The SEEDS Network, LLC was created to support early childhood educators, administrators, care providers, advocates, supporters and parents of young children via state of the art resources that will be available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
The mission of the SEEDS Network, LLC is to provide early childhood professionals with resources and services that support them in their quest to provide quality care and education to children ages six weeks through age 5. Learn more about us!
Tressa Giordano
While obtaining my Bachelors degree in Psychology & Early Childhood Education at Bay Path College, I knew that I wanted to make a difference in the lives of young children. My student teaching experiences, internships at multiple centers and mentoring under the Director at the Bay Path College Preschool opened my eyes to the important job of an early childhood administrator. It was an honor to accept the position of Director of a growing program ten years ago.
Directing a Child Care/Preschool has given me many wonderful opportunities to make a difference in the lives of hundreds of children, parents and staff. I have found joy in taking part in community committees and local government initiatives, State of Connecticut advocacy groups, as well as serving an educational consultant for other programs. Serving in partnership with Manchester Community College students has also proven to be a wonderful experience. Successfully completing the process of accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has taught me how to manage a quality program and has also given me the opportunity to offer advice to fellow programs and assistance through Connecticut’s Accreditation Facilitation Project (AFP). One of the most empowering experiences while working in the Early Childhood field has been taking the ConnLEAP course.
That class, combined with my “front-line” early childhood work has given me the courage, imagination, strength, knowledge and drive to continue to improve the industry of Early Childhood Education in a whole new way! Together, Laura and I are excited to offer new and exciting support to our fellow teachers within this critically important field.
Laura Eldredge
My path towards the Early Childhood Education field differs from most. I began my professional career working in Information Technology after graduating from Albany State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science in May of 1989. I continued my advanced education by attending the University of Connecticut in the evenings and earned a Masters degree in Business Administration. I progressed in Information Technology for 16 years taking on various roles as a web developer and project manager.
Over the course of those sixteen years, I became deeply involved with the children’s ministry at my church. For several years, I worked as a preschool Sunday school teacher, Vacation Bible School director, and served on the board of Our Savior Preschool and Child Care in South Windsor, CT. It was here that I felt a connection and desire to teach and support educators.
In the fall of 2006, I made a big career switch and became a preschool teacher at Our Savior Preschool and Child Care. For the next seven years, I enjoyed teaching classes of 3, 4 and 5 year old children; as well as advancing into the role of curriculum coordinator for the school. During this time, I had the privilege of participating in a graduate level course on Leadership in Early Education and Care through Eastern Connecticut State University. I learned about many of the real issues facing education professionals, and the need to advocate for and support early childhood programs. This sparked the idea of developing a website that would be a resource for all early childhood professionals who are striving to enhance and maintain the quality of their program. Using my experience in education and web development, I partnered with Tressa to create a website and we formed The SEEDS Network, LLC in 2009. Through The SEEDS Network, we continue to support early childhood teachers with professional development training at local and national conferences, schools, child care programs and libraries.
Check out where we’ve been!
The SEEDS Network is available for on-site training sessions for early childhood professionals and “Book and Boogie” children’s events. We have presented at conferences, retreats and schools throughout Connecticut and beyond. Take a look at where we’ve been, and contact us if you would like to have us bring a workshop or training to your location
