Toddler Program

Haley Pressley is the Toddler One Lead Teacher. She has been here since 2022. She is working on her certification in the CGMS Montessori beginnings course, ages birth to three. She loves reading, art and spending time with her loved ones. 

McKenna Looney is the Toddler 1 Assistant. She has been here at MSA since 2022. She is currently working on her Montessori Beginnings course, ages birth to three, through Center for Guided Montessori Studies and her Associates degree in Early Childhood Education at Tri County Technical College.  

Corey Rainey is the Toddler Two Lead Teacher. She has been here since 2016. Corey has her certification in the CGMS Montessori beginnings course, ages birth to three. She loves her two dogs and spending time with family and friends. 

Vivian Hooper is the assistant toddler teacher for T2. She has been here since 2021. After working the medical field for 42 years.  She decided that she wanted to work with small children for a change. Loves reading and spending time with her family.

Ms. Kacie joined MSA in 2020 with twelve years of prior childcare experience. She worked in the Infant Class for 4 years before moving to teach toddlers. She completed Montessori Beginnings training through the Center for Guided Montessori Studies in 2021, and is currently pursuing her Montessori Certification for Infant/Todder 0-3. 

Ashlyn Looney has been at MSA since January 2024. Ms. Ashlyn is the Toddler Three Assistant teacher. She received her Associates degree from Tri-County Technical College in Early Care and Education in 2021. She has been working with children for over four years and enjoys reading, baking, and running.

Mrs. Webber has been here since 2016.  Kim has earned her CGMS certification in ages  birth to three.  She was lead in the infant room for many years until she semi-retired.  She now works as the Infant/toddler floater.  Her hobbies are reading and spending time with family. She loves all the children and the community at MSA.

Sheryl Chastain is the Infant Toddler Assistant. She has been at Montessori since 1991. She has mostly worked with Toddlers but is now semi retired and works in the office in the afternoons.

Ms. Melissa Hightower has been here since 1996.  She started out working with infants/toddlers .  In 2000-2002 she spent 2 summers in New York getting her Montessori Associate Degree  Birth-3 years.in

In 2013 became the  Director of the Infant/Toddler Director, as well as the Admissions Director of Admissions.