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Our Staff

We're proud to introduce the Riversong staff.

Deborah Peterson - Little Ducklings Lead Teacher

Turtles Teacher
Deborah teaches the Little Ducklings. She is married, has one grown daughter, and has been doing child care for nine years. She especially enjoys doing messy crafts like finger painting and glitter glue with the children and reading them stories. She is also a lover of animals and shares the wonder of nature with the little ones.

Bernadine Purnell - Otters Lead Teacher

Otters Teacher
Bernadine, aka Miss Bernie, is a lover of all children. She has made day care her career. She provided home day care for fourteen years and has worked in many other centers. She and her husband have nine children and twenty-one grandchildren. You will see Miss Bernie with the Otters marching and singing, dancing and singing, jumping and singing. She fills every day with fun learning activities for the preschoolers.

Trisha Dean - Little Turtles Lead Teacher

Little Turtles Teacher
Trisha has had experience as a home day care provider and in another daycare center before she came to Riversong. She leads the Little Turtles class and also works with the Wise Owls before and after school group, providing academic instruction and tutoring as well as many art and science activities, projects, cooking, and outdoor play. She is married and has three children and one grandchild.