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Betsy van Kessel

PM / Monday Combination Class Head Teacher

Betsy enjoys her afternoons at DCCNS working with preschoolers together with the assistant teacher and the helping parents. Betsy joined the DCC Nursery school community in 1997 as Director (from 1997-2007), Head AM and PM Teacher.

She is of Dutch origin and received her Bachelor and Master’s Degrees in Education with a major in early childhood and elementary education. She taught for many years in the Netherlands, spending eight years as the director of a preschool-kindergarten.

In 1983, she moved with her husband, Chris, to Maui, Hawaii, and in 1986, they moved to Saskatoon, Canada. At both locations Betsy worked with young children. In Canada she worked for nine years at the College Park Parent Co-operative Preschool in Saskatoon.

Betsy enjoys working with young children, whose enthusiasm and positive outlook she finds to be very contagious. She loves the spirit of a parent cooperative.

Paul Wolford

PM / Monday Combination Class Assistant Teacher

Paul graduated from the University of Michigan in 1987 with an MSE in Electrical Engineering. After working over 14 years in various Silicon Valley high-tech companies, he resigned to be at home to raise his children. Paul moved to Davis in 2006; his daughter and son both attended DCCNS from 2006 through 2010 where he fell in love with the school, the staff, and the children.

Paul has completed numerous courses in Early Childhood Education through Sacramento City College, and he plans to apply for his Child Development Permit (the equivalent of a Teaching Credential  for Preschool) early next year. He is married to Howard Freedland, his partner for 20 years.