Merry King Preschool Staff

Barbi Waterman

Barbi completed her training in Early Childhood Education in 1992. She has worked in a variety of settings over the years ... including five years in a Daycare on a Kibbutz in Israel, and five years as a Teacher/Supervisor in a Parent Participation Preschool in Richmond. In January 2008, she joined Merry King Preschool, and currently teaches the Three Year Old, and Four Year Old Programs. Barbi enjoys working with children immensely and appreciates the importance of creating an environment where children feel safe, happy and free to express themselves emotionally and creatively. Barbi is the proud mother of two grown children.

Jess

Jess came from England where she completed a 2 year social care program and began working in the community of social care with the elderly and young. Jess has been a member of West Richmond Child Care Team for the past 14 years working as a Preschool Teacher. She received her Early Childhood Education Certificate in 1990 and has worked in many child care settings as well as volunteered in numerous community programs and events. Through these experiences, she has found working with families to be extremely rewarding. An avid runner and cyclist, Jess can often be found enjoying the trails of Richmond.

Lori Moore

Lori has been involved in the Richmond Preschool community for the past 19 years, since moving to BC. She has worked in both unlicensed and licensed programs in various community centers. She received her ECE License to Practice in June 2013 through Delta Continuing Education, continuing to work as she studied.

Lori's other passion is using her musical training to provide musical experiences for young children through songs and exposure to instruments. She has instructed Music - Parent & Tot classes in the City of Richmond for the past 15 years and continues to do so all year round.

Lori enjoys spending time with her husband, four children and their spouses. Her favourite hobbies are learning new instruments, running and working out, and thrift store shopping for emergent resources to encourage children's imagination through play. She believes children learn best through exploration and play as they are encouraged to investigate the world around them.

Deanna Lu

Deanna chose the Early Childhood education field because she believes that every child has the right to learn, explore, play and express themselves. She finds nothing more gratifying than seeing a child’s face light up when they have experienced a learning moment. She believes that children are our future and feels so honoured to be part of helping build a positive foundation in their lives, and providing a positive impact so they can move forward with skills that will support them developmentally, emotionally and physically.

She is a mother to three children and enjoys hiking, reading and doing yoga.

Jordan Richards

Jordan began her career working with children in 2008 as an Orton-Gillingham tutor at Little House Tutoring in Kerrisdale. She spent eight wonderful years there tutoring children as well as working in their preschool program. From that experience, Jordan realized that children were her passion and so she decided to earn her Early Childhood Education certificate, Jordan believes that children thrive when all of their senses are engaged, therefore she strives to provide a multi-sensory environment for the children to learn, play and imagine.

When Jordan isn't working she is at home with her husband and young daughter. She loves to stay active and be in the kitchen trying out new recipes.

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