Ms. Lindsay joined the staff in 2012. She is a graduate of Montclair State University and is a certified elementary school teacher for grades K-5. Ms. Lindsay started at Nursery Rhymes as head teacher of the part-time PreK-4 class then took over our full time PreK-4 class. She has also taught our Kindergarten class. Ms. Lindsay’s other experience includes student teaching in a Fort Lee Kindergarten as well as substituting for various grades in the Saddle Brook School District. She also has several years, experience working with special needs children.

Ms. Barbara joined the Nursery Rhymes staff in 2009 as a teacher’s assistant and co-teacher in the Toddler Class. In 2010 she took over as the toddler teacher at Playmate Too. She returned to Nursery Rhymes in 2011.

Ms. Barbara studied computer science at Kean University. Her previous experience is as a substitute teacher, an instructor for community based Early Childhood courses such as “Mommy and Me”, Evening Story Time”, “Fun Time Friday”, and “My First Camp”.

Ms. Barbara is married and is the mother of three grown children.

Ms. Dana began as an afternoon assistant at Playmate Too Child Care Center while a senior in high school in 1989. She continued on as an assistant teacher and finally became the PreK-3 teacher and was certified as a group teacher by the state of NJ after receiving her degree from Bergen Community College.

Ms. Dana was transferred from Playmate Too to Nursery Rhymes to take over as the full time PreK-3 head teacher.

Ms. Dana is married and has two boys who are both graduates of Nursery Rhymes Pre-School and Kindergarten.

Miss Taylor joined our staff in 2015 where she started off as an assistant. She took over the PreK-4 part time classroom and is now teaching one of our full-day PreK-4 classes. She graduated from William Paterson University with her BA and is working towards her Master’s of Arts in Teaching. Before joining the Nursery Rhymes family Miss Taylor worked as a nanny/caregiver.

Miss Cassie joined the staff in 2017. She has her Associate’s Degree from Bergen Community College and is a graduate of William Paterson University with a BA in History and Psychology. She is currently working on her Master’s in Early Childhood Education. Miss Cassie is currently teaching our part-time PreK-3 class.

Miss Stephanie is new to the Nursery Rhymes staff. She is teaching our part-time PreK-4 class. Miss Stephanie attends Penn State University working towards her degree in speech pathologyand . Her experience includes working with PreK-3 and PreK-4 classes and working in summer camps with different age groups.

Ms. Crystal has been working at Nursery Rhymes since 2008 as a classroom assistant. She has also worked at Playmate Too for many years. Ms. Crystal works in the PreK-3 class.

Ms. Crystal is married and has 3 wonderful children.

Miss Michelle has her Master’s in Social Work from Monmouth University.   She started working at Nursery Rhymes in 2008 before starting her career in Social Work. She has experience teaching children from 4 years old to preteen.  She returned to the Nursery Rhymes staff this year working once again with Miss Lindsay. Miss Michelle is also a graduate of Playmate Too.

Jared Orlik currently attends Felician College. He is the son of Miss Dana Orlik. Jared is our “Guy Friday” at Nursery Rhymes, with many duties, which includes maintenance and repairs for both centers, as well as a number of other duties.

Ms. Kacie has her CDA certificate from Bergen Community College and continues to build her knowledge through continuing education opportunities. Ms. Kacie started her career in early childhood education over 17 years ago at Playmate Too, moving her way up from an assistant, then co-teacher to having a classroom of her own. Ms. Kacie is a mother to two beautiful boys.

Ms. Enza has been lovingly taking care of the infants at Playmate Too since 1999. She loves working with the babies, treating each one like her own by giving them all the love and care the littles ones need. Ms. Enza has two grown children.

Ms. Christie is a returning staff member of Playmate Too and Nursery Rhymes. She has many years, experience working with children ages 2 and 3 years old. She is also a mother of 2 beautiful daughters.

Ms. Zimari is new to the Playmate Too staff. Her loving and nurturing demeanor has made her a great addition to the staff. She also has two young children of her own, both of which attend our centers.