Staff

Prospect Co-op is particularly proud of its devoted, dedicated and experienced staff. Betsy McCoy Geiger, our Director, holds a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education from Kean College, Union, NJ, is a registered Music Together ® teacher and has previously taught at the college and elementary levels. Ms. Geiger is also the 1994 recipient of the Nancy Draper Award for combining music and literature in the classroom. In 1996, she received the Professional Development Award from the Essex-Hudson Chapter of the New Jersey Association for the Education of Young Children for her contributions to the field of early childhood education. She has served as a consultant to Sesame Street and given numerous seminars on early childhood education.

All Prospect teachers have their early childhood education certification. Our assistant teachers have many years experience working with young children and strong backgrounds in early childhood education and development. Our staff continues its commitment to early childhood education by taking additional courses and attending local and national seminars and conferences.

Judy Lind is the teacher of the 4-year-old classes. She has a Masters in Early Childhood Education from George Washington University. She has more than 30 years in the field of education and comes to us from the University of Cincinnati where she was the lead teacher in the Arlitt Child and Family Research and Education Center.

Peggy Fein Tobin teaches the 2-year-old class. She has been at Prospect for 32 years and has a Masters in Early Childhood Education from Bank Street College.

Betsy Cohen teaches the 3-year-old classes. She has been a teacher at Prospect for 17 years and attended The College of St. Elizabeth and Seton Hall University and has a Child Development Associate's degree.

Jean Boyer is the assistant teacher for the 3 year olds and has been at Prospect for 23 years. She received her B.S. degree in education from the University of Missouri.

Anita Walls is the assistant for the 4 year olds and has been at Prospect for 11 years. She attended Centenary College and the Katherine Gibbs School.

Jenny Hajdukiewicz is our assistant teacher for the 2-1/2 year old classes. She is a familiar face here at Prospect, having 2 children begin their school careers with us and substituting in the school for many years. She was raised in Hong Kong and studied in England.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       

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Prospect Cooperative Nursery School
646 Prospect Street  |  Maplewood, New Jersey 07040  |  973.763.8955