About Diane Becker
Founder/Director/Lead Teacher
Diane Becker has been involved in the Early Childhood Education field since 1982. Being a mother of seven children and grandmother to four, she has developed a strong heart-felt belief that the family is foremost and plays a major role in a child’s education and development
Diane has a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with depth in Multicultural Studies. In addition, she has been trained and/or certified in the following areas:
• Child Development Program Director Permit, 7/27/07
• First Aid and CPR certified, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012
• Trainer Certification in Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)2010
• ECERS Training (Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale) 2010
• PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) Coach certification, 2010
• CLASS (Classroom Assessment Scoring System) 2010
• Trained in Pre-K GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) 2009
• The Incredible Years (Effective Classroom Management Group Leader Training) 2010
• DRDP Training (Desired Results Developmental Profile) 2010
• Inclusion Collaborative (Special Needs Training)
• Teaching Strategies, Trained as Coach for the Creative Curriculum Approach, 2010
• The Hughes Bill Training (Comprehensive Training for Children With Special Needs)
• 2007 Power of Preschool Training (for At-Risk Children)
"We have had the pleasure of having Miss Diane as our four year old's teacher for two years now. During this time we have watched our son learn wonderful things from Miss Diane, as well as mature emotionally. Her style of teaching and programs she has implemented and executed, in our opinion, as well as many other parents, make us one of the few lucky families to have had the pleasure of her expertise.
She is truly captivating. We have had five preschool teachers for our five children and she is quite simply THE BEST!"
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Richardson