Infant/Toddler/Preschool Lead Teacher Qualified License #9573857
Experience:
- 2019-2021 Learn and Play Preschool, Toddler & Pre-k Teacher, Acton, MA
- 2018 – 2019 Child Care Center – Infant-Pre-k Teacher, Westford, MA
- 2012 – 2014 Wang Family- Nanny for Infants/Toddler, Burlington, MA
- 2006 – 2012 Develis Family – Nanny for Infant to age 6, Woburn, MA
- 2002 – 2006 Mulberry Child Care & Preschool- Toddler/Preschool Teacher, N. Reading, MA
- 1999 – 2002 Knowledge Beginnings – Toddler/Preschool Teacher, Burlington, MA
- 1998 -1999 Pelletier Family – Nanny for 3 & 5-year-olds, Woburn, MA
- 1996 – 1998 Preschool Concepts – Pre-k Teacher, Woburn, MA
- 1998 – Present Foster Parent for various children, newborn to teenagers, Case Family Services, Lowell, MA and Cambridge Children and Family Services, Cambridge, MA
Dorothy Fowle: Toddler Teacher
Mother to one child and 5 fur babies
Education:
- Currently First Aid & CPR certified
- Nashoba Valley Technical High School, Graduated 1989, Westford, MA.
- 2006 Early Child Development Mount Wachusett Community College, Devens, MA
- 2007 – 2010 Early Childhood Education Associate’s degree, Penn Foster Career School
- 2010 Teaching Strategies Gold Documentation and Observation Certificate, Worcester State College
- 2011 Fostering Development of Students with Emotional and Autism Spectrum Disorder Certificate, Fitchburg State University
- 2012 – 2015 Early Childhood Education
- EEC Infant/Toddler/Preschool Lead Teacher Qualified License #9539958
Experience:
- 2020 – 2021 McSweeney Family – Remote Teacher for Preschooler/First Grade, Littleton, MA
- 2018 – 2020 Country Kids Child Development Center – Infant Teacher, Groton, MA
- 2016 – 2018 Stone Family – Private Nanny for an Infant and Preschooler, Lunenburg, MA
- 2005 – 2016 Ayer Kiddie Depot Toddler Teacher, Ayer, MA
- 1995 – 1997 Tiger’s Den School Age, Littleton, MA
- 1988 – 1995 Chelmsford Discovery Center – Infant and Toddler Teacher, Chelmsford, MA
Kaylin Patteron-Soar: Toddler and Preschool Teacher
Education:
- 2019-Current Framingham State University: Psychology and Elementary Education
- Currently First Aid & CPR Certified
- MA EEC Infant/Toddler/Preschool Teacher Qualified #9746309
Experience:
- 2021 Learn and Play Preschool Toddler/Preschool Teacher ~ Acton, MA
- 2014-2017 Little Piglets Volunteer Assistant Teacher ~Shirley, MA
Logan Ahearn: Toddler and Preschool Teacher
Education:
- 2019 BA of Psychology from Wheaton College, Norton, MA
- Currently First Aid & CPR certified
- MA EEC Infant/Toddler/Preschool Teacher Qualified
Experience:
- 2020-Current Learn and Play Preschool Toddler/Preschool Teacher ~ Acton, MA
- 2012 – Current Nanny for multiple families, ages 2-7 years old, Acton, MA
- 2013 Nursery at Westford Racquet, Westford, MA
Sandra Fallica: Toddler, Preschool and Pre-k Substitute Teacher
Mother of four children
Education:
- 2017 Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Excelsior College, Albany, NY
- 1990 Associates of Science: Nursing, Middlesex Community College, Bedford, MA
- Currently First Aid & CPR certified
Experience:
- 2016-2021 Learn and Play Preschool, Substitute Teacher, floater: toddler, preschool, and Pre-k
- 2014-2016 Learn and Play Preschool, Health Care Consultant
- 2000- Present Registered Nurse, Mother-Baby Unit, labor and delivery, Winchester Hospital, MA
- 1995-1997 Registered Nurse, Ortho/Neuro floor, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
- 1993-1995 RN, Oncology and Medical Surgical, American Mobile Nurses, San Diego, CA

Miss Stacey
Owner/Director
With Learn and Play Preschool for 18 years
32 Years Teaching Experience
Mother of 4 children

Miss Shelley
Assistant Director/Lead Pre-K Teacher
With Learn and Play Preschool for 18 years
22 Years Teaching Experience
Mother of 2 children

Miss Elaine
Lead Preschool Teacher
With Learn and Play Preschool for 17 years
24 Years Teaching Experience
Mother of 3 children

Miss Lori
Toddler Teacher
With Learn and Play Preschool for 17 years
17 Years Teaching Experience
Mother of 3 children

Miss Diane
Pre-k Teacher
3 Years with Learn and Play
31 Years Teaching Experience
Mother of 3 Children and Foster Care Mother

Miss Karen
Toddler Teacher
2 Year with Learn and Play
31 Years Teaching Experience
Mother of 2 Children

Miss Dorothy
Lead Toddler Teacher
1 Year with Learn and Play
30 Years Teaching Experience
Mother of 1 Children

Miss Kaylin
Preschool Teacher
2 Year with Learn and Play
2 Years Teaching Experience

Miss Logan
Preschool Teacher
2 Year with Learn and Play
2 Years Teaching Experience

Miss Sandra
On-Call Substitute Teacher
With Learn and Play Preschool for 6 years,
also as our Health Care Consultant
30 Years Pediatric Nursing Experience
Mother of 4 Children